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5. Inventories (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Inventories Tables |
Inventories | The major components of the Company's inventories at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Antimony Metal |  | $ | 152,821 |  |  | $ | 152,026 |
Antimony Oxide |  |  | 295,613 |  |  |  | 180,404 |
Antimony Concentrates |  |  | 46,008 |  |  |  |  |
Antimony Ore |  |  | 500,192 |  |  |  | 644,113 |
Total antimony |  |  | 994,634 |  |  |  | 976,543 |
Zeolite |  |  | 197,555 |  |  |  | 90,270 |
|  | $ | 1,192,189 |  |  | $ | 1,066,813 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 2 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a,b,c -Article 5 + Details
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