Sale of Metals and Related Costs	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sale of Metals and Related Costs
Sale of Metals and Related Costs	14.Sale of Metals and Related Costs Prior to the suspension of mining and processing in June 2013 (see Note 1) the Company sold marketable products including concentrates and precipitates at its Velardeña Properties. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 the Company did not sell any product or incur any related costs as the result of the suspension of mining and processing. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 the Company sold marketable products to five customers. Under the terms of the Company’s agreements with one precipitate customer, title did not pass to the purchaser until the product was received by the refinery, at which point revenue was recognized. For the Company’s other customers, title generally passed when a provisional payment was made, which occurred after the product was shipped and customary sales documents were completed. Costs related to the sale of metals products include direct and indirect costs incurred to mine, process and market the products. At September 30, 2013 the Company had written down its metals inventory to net realizable value including a charge to the cost of metals sold of approximately $2.0 million and a charge to depreciation expense of approximately $0.6 million. Also included in cost of metals sold at September 30, 2013 was a $0.6 million charge related to workforce reduction severance costs.

14.Sale of Metals and Related Costs

Prior to the suspension of mining and processing in June 2013 (see Note 1) the Company sold marketable products including concentrates and precipitates at its Velardeña Properties. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014 the Company did not sell any product or incur any related costs as the result of the suspension of mining and processing.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 the Company sold marketable products to five customers. Under the terms of the Company’s agreements with one precipitate customer, title did not pass to the purchaser until the product was received by the refinery, at which point revenue was recognized. For the Company’s other customers, title generally passed when a provisional payment was made, which occurred after the product was shipped and customary sales documents were completed. Costs related to the sale of metals products include direct and indirect costs incurred to mine, process and market the products. At September 30, 2013 the Company had written down its metals inventory to net realizable value including a charge to the cost of metals sold of approximately $2.0 million and a charge to depreciation expense of approximately $0.6 million. Also included in cost of metals sold at September 30, 2013 was a $0.6 million charge related to workforce reduction severance costs.