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14. Business Segments (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Total assets	$ 16,973,326	$ 17,557,123
United States Antimony
Total assets	2,062,312	2,199,694
Mexico Antimony
Total assets	12,412,737	12,824,292
Subtotal Antimony
Total assets	14,475,049	15,023,986
Precious Metals
Total assets	581,314	615,719
Zeolite
Total assets	$ 1,916,963	$ 1,917,418

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