UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
(Mark One)
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 Or 15(d) Of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
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UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
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UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
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UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
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UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
NOTE 1 - NATURE OF OPERATIONS
United States Antimony Corporation and its subsidiaries in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada (“USAC,” the “Company,” “Our,” “Us,” or “We”) sell antimony, zeolite, and precious metals primarily in the U.S. and Canada. The Company processes third party ore primarily into antimony oxide, antimony metal, antimony trisulfide, and precious metals at its facilities located in Montana and Mexico. Antimony oxide is used to form a flame-retardant system for plastics, rubber, fiberglass, textile goods, paints, coatings, and paper, as a color fastener in paint, and as a phosphorescent agent in fluorescent light bulbs. Antimony metal is used in bearings, storage batteries, and ordnance. Antimony trisulfide is used as a primer in ammunition. The Company also recovers precious metals, primarily gold and silver, at its Montana facility from third party ore. At its Bear River Zeolite (“BRZ”) facility located in Idaho, the Company mines and processes zeolite, a group of industrial minerals used in water filtration, sewage treatment, nuclear waste and other environmental cleanup, odor control, gas separation, animal nutrition, soil amendment and fertilizer, and other miscellaneous applications. In 2024 and 2025, the Company acquired mining claims and leases located in Alaska and Ontario, Canada and leased a metals concentration facility in Montana that could expand its operations as well as its product offerings.
NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of its financial position as of March 31, 2025, and its results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2024, was derived from audited annual financial statements but does not contain all of the footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements.
These unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2025.
This summary of significant accounting policies of the Company is presented to assist in understanding the Company’s financial statements. These accounting policies conform to U.S. GAAP and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements.
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities known to exist as of the date the financial statements are published, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Uncertainties with respect to such estimates and assumptions are inherent in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements; accordingly, it is possible that the actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions, which could have a material effect on the reported amounts of the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2025, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2025.
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UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to conform prior period amounts to the current presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on the results of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as previously reported.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvement to Income Tax Disclosures, amending income tax disclosure requirements for the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and are applied prospectively. Early adoption and retrospective application of the amendments are permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this update on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires disclosure about the types of costs and expenses included in certain expense captions presented on the income statement. The new disclosure requirements are effective for the Company’s annual periods for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted, and may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. We are currently evaluating the ASU to determine its impact on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
The Company does not believe that issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
NOTE 3 – EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed as net income (loss) available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and warrants. Each stock option, RSU, and warrant represents the right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock.
At March 31, 2025 and 2024, the potentially dilutive common stock equivalents not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive were as follows:
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UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
NOTE 4 – REVENUE RECOGNITION
Products consist of the following:
| · | Antimony: includes antimony oxide, antimony metal, antimony trisulfide. |
| · | Zeolite: includes coarse and fine zeolite crushed in various sizes. |
| · | Precious metals: includes unrefined and refined gold and silver. |
Sales by product type for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
NOTE 5 – INVENTORIES
Inventories at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted primarily of finished antimony metal and antimony oxide products, antimony ore and concentrates, and finished zeolite products. Inventories are stated at the lower of first-in, first-out cost or estimated net realizable value. Finished antimony products and finished zeolite products costs primarily include direct materials, direct labor, overhead, depreciation, and freight. Inventories at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
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Total antimony inventory |
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Zeolite |
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Total inventories |
| $ |
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| $ |
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At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, inventories were valued at cost, except for the portion of inventory related to zeolite at December 31, 2024, which was valued at net realizable value because costs were greater than the amount the Company expected to receive upon the sale of the inventory. The adjustment to value zeolite inventory at net realizable value was $
Antimony oxide and metal inventory consisted of finished products held by the Company’s plant located in Montana. Antimony ore and concentrates were held primarily at its plants located in Montana and Mexico. Some antimony metal is used in processing antimony ore into oxide. The Company’s zeolite inventory consisted primarily of saleable zeolite material at the Company’s plant located in Idaho.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
NOTE 6 – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
The major components of the Company’s property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) by segment at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
March 31, 2025 |
| Antimony |
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| Zeolite |
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| All Other |
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| TOTAL |
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Plant and equipment |
| $ |
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| $ |
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| $ |
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| $ |
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Buildings |
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Land |
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Construction in progress |
