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8. Long - Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Total debt	$ 871,082us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount	$ 874,606us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Less current portion	(248,059)us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableCurrent	(159,278)us-gaap_ConvertibleNotesPayableCurrent
Noncurrent portion	623,023us-gaap_ConvertibleLongTermNotesPayable	715,328us-gaap_ConvertibleLongTermNotesPayable
Wells fargo bank
Total debt	9,081us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_WellsFargoBankMember	10,245us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_WellsFargoBankMember
Western States Equipmen tCo
Total debt	6,032us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_WesternStatesEquipmentCoMember	11,977us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_WesternStatesEquipmentCoMember
BMT Leasing
Total debt	6,841us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_BMTLeasingMember	9,254us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_BMTLeasingMember
Catepillar Finance
Total debt	5,661us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_CatepillarFinanceMember	8,051us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_CatepillarFinanceMember
De Lage Landen Financial Services
Total debt	6,403us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_DeLageLandenFinancialServicesMember	7,951us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_DeLageLandenFinancialServicesMember
De Lage Landen Financial Services 1
Total debt		689us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_DeLageLandenFinancialServices1Member
Phyllis Rice
Total debt	18,146us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_PhyllisRiceMember	18,146us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_PhyllisRiceMember
Soyatal Mine
Total debt	$ 818,918us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_SoyatalMineMember	$ 808,293us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = UAMY_SoyatalMineMember

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of long-term debt (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer) identified as Convertible Notes Payable, excluding current portion. Convertible Notes Payable is a written promise to pay a note which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another, related security, at the option of the issuer and the holder.

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