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6. Properties, Plants and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Properties Plants And Equipment Tables |
Properties, Plants and Equipment |
|  | Antimony Segment |  |  | Zeolite Segment |  |  |  |
2016 |  | USAC |  |  | USAMSA |  |  | BRZ |  |  | TOTAL |
Plant & Equipment |  | $ | 908,578 |  |  | $ | 7,943,686 |  |  | $ | 3,477,260 |  |  | $ | 12,329,524 |
Buildings |  |  | 247,210 |  |  |  | 900,992 |  |  |  | 349,946 |  |  |  | 1,498,148 |
Mineral Rights and Interests |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,793,502 |  |  |  | 3,664 |  |  |  | 3,797,166 |
Land & Other |  |  | 3,274,572 |  |  |  | 2,529,294 |  |  |  | 15,310 |  |  |  | 5,819,176 |
|  |  | 4,430,360 |  |  |  | 15,167,474 |  |  |  | 3,846,180 |  |  |  | 23,444,014 |
Accumulated Depreciation |  |  | (2,538,257 | ) |  |  | (2,836,164 | ) |  |  | (2,373,627 | ) |  |  | (7,748,048 | )
|  | $ | 1,892,103 |  |  | $ | 12,331,310 |  |  | $ | 1,472,553 |  |  | $ | 15,695,966 |
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 |

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