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Total property, plant and equipment |
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Accumulated depreciation |
|
| ( | ) |
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| ( | ) |
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| ( | ) |
|
| ( | ) |
Property, plant and equipment, net |
| $ |
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| $ |
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| $ |
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| $ |
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December 31, 2024 |
| Antimony |
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| Zeolite |
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| All Other |
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| TOTAL |
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Plant and equipment |
| $ |
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| $ |
|
| $ |
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| $ |
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Buildings |
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Mineral rights and interests |
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Land |
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Construction in progress |
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Total property, plant and equipment |
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Accumulated depreciation |
|
| ( | ) |
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| ( | ) |
|
| ( | ) |
|
| ( | ) |
Property, plant and equipment, net |
| $ |
|
| $ |
|
| $ |
|
| $ |
|
In February 2025, the Company purchased a personal residence located near its operations in Thompson Falls, Montana for $
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
Mineral rights and interests
In January 2025, the Company executed an agreement to acquire the ownership rights to one hundred and twenty mining claims located in the Fairbanks District of Alaska (“January Fairbanks Agreement”). Payments are to be made by the Company as follows to acquire these claims:
Payment Date |
| Payment Amount |
| |
January 2025 |
| $ |
| |
July 2025 |
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January 2026 |
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July 2026 |
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January 2027 |
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July 2027 |
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January 2028 |
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July 2028 |
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January 2029 |
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July 2029 |
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January 2030 |
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July 2030 |
|
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Total |
| $ |
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These payments are capitalized when paid in the “Mineral rights and interests” component of “Property, plant and equipment, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
In March 2025, the Company executed an agreement to acquire the ownership rights to twenty-five additional mining claims and leases located in the Fairbanks District of Alaska (“March Fairbanks Agreement”). Payments are to be made by the Company as follows to acquire these claims and leases:
Payment Date |
| Payment Amount |
| |
March 2025 |
| $ |
| |
September 2025 |
|
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March 2026 |
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March 2027 |
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March 2028 |
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March 2029 |
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Total |
| $ |
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These payments are capitalized when paid in the “Mineral rights and interests” component of “Property, plant and equipment, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
NOTE 7 – LEASES
Philipsburg Operating Lease
In September 2024, the Company executed a contract to lease a metals concentration facility located in Philipsburg, Montana.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
The lease liability related to this operating lease, which represents the present value of the lease payments, was $
Dallas Operating Lease
In the first quarter of 2025, the Company executed a contract to lease office space for its corporate headquarters located in Dallas, Texas with a lease term of
The lease liability related to this operating lease, which represents the present value of the lease payments, and ROU asset were $
The following table summarizes expense and cash payments for both operating leases during the periods noted:
|
| For the three months ended |
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| March 31, 2025 |
|
| March 31, 2024 |
| ||
Operating lease expense |
| $ |
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| $ |
| ||
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|
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Cash paid for security deposit |
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At March 31, 2025, the weighted average remaining lease term of operating leases was
The following table is a maturity analysis of the future minimum lease payments for operating leases as of March 31, 2025:
Twelve months ending March 31, |
|
|
| |
2026 |
| $ |
| |
2027 |
|
|
| |
Total operating lease payments |
|
|
| |
Less: discount on lease liability |
|
| ( | ) |
Total operating lease liability |
|
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| |
Less: current portion of operating lease liability |
|
| ( | ) |
Noncurrent operating lease liability |
| $ |
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UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
NOTE 8 – LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was as follows:
|
| March 31, 2025 |
|
| December 31, 2024 |
| ||
Installment contract payable to Komatsu, bearing interest at 3.49%, payable in 36 monthly installments of $11,799 maturing May 2027; collateralized by the Wheel Loader |
| $ |
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| $ |
| ||
Less current portion of debt |
|
| ( | ) |
|
| ( | ) |
Long-term debt, net |
| $ |
|
| $ |
|
At March 31, 2025, principal payments on debt were due as follows:
Twelve months ending March 31, |
| Total |
| |
2026 |
| $ |
| |
2027 |
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|
| |
2028 |
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| |
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| $ |
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UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
NOTE 9 – TAX
Mexico Tax Assessment
In 2015, the Mexican tax authority (“SAT”) initiated an audit of the U.S. Antimony de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“USAMSA”) 2013 income tax return. In October 2016, as a result of its audit, SAT assessed the Company $13.8 million pesos, which was approximately $
In 2019, the Company was notified that SAT re-opened its assessment of USAMSA’s 2013 income tax return and, in November 2019, SAT assessed the Company $16.3 million pesos, which was approximately $
As of December 31, 2023, the updated SAT assessment was approximately $22.4 million pesos, or approximately $
In March 2024, Mexico’s appellate court ruled in favor of the Company with no assessment due related to this audit of USAMSA’s 2013 income tax return by SAT and instructed the lower court to issue a new ruling. In May 2024, Mexico’s lower court issued a final ruling on this matter in favor of the Company but left open the possibility for the SAT to re-open their audit. Subsequent to this judgment, the Company requested a final ruling on whether SAT can re-open this matter, on which the appellate court has not ruled. These rulings support the Company’s position on this tax matter and have had no impact on the Company’s financial statements.
