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Percentage of provisional payment for gold and silver.

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The aggregate costs related to goods produced and sold and services rendered by an entity during the reporting period. This excludes costs incurred during the reporting period related to financial services rendered and other revenue generating activities.

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Sale of Metals and Related Costs - Revenue from Concentrate Sales and Slag Sales (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2023 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)
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Number of different type of concentrates, the entity sell \| item	3
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax		$ 4,973,000	$ 5,926,000	$ 9,190,000	$ 13,432,000
Costs Applicable to Sales		$ 3,859,000	$ 4,639,000	$ 7,905,000	8,961,000
Percentage of provisional payment for gold and silver				95.00%
Term of final payment within shipment date				30 days
Minimum
Sale of Metals and Related Costs
Provisional payment term of gold and silver				10 days
Maximum
Sale of Metals and Related Costs
Provisional payment term of gold and silver				12 days
Gold and Silver in Dore
Sale of Metals and Related Costs
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax				$ 7,700,000
Costs Applicable to Sales				$ 7,700,000
Term of final payment within shipment date				30 days
Gold and Silver in Dore \| Minimum
Sale of Metals and Related Costs
Provisional payment term of gold and silver	10 days
Gold and Silver in Dore \| Maximum
Sale of Metals and Related Costs
Provisional payment term of gold and silver	12 days
Concentrate Sales
Sale of Metals and Related Costs
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax					0
Concentrates containing various amounts of gold, silver, lead and zinc produced
Sale of Metals and Related Costs
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax	$ 1,200,000
Costs Applicable to Sales	$ 200,000
Percentage of provisional payment for gold and silver	90.00%
Term of final payment within shipment date	60 days
Term after delivery of concentrate to the buyer to determine price of gold and silver	1 month
Slag Sales
Sale of Metals and Related Costs
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax					$ 0
Gold and silver contained in the slag
Sale of Metals and Related Costs
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax				$ 300,000
Costs Applicable to Sales				$ 0
Gold
Sale of Metals and Related Costs
Percentage of provisional payment for gold and silver				95.00%
Silver
Sale of Metals and Related Costs
Percentage of provisional payment for gold and silver				90.00%