PROPERTIES PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Plants and equipment net	$ 16,409,283	$ 15,774,326
Buildings	2,256,033	1,915,546
Construction in progress	48,149	465,378
Land and other	5,204,177	5,088,581
Accumulated Deprecation	(12,708,482)	(12,110,098)
Property plant and equipment ,net	11,209,160	11,133,733
Antimony Segment USAC
Plants and equipment net	4,435,561	4,359,612
Buildings	243,248	243,248
Construction in progress	0	0
Land and other	2,431,387	2,431,387
Accumulated Deprecation	(2,757,658)	(2,732,809)
Property plant and equipment ,net	1,677,903	1,626,803
Plant and equipment	1,760,926	1,684,977
Antimony Segment USAMSA
Plants and equipment net	12,876,000	12,697,280
Buildings	870,534	870,534
Construction in progress	0	280,406
Land and other	2,756,037	2,640,441
Accumulated Deprecation	(6,058,986)	(5,622,555)
Property plant and equipment ,net	6,817,014	7,074,725
Plant and equipment	9,249,429	8,905,899
Zeolite Segment BRZ
Plants and equipment net	5,258,169	4,856,545
Buildings	1,142,251	801,764
Construction in progress	48,149	184,972
Land and other	16,753	16,753
Accumulated Deprecation	(3,368,895)	(3,314,658)
Property plant and equipment ,net	1,889,274	1,541,887
Plant and equipment	4,051,016	3,853,056
Precious Metals Segment
Plants and equipment net	1,347,912	1,330,394
Buildings	0	0
Construction in progress	0	0
Land and other	0	0
Accumulated Deprecation	(522,943)	(440,076)
Property plant and equipment ,net	824,969	890,318
Plant and equipment	$ 1,347,912	$ 1,330,394

Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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