Mexico Import Value Added Tax
USAMSA has a receivable of $
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UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
NOTE 10 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Historically, BRZ has been assessed fines and penalties by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”). During the three months ended March 31, 2025, BRZ did not receive any citations from MSHA. At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, BRZ had $nil and $
BRZ has a lease with Zeolite, LLC that entitles BRZ to surface mine and process zeolite on property in Preston, Idaho, in exchange for an annual payment and a royalty payment, which is based on the amount of zeolite shipped from the leased property (“BRZ Lease”). In February 2025, the Company extended the BRZ Lease through December 31, 2034 with similar terms and conditions as the prior agreement.
NOTE 11 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Issuance of Common Stock
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company issued
Sale of Common Stock
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company sold
The Company also issued
Share-based compensation
In December 2023, the shareholders of the Company approved our 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (“the Plan”), which provides for the grant of incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of our common stock and other types of awards. The general purpose of the Plan is to provide a means whereby eligible employees, officers, directors and other service providers develop a sense of proprietorship and personal involvement in our development and financial success, and to encourage them to devote their best efforts to our business, thereby advancing our interests and the interests of our shareholders. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company granted stock options and RSUs totaling
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
Share-based compensation expense for the periods noted was as follows:
|
| Three Months Ended March 31, |
| |||||
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| 2025 |
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| 2024 |
| ||
|
|
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Stock options |
| $ |
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| $ |
| ||
RSUs |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Total share-based compensation expense |
| $ |
|
| $ |
|
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, share-based compensation expense of $
Stock options
Stock options granted have either a
|
| Three Months Ended |
| |
Grant-Date Weighted-Average Assumptions |
| March 31, 2025 |
| |
Expected term (in years) |
|
|
| |
Risk-free interest rate |
|
| % | |
Expected dividend yield |
|
| % | |
Expected volatility |
|
| % | |
Fair value per share of options granted |
| $ |
|
Expected term – The expected term represents the period of time that options are expected to be outstanding. As the Company does not have sufficient historical exercise behavior, it uses the contractual term of the option or the simplified method as defined in Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 14 for the expected term assumption.
Risk-free interest rate – The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rate in effect at the time of the grant with an equivalent term approximating the expected term of the options.
Expected dividend yield—The Company bases the expected dividend yield assumption on the fact that it has never paid cash dividends and has no present intention to pay cash dividends.
