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Note 11 - Derivative Instruments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block] |
September 30, 2013 |  | Ounces/pounds under contract (in 000's) |  |  | Average price per ounce/pound |
|  | Silver (ounces) |  |  | Gold (ounces) |  |  | Zinc (pounds) |  |  | Lead (pounds) |  |  | Silver (ounces) |  |  | Gold (ounces) |  |  | Zinc (pounds) |  |  | Lead (pounds) |
Contracts on provisional sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2013 settlements |  |  | 1,384 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 16,975 |  |  |  | 8,047 |  |  | $ | 22.40 |  |  | $ | 1,354 |  |  | $ | 0.87 |  |  | $ | 0.97 |
Contracts on forecasted sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2013 settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,527 |  |  |  | 4,079 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 0.95 |  |  | $ | 1.07 |
2014 settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 60,516 |  |  |  | 47,619 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 0.99 |  |  | $ | 1.05 |
2015 settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 42,769 |  |  |  | 39,628 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 0.96 |  |  | $ | 1.07 |
2016 settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 661 |  |  |  | 9,755 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 0.97 |  |  | $ | 1.04 |
December 31, 2012 |  | Ounces/pounds under contract (in 000's) |  |  | Average price per ounce/pound |
|  | Silver (ounces) |  |  | Gold (ounces) |  |  | Zinc (pounds) |  |  | Lead (pounds) |  |  | Silver (ounces) |  |  | Gold (ounces) |  |  | Zinc (pounds) |  |  | Lead (pounds) |
Contracts on provisional sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2013 settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14,991 |  |  |  | 6,945 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 0.95 |  |  | $ | 1.00 |
Contracts on forecasted sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2013 settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 35,935 |  |  |  | 32,794 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 0.96 |  |  | $ | 1.11 |
2014 settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 30,203 |  |  |  | 33,069 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 0.98 |  |  | $ | 1.03 |
2015 settlements |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,307 |  |  |  | 23,534 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 1.01 |  |  | $ | 1.06 |

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