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5. Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

The major components of the Company's inventories at December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

		2013				2012
Antimony Metal		$	33,850			$	152,821
Antimony Oxide			535,251				295,613
Antimony Concentrates			93,190				46,008
Antimony Ore			106,519				500,192
Total antimony			768,810				994,634
Zeolite			265,960				197,555
		$	1,034,770			$	1,192,189

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, antimony metal consisted principally of recast metal from antimony-based compounds, and metal purchased from foreign suppliers. Antimony oxide inventory consisted of finished product oxide held at the Company's plant. Antimony concentrates and ore was held primarily at sites in Mexico and is essentially raw material, carried at cost. The Company's zeolite inventory consists of salable zeolite material held at BRZ's Idaho mining and production facility, and is carried at cost.

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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