Expected volatility – The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our stock price over the expected term of the stock option.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
Activity with respect to stock options is summarized as follows:
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| Weighted-Average |
|
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| Weighted-Average |
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| Remaining |
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| Aggregate |
| ||||
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| Exercise Price |
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| Contractual |
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| Intrinsic |
| ||||
|
| Shares |
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| Per Share |
|
| Term (in years) |
|
| Value |
| ||||
Options outstanding, December 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
| $ |
|
|
|
|
| $ |
| ||||
Granted |
|
|
|
| $ |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
| ||
Exercised |
|
| ( | ) |
| $ |
|
|
| - |
|
|
| - |
| |
Forfeited |
|
| ( | ) |
| $ | 0.22 |
|
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| - |
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| - |
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Expired |
|
| - |
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| - |
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| - |
| |
Options outstanding, March 31, 2025 |
|
|
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| $ |
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| $ |
| ||||
Nonvested options, March 31, 2025 |
|
|
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| $ |
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| $ |
| ||||
Vested and exercisable options, March 31, 2025 |
|
|
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| $ |
|
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| $ |
|
At March 31, 2025, total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to stock options was $
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
Restricted stock units
Activity with respect to RSUs is summarized as follows:
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| Weighted-Average |
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| Grant-Date |
| ||
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| Fair Value |
| ||
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| Shares |
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| Per Share |
| ||
Nonvested shares at December 31, 2024 |
|
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| $ |
| ||
Granted |
|
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| $ |
| ||
Vested and issued |
|
| ( | ) |
| $ |
| |
Forfeited |
|
| - |
|
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| - |
|
Nonvested shares at March 31, 2025 |
|
|
|
| $ |
|
At March 31, 2025, total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to RSUs was $
Common stock warrants
During the first quarter of 2025, the Company issued
Following is a summary of the Company’s warrant activity during the three months ended March 31, 2025:
|
| Number of |
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| Weighted Average |
| ||
|
| warrants |
|
| Exercise Price |
| ||
Balance outstanding at December 31, 2024 |
|
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| $ |
| ||
Exercised |
|
| ( | ) |
|
|
| |
Balance outstanding at March 31, 2025 |
|
|
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| $ |
|
Each warrant represents the right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock. The composition of the Company’s warrants outstanding at March 31, 2025 was as follows:
Number of warrants | Exercise Price | Expiration Date | Remaining life (years) | |
$ | ||||
$ | ||||
$ | ||||
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
NOTE 12 – BUSINESS SEGMENTS
The Company has two reportable segments: antimony and zeolite. Our antimony segment consists of:
| · | Our facility located in the Burns Mining District of Sanders County in Montana that processes ore primarily into antimony oxide, antimony metal, antimony trisulfide, and precious metals, and |
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| · | Our two facilities in our USAMSA subsidiary located in Mexico that process ore primarily into antimony metal and a lower grade of antimony oxide. |
Our zeolite segment consists of our facility located in Preston, Idaho that mines, processes, and sells zeolite.
The Company has no active operations at, nor any revenue being generated from the following four components of its business: Los Juarez, Mexico in our ADM subsidiary, Ontario, Canada, Alaska, and Philipsburg, Montana. Also, the chief operating decision maker does not regularly review the operating results of these components. Therefore, these components have been included in the “All Other” category for segment reporting. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its chief executive officer.
Total assets by segment at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
Total Assets |
| March 31, 2025 |
|
| December 31, 2024 |
| ||
Antimony segment: |
| $ |
|
| $ |
| ||
Zeolite segment |
|
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All other |
|
|
|
|
|
| ||
Total assets |
| $ |
|
| $ |
|
Total capital expenditures by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
|
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
| |||||
Capital expenditures |
| 2025 |
|
| 2024 |
| ||
Antimony segment |
| $ |
|
| $ |
| ||
Zeolite segment |
|
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All other |
|
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| ||
Total capital expenditures |
| $ |
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| $ |
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 2025
Selected segment operational information for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 |
| Antimony |
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| Zeolite |
|
| All Other |
|
| Total |
| ||||
Total revenues |
| $ |
|
| $ |
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| $ |
|
| $ |
| ||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
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| ||||
Income (loss) from operations |
|
|
|
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| ( | ) |
|
| ( | ) |
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| ||
Other income |
|
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Income tax expense |
|
|
|
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|
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|
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| |
Net income |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
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| $ |
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For the three months ended March 31, 2024 |
| Antimony |
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| Zeolite |
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| All Other |
|
| Total |
| ||||
Total revenues |
| $ |
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| $ |
|
| $ |
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| $ |
| ||||
Depreciation and amortization |
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Income (loss) from operations |
|
|
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| ( | ) |
|
| ( | ) |
|
| ( | ) | |
Other income |
|
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Income tax expense |
|
|
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| |
Net loss |
|
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|
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|
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| ($ |
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Note 13 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Line of Credit
The Company secured a $
Common stock warrants
In April 2025, the Company issued
Expansion of Thompson Falls, Montana Smelting Operations
In April 2025, the Company executed a definitive contract with WSP USA Inc. (“WSP”) to complete engineering and construction services to expand our smelting operations located in Thompson Falls, Montana.
