13. Plant Acquisition	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Plant Acquisition
Plant Acquisition	On August 31, 2018, the Company closed a Member Interest and Capital Share Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Great Lakes Chemical Corporation and Lanxess Holding Company US Inc., as the sellers, and the Company as the buyer. Under the Agreement, the Company acquired a subsidiary of the sellers which includes an antimony plant, equipment and land located in Reynosa, Mexico. The Company plans to disassemble, salvage and transport the antimony plant and equipment for use in its existing operations in both Mexico and the United States. The project will involve moving heavy equipment and could take up to a year. In addition, the Company was paid $1,500,000 by the sellers, which was recognized as operating income in the quarter ended September 30, 2018, to assist in the salvage and transport costs of the useable equipment. The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition as there was no business associated with the acquired assets. We expect that we will be able to complete the closure and salvage for less than that amount and use any remaining proceeds and salvaged equipment to enhance and improve our Mexican antimony operations.

13. Plant Acquisition

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

On August 31, 2018, the Company closed a Member Interest and Capital Share Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Great Lakes Chemical Corporation and Lanxess Holding Company US Inc., as the sellers, and the Company as the buyer. Under the Agreement, the Company acquired a subsidiary of the sellers which includes an antimony plant, equipment and land located in Reynosa, Mexico. The Company plans to disassemble, salvage and transport the antimony plant and equipment for use in its existing operations in both Mexico and the United States. The project will involve moving heavy equipment and could take up to a year. In addition, the Company was paid $1,500,000 by the sellers, which was recognized as operating income in the quarter ended September 30, 2018, to assist in the salvage and transport costs of the useable equipment. The transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition as there was no business associated with the acquired assets. We expect that we will be able to complete the closure and salvage for less than that amount and use any remaining proceeds and salvaged equipment to enhance and improve our Mexican antimony operations.