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Concentrations of Risk | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements |
Concentrations of Risk | 2. Concentrations of Risk
Sales to Three |  |  |  | For the Year Ended |  |
Largest Customers |  | December 31, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010 |  | December 31, 2009
Customer A |  | $ 1,771,173 |  | $ 602,980 |  | $ 194,920
Customer B |  | 2,941,143 |  | 2,435,978 |  | 1,034,860
Customer C |  | 2,887,862 |  | 666,600 |  | 559,480
|  | $ 7,600,178 |  | $ 3,705,558 |  | $ 1,789,260
% of total revenues |  | 57.90% |  | 40.80% |  | 43.60%
Three Largest |  |  |  | For the Year Ended |  |
Accounts Receivable |  | December 31, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010 |  | December 31, 2009
Customer 1 |  | $ 299,273 |  | $ 226,600 |  | $ 27,443
Customer 2 |  | 254,940 |  | 196,810 |  | 18,647
Customer 3 |  | 252,000 |  | 62,454 |  | 13,112
|  | $ 806,213 |  | $ 485,864 |  | $ 59,202
% of total receivables |  | 64.20% |  | 61.20% |  | 43.60%
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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