Sale of Common Stock
In May 2025, the Company sold
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AND PLAN OF OPERATION.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Readers should note that, in addition to the historical information contained herein, this Quarterly Report and the exhibits attached hereto contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of, and intended to be covered by, the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on United States Antimony Corporation (“US Antimony,” “USAC,” and the “Company”) including matters related to the Company’s operations, pending contracts and future revenues, financial performance, and profitability, ability to execute on its increased production and installation schedules for planned capital expenditures, and the size of forecasted deposits. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and the assumptions upon which they are based are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations and assumptions will prove to have been correct. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as these statements are subject to numerous factors and uncertainties.
Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always using words or phrases such as “believes,” “expects” or “does not expect,” “is expected,” “outlook,” “anticipates” or “does not anticipate,” “plans,” “estimates,” “forecast,” “project,” “pro forma,” or “intends,” or stating that certain actions, events or results “may” or “could,” “would,” “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are subject to assumptions and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, risks related to:
| · | The Company’s properties being in the exploration stage; |
| · | Macroeconomic factors; |
| · | The imposition of new tariffs, changes in trade policy or agreements, or the escalation of trade tensions between the United States and other countries or regions could have a material adverse impact on our business; |
| · | Continued operational losses; |
| · | Negative consequences related to mineral operations being subject to existing and new government regulations within and outside the United States; |
| · | The Company’s ability to obtain additional capital to develop the Company’s resources, if any; |
| · | Concentration of customers; |
| · | Increase in energy costs; |
| · | Mineral exploration and development activities; |
| · | Mineral estimates; |
| · | The Company’s insurance coverage for operating risks; |
| · | The fluctuation of prices for antimony and precious metals, such as gold and silver; |
| · | The competitive industry of mineral exploration; |
| · | The title and rights in the Company’s mineral properties; |
| · | Environmental hazards; |
| · | The possible dilution of the Company’s common stock from additional financing activities; |
| · | Metallurgical and other processing problems; |
| · | Unexpected geological formations; |
| · | Global economic and political conditions; |
| · | Staffing in remote locations; |
| · | Changes in product costing; |
| · | Inflation on operational costs and profitability; |
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| · | Competitive technology positions and operating interruptions (including, but not limited to, labor disputes, leaks, fires, flooding, landslides, power outages, explosions, unscheduled downtime, transportation interruptions, war and terrorist activities); |
| · | Global pandemics, natural disasters, or civil unrest; |
| · | Mexican labor and other issues regarding safety and organized control over our properties; |
| · | The positions and associated outcomes of Mexican and other taxing authorities; |
| · | Cybersecurity and business disruptions; |
| · | Ineffective use of cash and cash equivalents, including proceeds from stock offerings; |
| · | Potential conflicts of interest with the Company’s management; |
| · | Mining exploration, development, and production not being economically viable; |
| · | Processing and selling ore from new suppliers and internal sources not being economically viable; and |
| · | Fluctuations in the Company’s common stock. |
This list is not an exhaustive list of the factors that may affect the Company’s forward-looking statements. Some of the important risks and uncertainties that could affect forward-looking statements are described further under the sections titled “Risk Factors,” “Description of Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Quarterly Report. If one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. United States Antimony Corporation disclaims any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, except as required by law. The Company advises readers to carefully review this Form 10-Q, the exhibits hereto, and the reports and documents incorporated by reference herein and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
You should read this report with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances may be materially different from what we expect and from our historical results.
