*As a vertically integrated company, we will have more control over our raw material costs. *We are vertically integrated, with raw materials from our own mines, mills, and smelter in Mexico, along with the raw materials from exclusive supply agreements we have with numerous ore and raw material suppliers. *We can ship on short notice to domestic customers. *We are the major domestic producer of antimony products. *We have two of the three operating antimony smelters in North and Central America. *We have a reputation for quality products delivered on a timely basis. *We believe we are competitive both domestically and world-wide due to the following: We also sell antimony metal for use in bearings, storage batteries and ordnance. Sodium antimonate is primarily used as a fining agent (degasser) for glass in cathode ray tubes and as a flame retardant. Antimony oxide is also used as a color fastener in paint, as a catalyst for production of polyester resins for fibers and film, as a catalyst for production of polyethylene pthalate in plastic bottles, as a phosphorescent agent in fluorescent light bulbs, and as an opacifier for porcelains. Antimony oxide is a fine, white powder that is used primarily in conjunction with a halogen to form a synergistic flame retardant system for plastics, rubber, fiberglass, textile goods, paints, coatings and paper. *In our existing operations in Montana, we produce antimony oxide, sodium antimonate, antimony metal, and precious metals. *Mining was suspended in December 1983, because antimony could be purchased more economically from foreign sources. Environmental restrictions preclude mining at this site. We have no “proven reserves” or “probable reserves” of antimony, as these terms are defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We hold 2 patented mill sites where the plant is located. *Our antimony smelter and precious metals plant is located in the Burns Mining District of Sanders County, Montana, approximately 15 miles west of Thompson Falls, MT.
mine in southeast Idaho that management regards as one of the best zeolite properties in the world due to its high cation exchange capacity, low sodium content, hardness, uniformity, high potassium content, large surface area, and low clay and impurity content. USAC owns 100% of the Bear River Zeolite, Corp. The Los Juarez property and mill at Puerto Blanco are being permitted to start gold and silver production that will supplement the antimony values and identify the Company as a “precious metal producer.” Three Mexican properties supply direct shipping ore (DSO) or mill feed for the Mexican operations. Operations include a smelter and a precious metal refinery in Montana, and a smelter and three mills in Mexico. The Company has proven experience in underground and open pit mining, flotation and gravimetric milling, crushing and screening, dry grinding, cyanide leaching, precious metal refining, pyro-metallurgy, and marketing.
USAC operates the only significant antimony smelter in the United States and it is in a “sold out” condition. USAC has produced various antimony products since 1969 and is a fully integrated mining, transportation, milling, smelting, and selling company. United States Antimony Corporation (USAC) NYSE (uamy) is a rapidly growing natural resource company that is increasing its raw material supply of antimony from properties in Mexico and third parties around the world.
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