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2. Concentrations of Risk (Details 1) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts Receivable $ 331,333us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross $ 333,126us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross $ 336,666us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross  
Total percentage of receivables 72.87%UAMY_TotalPercentageOfReceivables 57.83%UAMY_TotalPercentageOfReceivables 73.80%UAMY_TotalPercentageOfReceivables  
KohlerCorporation [Member]        
Accounts Receivable   202,019us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_KohlerCorporationMember
   
AlphaGaryCorporation [Member]        
Accounts Receivable   42,778us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_AlphaGaryCorporationMember
  194,005us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_AlphaGaryCorporationMember
Earth Innovations Inc        
Accounts Receivable 62,019us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_EarthInnovationsMember
0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_EarthInnovationsMember
  0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_EarthInnovationsMember
Teck American Inc        
Accounts Receivable 227,239us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_TeckAmericanIncMember
88,329us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_TeckAmericanIncMember
  0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_TeckAmericanIncMember
Milestone AV Technologies Inc.        
Accounts Receivable 42,075us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_MilestoneTechnologiesMember
0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_MilestoneTechnologiesMember
  0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_MilestoneTechnologiesMember
QuantumRemediation [Member]        
Accounts Receivable 0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_QuantumRemediationMember
0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_QuantumRemediationMember
  101,149us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_QuantumRemediationMember
ScutterEnterprises [Member]        
Accounts Receivable $ 0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_ScutterEnterprisesMember
$ 0us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_ScutterEnterprisesMember
  $ 41,512us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= UAMY_ScutterEnterprisesMember