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Note 6 - Business Segments | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 6. Business Segments We are currently organized and managed in four reporting segments: the Greens Creek unit, the Lucky Friday unit, the Casa Berardi unit and the San Sebastian unit. In the third quarter of 2015, we made the decision to develop a mine at the San Sebastian unit with the goal of commencing ore production by the end of 2015. As a result, we believe the San Sebastian unit now meets the criteria for consideration as a reportable segment. Activities at the San Sebastian unit were previously included in the amounts presented as "other." General corporate activities not associated with operating units and their various exploration activities, as well as discontinued operations and idle properties, are presented as “other.” Interest expense, interest income and income taxes are considered general corporate items, and are not allocated to our segments. The following tables present information about reportable segments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Net sales to unaffiliated customers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Greens Creek |  | $ | 54,351 |  |  | $ | 67,763 |  |  | $ | 175,749 |  |  | $ | 186,808 |
Lucky Friday |  |  | 13,916 |  |  |  | 27,883 |  |  |  | 48,376 |  |  |  | 71,740 |
Casa Berardi |  |  | 36,674 |  |  |  | 39,861 |  |  |  | 104,105 |  |  |  | 120,248 |
San Sebastian |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 104,941 |  |  | $ | 135,507 |  |  | $ | 328,230 |  |  | $ | 378,796 |
Income (loss) from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Greens Creek |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 8,874 |  |  | $ | 24,664 |  |  | $ | 28,724 |
Lucky Friday |  |  | (3,894 | ) |  |  | 9,007 |  |  |  | (933 | ) |  |  | 20,105 |
Casa Berardi |  |  | (2,603 | ) |  |  | 395 |  |  |  | (6,567 | ) |  |  | 4,940 |
San Sebastian |  |  | (2,420 | ) |  |  | (1,614 | ) |  |  | (7,269 | ) |  |  | (3,511 | )
Other |  |  | (12,301 | ) |  |  | (10,391 | ) |  |  | (43,460 | ) |  |  | (31,043 | )
|  | $ | (21,197 | ) |  | $ | 6,271 |  |  | $ | (33,565 | ) |  | $ | 19,215 |
The following table presents identifiable assets by reportable segment as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (in thousands):
|  |  | September 30, 2015 |  |  |  |  | Deceember 31, 2014 |  |
Identifiable assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Greens Creek |  | $ | 702,244 |  |  |  | $ | 704,121 |  |
Lucky Friday |  |  | 389,700 |  |  |  |  | 356,482 |  |
Casa Berardi |  |  | 776,442 |  |  |  |  | 800,961 |  |
San Sebastian |  |  | 2,612 |  |  |  |  | 1,529 |  |
Other |  |  | 414,215 |  |  |  |  | 398,971 |  |
|  | $ | 2,285,213 |  |  |  | $ | 2,262,064 |  |

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