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2. Concentrations of Risk | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Concentrations Of Risk |
Concentrations of Risk |
Sales to Three |  | For the Year Ended |
Largest Customers |  | December 31, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
Alpha Gary Corporation |  | $ | 3,245,612 |  |  | $ | 1,771,173 |  |  |  |
Ampacet Corporation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 602,980 |
Kohler Corporation |  |  | 2,286,938 |  |  |  | 2,941,143 |  |  |  | 2,435,978 |
Polymer Products Inc. |  |  | 1,119,055 |  |  |  | 2,887,862 |  |  |  | 666,600 |
|  | $ | 6,651,605 |  |  | $ | 7,600,178 |  |  | $ | 3,705,558 |
% of Total Revenues |  |  | 58.14 | % |  |  | 57.90 | % |  |  | 40.80 | %
Three Largest |  |  | Year End |
Accounts Receivable |  | December 31, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
Kohler Corporation |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 299,273 |  |  | $ | 62,454 |
Alpha Gary Corporation |  | $ | 194,005 |  |  |  | 254,940 |  |  |  |  |
GE Lighting (LPC) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 252,000 |  |  |  |  |
H.B. Chemical Co. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 226,600 |
BASF Catalysts LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 196,810 |
Quantum Remediation |  |  | 101,149 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scutter Enterprises |  |  | 41,512 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | $ | 336,666 |  |  | $ | 806,213 |  |  | $ | 485,864 |
% of Total Receivables |  |  | 73.80 | % |  |  | 64.20 | % |  |  | 61.20 | %
The Company's revenues from antimony sales are strongly influenced by world prices for such commodities, which fluctuate and are affected by numerous factors beyond the Company's control, including inflation and worldwide forces of supply and demand. The aggregate effect of these factors is not possible to predict accurately.

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