PROPERTIES PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

PROPERTIES PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT

PROPERTIES, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT

NOTE 6 – PROPERTIES, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT

The major components of the Company’s properties, plants and equipment by segment at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:

	Antimony Segment						Zeolite Segment			Precious Metals
September 30, 2023	USAC			USAMSA			BRZ			Segment			TOTAL
Plant and equipment	$	1,822,775		$	9,459,098		$	5,464,280		$	1,347,912		$	18,094,065
Buildings		243,248			875,024			2,025,043			-			3,143,315
Land and other		2,431,387			2,886,037			16,753			-			5,334,177
Total	$	4,497,410		$	13,220,159		$	7,506,076		$	1,347,912		$	26,571,557
Accumulated depreciation		(2,796,806	)		(6,625,450	)		(3,582,124	)		(633,635	)		(13,638,015	)
Properties, Plants, and Equipment, Net	$	1,700,604		$	6,594,709		$	3,923,952		$	714,277		$	12,933,542

	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
Total	$	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	)
Properties, Plants, and Equipment, Net	$	1,667,758		$	6,825,404		$	2,837,666		$	797,296		$	12,128,124

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $280,406 and $1,117,041, respectively, of assets that were not yet placed in service and were not yet depreciated.