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5. Inventories (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Inventories	$ 1,094,238	$ 1,433,539
Antimony Metal [Member]
Inventories	102,207	40,352
Antimony Oxide [Member]
Inventories	332,068	718,982
Antimony Concentrates
Inventories	133,954		$ 33,545
Antimony Ore [Member]
Inventories	319,631	447,262
Antimony [Member]
Inventories	887,860	1,240,141
Zeloite (Member)
Inventories	$ 206,378	$ 193,398

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- Definition

Gross amount, as of the balance sheet date, of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.

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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 210.5-02.6(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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