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5. Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

The major components of the Company's inventories at December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

		2014				2013
Antimony Metal		$	40,352			$	33,850
Antimony Oxide			718,982				535,251
Antimony Concentrates			33,545				93,190
Antimony Ore			447,262				106,519
Total antimony			1,240,141				768,810
Zeolite			193,398				265,960
		$	1,433,539			$	1,034,770

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, 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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