Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
Revenue (Note 7)	$ 342,952	$ 605,717	$ 603,206	$ 615,856
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization)	52,329	90,523	94,642	92,898
General and administrative	15,163	39,761	34,612	28,387
Production taxes	4,412	7,294	7,021	6,743
Exploration costs				563
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	99,685	164,937	178,935	183,569
Impairment of royalty interests		0	4,287
Total costs and expenses	171,589	302,515	319,497	312,160
Gain on sale of Peak Gold JV interest				33,906
Operating income	171,363	303,202	283,709	337,602
Fair value changes in equity securities	(1,350)	(147)	(1,503)	6,017
Interest and other income	1,610	9,952	7,832	2,443
Interest and other expense	(2,787)	(30,867)	(17,170)	(6,419)
Income before income taxes	168,836	282,140	272,868	339,643
Income tax expense	(30,008)	(42,008)	(32,926)	(36,867)
Net income and comprehensive income	138,828	240,132	239,942	302,776
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	(489)	(692)	(960)	(244)
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders	$ 138,339	$ 239,440	$ 238,982	$ 302,532
Net income per share attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders:
Basic earnings per share	$ 2.11	$ 3.64	$ 3.64	$ 4.61
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	65,560,468	65,613,002	65,576,995	65,546,400
Diluted earnings per share	$ 2.10	$ 3.63	$ 3.63	$ 4.60
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	65,624,567	65,739,110	65,661,748	65,627,591
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.65	$ 1.525	$ 1.425	$ 1.18