PROPERTIES PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

PROPERTIES PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTIES, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 7 – PROPERTIES, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT

The major components of the Company’s properties, plants and equipment by segment at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are shown below:

	Antimony Segment						Zeolite Segment			Precious Metals
December 31, 2022	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
		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	)
	$	1,667,758		$	6,825,404		$	2,837,666		$	797,296		$	12,128,124

	Antimony Segment						Zeolite Segment			Precious Metals
December 31, 2021	USAC			USAMSA			BRZ			Segment			TOTAL
Plant and equipment	$	1,684,977		$	8,905,899		$	3,853,056		$	1,330,394		$	15,774,326
Buildings		243,248			870,534			801,764			-			1,915,546
Land and other		2,431,387			2,640,441			16,753			-			5,088,581
Construction in progress		-			280,406			184,972			-			465,378
	$	4,359,612		$	12,697,280		$	4,856,545		$	1,330,394		$	23,243,831
Accumulated depreciation		(2,732,809	)		(5,622,555	)		(3,314,658	)		(440,076	)		(12,110,098	)
	$	1,626,803		$	7,074,725		$	1,541,887		$	890,318		$	11,133,733

The properties, plants and equipment by location is as follows:

	2022		2021
United States	$	4,677,428	$	3,276,155
Mexico		7,450,696		7,857,578
Total	$	12,128,124	$	11,133,733

The Company’s precious metals segment includes properties, plants and equipment in both the United States and Mexico.

At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $1,117,041 and $665,175, respectively, of assets that were not yet placed in service and have not yet been depreciated.