6. Properties, Plants and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Properties Plants And Equipment

Properties, Plants and Equipment

The major components of the Company's properties, plants and equipment at December 31, 2015 and 2014 are shown below:

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
2014	USAC			MEXICO			BRZ			TOTAL
Plant & Equipment	$	814,183		$	6,159,064		$	3,166,701		$	10,139,948
Buildings		243,248			834,269			349,946			1,427,463
Mineral Rights		-			2,058,737			-			2,058,737
Land & Other		3,274,572			2,426,607			-			5,701,179
		4,332,003			11,478,677			3,516,647			19,327,327
Accumulated Depreciation		(2,395,109	)		(1,482,098	)		(1,938,317	)		(5,815,524	)
	$	1,936,894		$	9,996,579		$	1,578,330		$	13,511,803

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had $891,576 and $1,113,847 of assets that were considered to be construction in progress and had not yet been depreciated.