Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
Revenue (Note 6)	$ 162,355	$ 142,589
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization)	22,639	21,469
General and administrative	8,931	6,932
Production taxes	2,221	1,835
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	47,988	41,296
Total costs and expenses	81,779	71,532
Operating income	80,576	71,057
Fair value changes in equity securities	613	1,902
Interest and other income	975	733
Interest and other expense	(898)	(1,820)
Income before income taxes	81,266	71,872
Income tax expense	(15,304)	(17,679)
Net income and comprehensive income	65,962	54,193
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	(287)	(167)
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders	$ 65,675	$ 54,026
Net income per share attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders:
Basic earnings per share	$ 1.00	$ 0.82
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	65,565,735	65,550,400
Diluted earnings per share	$ 1.00	$ 0.82
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	65,644,668	65,621,603
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.35	$ 0.30