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13. Business Segments
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Business Segments  
Business Segments

The Company has two operating segments, antimony and zeolite.  Management reviews and evaluates the operating segments exclusive of interest and factoring expenses.  Therefore, interest and factoring expense is not allocated to the segments.

 

The Madero smelter at the Company’s Mexico operation brings antimony up to an intermediate stage, which must then be shipped to the United States operation for finishing.

 

Segment disclosures regarding sales to major customers and for inventories are located in Notes 2 and 5, respectively.

 

    For the year ended  
    December 31, 2012     December 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
Capital expenditures:                  
Antimony                  
United States   $ 288,364     $ 160,536     $ 31,300  
Mexico     4,385,983       1,988,345       927,131  
Subtotal Antimony     4,674,347       2,148,881       958,431  
Zeolite     328,045       324,869       36,300  
   Total   $ 5,002,392     $ 2,473,750     $ 994,731  
       
    For the year ended  
    December 31, 2012     December 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
Revenues:                        
   Antimony   $ 9,401,003     $ 11,074,449     $ 6,657,369  
   Zeolite     2,641,699       2,043,641       2,415,955  
      Total   $ 12,042,702     $ 13,118,090     $ 9,073,324  

 

    For the year ended  
    December 31, 2012     December 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
Gross profit:                  
   Antimony   $ 672,939     $ 1,556,013     $ 903,560  
   Zeolite     361,961       118,185       470,172  
      Total   $ 1,034,900     $ 1,674,198     $ 1,373,732  
                         
    For the year ended  
    December 31, 2012     December 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
Depreciation and                        
   amortization:                        
Antimony   $ 263,214     $ 199,515     $ 141,421  
Zeolite     209,776       206,231       187,068  
   Total   $ 472,990     $ 405,746     $ 328,489  

 

Total Assets:  

As of December 31,

2012

    

As of December 31,

2011

  
Antimony            
United States   $ 3,941,460     $ 2,387,425  
Mexico     8,166,318       4,291,187  
Subtotal Antimony     12,107,778       6,678,612  
Zeolite     2,335,130       2,461,505  
   Total   $ 14,442,908     $ 9,140,117