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17. Business Segments (Details 2) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Capital Expenditure	$ 3,451,317	$ 1,901,490
United States Antimony [Member]
Capital Expenditure	62,328	70,076
Mexico Antimony [Member]
Capital Expenditure	3,192,751	1,706,647
Subtotal Antimony [Member]
Capital Expenditure	3,255,079	1,776,723
Zeloite (Member)
Capital Expenditure	$ 196,238	$ 124,767

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