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Inventories (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Inventories	$ 733,956	$ 650,213
Zeolite
Inventories	191,184	218,856
Antimony Ore
Inventories	211,788	95,880
Antimony
Inventories	542,772	431,357
Antimony Metal
Inventories	116,325	268,100
Antimony Oxide
Inventories	$ 214,659	$ 67,377

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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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a))
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