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6. Properties, Plants and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Properties Plants And Equipment |
Properties, Plants and Equipment | The major components of the Company's properties, plants and equipment at December 31, 2015 and 2014 are shown below:
2015 |  | USAC |  |  | MEXICO |  |  | BRZ |  |  | TOTAL |
Plant & Equipment |  | $ | 872,548 |  |  | $ | 7,497,791 |  |  | $ | 3,347,629 |  |  | $ | 11,717,968 |
Buildings |  |  | 247,210 |  |  |  | 900,992 |  |  |  | 349,946 |  |  |  | 1,498,148 |
Mineral Rights and Interests |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,743,352 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,743,352 |
Land & Other |  |  | 3,274,572 |  |  |  | 2,529,294 |  |  |  | 15,310 |  |  |  | 5,819,176 |
|  |  | 4,394,330 |  |  |  | 14,671,429 |  |  |  | 3,712,885 |  |  |  | 22,778,644 |
Accumulated Depreciation |  |  | (2,456,928 | ) |  |  | (2,131,624 | ) |  |  | (2,159,759 | ) |  |  | (6,748,311 | )
|  | $ | 1,937,402 |  |  | $ | 12,539,805 |  |  | $ | 1,553,126 |  |  | $ | 16,030,333 |
2014 |  | USAC |  |  | MEXICO |  |  | BRZ |  |  | TOTAL |
Plant & Equipment |  | $ | 814,183 |  |  | $ | 6,159,064 |  |  | $ | 3,166,701 |  |  | $ | 10,139,948 |
Buildings |  |  | 243,248 |  |  |  | 834,269 |  |  |  | 349,946 |  |  |  | 1,427,463 |
Mineral Rights |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,058,737 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,058,737 |
Land & Other |  |  | 3,274,572 |  |  |  | 2,426,607 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,701,179 |
|  |  | 4,332,003 |  |  |  | 11,478,677 |  |  |  | 3,516,647 |  |  |  | 19,327,327 |
Accumulated Depreciation |  |  | (2,395,109 | ) |  |  | (1,482,098 | ) |  |  | (1,938,317 | ) |  |  | (5,815,524 | )
|  | $ | 1,936,894 |  |  | $ | 9,996,579 |  |  | $ | 1,578,330 |  |  | $ | 13,511,803 |
At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had $891,576 and $1,113,847 of assets that were considered to be construction in progress and had not yet been depreciated.

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