Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
Revenue (Note 5)	$ 170,392	$ 162,355
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization)	25,020	22,639
General and administrative	11,000	8,931
Production taxes	1,989	2,221
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	46,328	47,988
Total costs and expenses	84,337	81,779
Operating income	86,055	80,576
Fair value changes in equity securities	799	613
Interest and other income	2,263	975
Interest and other expense	(9,175)	(898)
Income before income taxes	79,942	81,266
Income tax expense	(15,871)	(15,304)
Net income and comprehensive income	64,071	65,962
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	(196)	(287)
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders	$ 63,875	$ 65,675
Net income per share attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders:
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.97	$ 1.00
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	65,594,977	65,565,735
Diluted earnings per share	$ 0.97	$ 1.00
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	65,709,095	65,644,668
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.375	$ 0.35