This report contains estimates, projections and other information concerning our industry, our business and the markets for our products. We obtained the industry, market and similar data set forth in this report from our own internal estimates and research and from industry research, publications, surveys and studies conducted by third parties, including governmental agencies. Information that is based on estimates, forecasts, projections, market research or similar methodologies is inherently subject to uncertainties, and actual events or circumstances may differ materially from events and circumstances that are assumed in this information. While we believe that the data we use from third parties is reliable, we have not separately verified this data. You are cautioned not to give undue weight to any such information, projections and estimates. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements.
As used in this Quarterly Report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “United States Antimony Corporation,”, “US Antimony,” “USAC,” and the “Company”, mean United States Antimony Corporation, unless otherwise indicated. All dollar amounts in this Quarterly Report are expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis is intended to be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the integral notes (“Notes”) thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
History
United States Antimony Corporation’s principal business is the production and sale of antimony, precious metals, and zeolite products. The Company was incorporated in Montana in January 1970 to mine and produce antimony products. In December 1983, the Company suspended its antimony mining operations in the U.S. but continued to produce antimony products using foreign sources of antimony ore. In April 1998, the Company formed US Antimony de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“USAMSA”) to produce antimony products in Mexico, and, in August 2005, the Company formed Antimonio de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“ADM”) to explore and develop antimony and precious metal deposits in Mexico. The Company formed Bear River Zeolite Company (“BRZ”) in 2000 for the purpose of mining and producing zeolite products in Idaho. In 2024, the Company leased a metals concentration facility with two flotation circuits located in Philipsburg, Montana. In 2024 and 2025, the Company acquired mining claims and leases in Alaska and Ontario, Canada, which necessitated forming three entities related to the Alaska mining claims, Great Land Minerals, LLC, Denali Minerals, LLC, and Alaska Antimony LLC, and one entity related to the Ontario mining claims and leases, UAMY Cobalt Corporation. We expect these mining claims and leases will expand the Company’s operations and product offerings. The Company has no active operations yet in Alaska or Ontario, Canada, nor at its ADM subsidiary, nor has any material been processed yet through the metals concentration facility located in Philipsburg, Montana. In May 2012, our shares of common stock started trading on the NYSE MKT (now NYSE AMERICAN) under the symbol UAMY.
The Company has two reportable segments: antimony and zeolite.
Antimony Segment
Our antimony segment consists of:
| · | Our facility located in the Burns Mining District of Sanders County in Montana that processes ore primarily into antimony oxide, antimony metal, antimony trisulfide, and precious metals, and |
| · | Our two facilities in our USAMSA subsidiary located in Mexico that process ore primarily into antimony metal and a lower grade of antimony oxide. |
Antimony is a mineral that is included in many products that are used every day. USAC can provide this mineral in a form that can be used in these products.
Antimony is used in many products as a fire-retardant and a primer and is on the Critical Minerals List of the U.S. Government. Antimony mined from the ground, which is called antimony ore or ore, is typically not salable as a finished product primarily due to impurities in the ore, the ore size not being compatible with its intended use, and the percentage of antimony contained in the ore being too low. We process ore to remove impurities, refine the size, and increase the percentage of antimony contained in the ore to approximately 71.4% to make the finished product called antimony trisulfide, to approximately 83% to make the finished product called antimony oxide, and to approximately 99.65% to make the finished product called antimony metal. Antimony trisulfide, oxide, and metal can be sold as finished products to companies in many industries as well as government agencies. Antimony oxide is used to form a flame-retardant system for plastics, rubber, fiberglass, textile goods, paints, coatings, and paper, as a color fastener in paint, and as a phosphorescent agent in fluorescent light bulbs. Antimony metal is used in bearings, storage batteries, and ordnance. Antimony trisulfide is used as a primer in ammunition. The ore we purchase for our facility located in Montana contains antimony, gold, and silver. Our Montana facility processes this ore and sells the gold and silver to the company who sold us this ore, which represents all our precious metals sales, and sells the antimony to other companies in various industries. Our Mexico facilities have been processing ore primarily into antimony metal.
