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13. Business Segments (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Properties, plants and equipment, net	$ 13,835,448us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	$ 13,511,803us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Total Assets	18,194,262us-gaap_Assets	16,545,031us-gaap_Assets
United States Antimony [Member]
Properties, plants and equipment, net	1,921,744us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_UnitedStatesAntimonyMember	1,936,894us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_UnitedStatesAntimonyMember
Total Assets	3,465,507us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_UnitedStatesAntimonyMember	3,045,426us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_UnitedStatesAntimonyMember
Mexico Antimony [Member]
Properties, plants and equipment, net	10,380,090us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_MexicoAntimonyMember	9,996,579us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_MexicoAntimonyMember
Total Assets	12,824,312us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_MexicoAntimonyMember	11,415,198us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_MexicoAntimonyMember
Subtotal Antimony [Member]
Properties, plants and equipment, net	12,301,834us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_SubtotalAntimonyMember	11,933,473us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_SubtotalAntimonyMember
Total Assets	16,289,819us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_SubtotalAntimonyMember	14,460,624us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_SubtotalAntimonyMember
Zeolite [Member]
Properties, plants and equipment, net	1,533,614us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_ZeoliteMember	1,578,330us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_ZeoliteMember
Total Assets	$ 1,904,443us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_ZeoliteMember	$ 2,084,407us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = UAMY_ZeoliteMember

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