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Note 6 - Business Segments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Net sales to unaffiliated customers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Greens Creek |  | $ | 55,449 |  |  | $ | 70,082 |  |  | $ | 119,045 |  |  | $ | 142,731 |
Lucky Friday |  |  | 23,762 |  |  |  | 5,128 |  |  |  | 43,858 |  |  |  | 8,929 |
Casa Berardi |  |  | 38,291 |  |  |  | 10,120 |  |  |  | 80,386 |  |  |  | 10,120 |
|  | $ | 117,502 |  |  | $ | 85,330 |  |  | $ | 243,289 |  |  | $ | 161,780 |
Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Greens Creek |  | $ | 8,804 |  |  | $ | 9,802 |  |  | $ | 19,850 |  |  | $ | 36,991 |
Lucky Friday |  |  | 6,398 |  |  |  | (2,757 | ) |  |  | 11,098 |  |  |  | (6,604 | )
Casa Berardi |  |  | 996 |  |  |  | (13,356 | ) |  |  | 4,437 |  |  |  | (13,356 | )
Other |  |  | (11,166 | ) |  |  | (26,311 | ) |  |  | (22,442 | ) |  |  | (51,866 | )
|  | $ | 5,032 |  |  | $ | (32,622 | ) |  | $ | 12,943 |  |  | $ | (34,835 | )
Identifiable Assets By Reportable Segment Table [Text Block] |
|  | June 30, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
Identifiable assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Greens Creek |  | $ | 731,743 |  |  | $ | 744,027 |
Lucky Friday |  |  | 335,468 |  |  |  | 313,793 |
Casa Berardi |  |  | 796,243 |  |  |  | 821,058 |
Other |  |  | 391,673 |  |  |  | 353,241 |
|  | $ | 2,255,127 |  |  | $ | 2,232,119 |

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