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17. Business Segments (Details 1) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Total Assets	$ 16,545,031us-gaap_Assets	$ 14,890,991us-gaap_Assets
United States Antimony [Member]
Total Assets	3,045,426us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_UnitedStatesAntimonyMember	3,017,768us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_UnitedStatesAntimonyMember
Mexico Antimony [Member]
Total Assets	11,415,198us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_MexicoAntimonyMember	9,668,998us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_MexicoAntimonyMember
Subtotal Antimony [Member]
Total Assets	14,460,624us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_SubtotalAntimonyMember	12,686,766us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_SubtotalAntimonyMember
Zeloite (Member)
Total Assets	$ 2,084,407us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_ZeoliteMember	$ 2,204,225us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_ZeoliteMember

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- Definition

Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.18)

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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

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-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 12

-Article 7



Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 18

-Article 5

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