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PROPERTIES PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
PROPERTIES PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT |
PROPERTIES, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT | NOTE 6 – PROPERTIES, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT The components of the Company’s properties, plants and equipment (“PP&E”) by segment at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:
December 31, 2023 |  | Antimony Segment |  |  | Zeolite Segment |  |  | Precious Metals |  |  |  |
|  | USAC |  |  | USAMSA |  |  | BRZ |  |  | Segment |  |  | TOTAL |
Plant and equipment |  | $ | 1,675,444 |  |  | $ | 9,395,022 |  |  | $ | 5,336,808 |  |  | $ | 1,347,912 |  |  | $ | 17,755,186 |
Buildings |  |  | 243,248 |  |  |  | 875,024 |  |  |  | 2,025,043 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,143,315 |
Land and other |  |  | 2,727,198 |  |  |  | 2,764,401 |  |  |  | 687,639 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 6,179,238 |
Construction in progress |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8,951 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8,951 |
PP&E, gross |  | $ | 4,645,890 |  |  | $ | 13,034,447 |  |  | $ | 8,058,441 |  |  | $ | 1,347,912 |  |  | $ | 27,086,690 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  | (2,661,719 | ) |  |  | (6,785,041 | ) |  |  | (3,524,130 | ) |  |  | (661,309 | ) |  |  | (13,632,199 | )
PP&E, net |  | $ | 1,984,171 |  |  | $ | 6,249,406 |  |  | $ | 4,534,311 |  |  | $ | 686,603 |  |  | $ | 13,454,491 |
December 31, 2022 |  | Antimony Segment |  |  | Zeolite Segment |  |  | Precious Metals |  |  |  |
|  | USAC |  |  | USAMSA |  |  | BRZ |  |  | Segment |  |  | TOTAL |
Plant and equipment |  | $ | 1,760,926 |  |  | $ | 9,090,860 |  |  | $ | 4,996,216 |  |  | $ | 1,347,912 |  |  | $ | 17,195,914 |
Buildings |  |  | 243,248 |  |  |  | 870,534 |  |  |  | 1,047,023 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,160,805 |
Land and other |  |  | 2,431,387 |  |  |  | 2,796,037 |  |  |  | 16,753 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,244,177 |
Construction in progress |  |  | - |  |  |  | 280,406 |  |  |  | 170,535 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 450,941 |
PP&E, gross |  | $ | 4,435,561 |  |  | $ | 13,037,837 |  |  | $ | 6,230,527 |  |  | $ | 1,347,912 |  |  | $ | 25,051,837 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  | (2,767,803 | ) |  |  | (6,212,433 | ) |  |  | (3,392,861 | ) |  |  | (550,616 | ) |  |  | (12,923,713 | )
PP&E, net |  | $ | 1,667,758 |  |  | $ | 6,825,404 |  |  | $ | 2,837,666 |  |  | $ | 797,296 |  |  | $ | 12,128,124 |
The properties, plants and equipment by location was as follows:
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |
United States properties, plants and equipment, net |  | $ | 6,579,111 |  |  | $ | 4,677,428 |
Mexico properties, plants and equipment, net |  |  | 6,875,380 |  |  |  | 7,450,696 |
Total PP&E, net |  | $ | 13,454,491 |  |  | $ | 12,128,124 |
The Company’s precious metals segment includes properties, plants and equipment in both the United States and Mexico. At December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $289,357 and $1,117,041, respectively, of assets that were not yet placed in service and have not yet been depreciated.

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