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Note 6 - Business Segments (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]
   

Three Months Ended
September 30,

   

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

2014

   

2013

 

Net sales to unaffiliated customers:

                               

Greens Creek

  $ 67,763     $ 64,845     $ 186,808     $ 207,576  

Lucky Friday

    27,883       14,395       71,740       23,324  

Casa Berardi

  $ 39,861     $ 27,389     $ 120,248     $ 37,509  
    $ 135,507     $ 106,629     $ 378,796     $ 268,409  

Income (loss) from operations:

                               

Greens Creek

  $ 8,874     $ 15,310     $ 28,724     $ 51,164  

Lucky Friday

    9,007       402       20,105       (6,210

)

Casa Berardi

    395       572       4,940       (12,784

)

Other

    (12,005

)

    (14,543

)

    (34,554

)

    (65,264

)

    $ 6,271     $ 1,741     $ 19,215     $ (33,094

)

Identifiable Assets By Reportable Segment Table [Text Block]
   

September 30, 2014

   

December 31, 2013

 

Identifiable assets:

               

Greens Creek

  $ 722,163     $ 744,027  

Lucky Friday

    347,643       313,793  

Casa Berardi

    796,495       821,058  

Other

    386,152       353,241  
    $ 2,252,453     $ 2,232,119