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We estimate (but have not independently confirmed) that our present share of the domestic and international markets for antimony oxide products is approximately 4% and less than 1%, respectively. We believe we are competitive due to the following:
| · | We are the only U.S. domestic operating, permitted processor of antimony products. |
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| · | We can process ore quickly and have minimal shipping time to domestic customers. |
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| · | Our smelter in Coahuila, Mexico is the largest operating smelter for the processing of antimony products in Mexico. |
Zeolite Segment
Our zeolite segment includes our vertically integrated Bear River Zeolite (“BRZ”) facility located in Preston, Idaho that mines, processes, and sells zeolite. Zeolite is a mineral that is included in many products that are used every day. BRZ can provide these minerals in a form that can be used in these products. Our zeolite has been used for many purposes including water filtration, sewage treatment, nuclear waste and other environmental cleanup, odor control, gas separation, animal nutrition, soil amendment and fertilizer, and other miscellaneous applications.
Although we extract minerals from the BRZ property located in Idaho that we later process and sell, we have not yet prepared a technical report summary for the BRZ property making a determination on the property’s mineral resources or mineral reserves. However, the Company has completed test hole drilling and has retained a qualified third-party expert who is in the process of preparing a technical reserve report for the BRZ property. We strive to achieve excellence in mine safety and health performance and work with government agencies to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and health and safety standards.
BRZ has a lease with Zeolite, LLC that entitles BRZ to surface mine and process zeolite on the property in Preston, Idaho, in exchange for an annual payment and a royalty payment, which is based on the amount of zeolite shipped from the leased property (“BRZ Lease”). The BRZ Lease was recently extended and now ends on December 31, 2034. In addition, BRZ can surface mine and process zeolite on property owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management that is located adjacent to the Company’s Preston, Idaho property after obtaining required permits.
“Zeolite” refers to a group of industrial minerals that consist of hydrated aluminosilicates that hold cations such as calcium, sodium, ammonium, various heavy metals, and potassium in their crystal lattice. Water is loosely held in cavities in the lattice. BRZ zeolite is regarded as one of the best zeolites in the world due to its high cation exchange capacity (CEC) of approximately 180-220 meq/100 gr. (which predicts plant nutrient availability and retention in soil), its hardness and high clinoptilolite content (which is an effective barrier to prevent problematic radionuclide movement), its absence of clay minerals, and its low sodium content. Our zeolite has been used in:
| ☐ | Soil Amendment and Fertilizer. Zeolite has been successfully used to fertilize golf courses, sports fields, parks and common areas, and high value agricultural crops. |
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| ☐ | Water Filtration. Zeolite is used for particulate, heavy metal and ammonium removal in swimming pools, municipal water systems, industrial water discharge streams, fisheries, fish farms, and aquariums. |
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| ☐ | Sewage Treatment. Zeolite is used in sewage treatment plants to remove nitrogen and as a carrier for microorganisms. |
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| ☐ | Nuclear Waste and Other Environmental Cleanup. Zeolite has shown a strong ability to selectively remove strontium, cesium, radium, uranium, and various other radioactive isotopes from solution. Zeolite can also be used for the cleanup of soluble metals such as mercury, chromium, copper, lead, zinc, arsenic, molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, antimony, calcium, silver and uranium. |
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| ☐ | Odor Control. A major cause of odor around cattle, hog, and poultry feed lots is the generation of the ammonium in urea and manure. The ability of zeolite to absorb ammonium prevents the formation of ammonia gas, which disperses the odor. |
| ☐ | Gas Separation. Zeolite has been used for some time to separate gases, to re-oxygenate downstream water from sewage plants, smelters, pulp and paper plants, and fishponds and tanks, and to remove carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide from methane generators as organic waste, sanitary landfills, municipal sewage systems, animal waste treatment facilities, and is excellent in pressure swing apparatuses. |
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| ☐ | Animal Nutrition. According to third-party research, feeding up to 2% zeolite increases growth rates, decreases conversion rates, and prevents scours. |
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| ☐ | Miscellaneous Uses. Other uses include catalysts, petroleum refining, concrete, solar energy and heat exchange, desiccants, pellet binding, horse and kitty litter, floor cleaner, traction control, ammonia removal from mining waste, and carriers for insecticides, pesticides and herbicides. |
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
Consolidated Statements of Operations Information:
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Revenues |
| $ | 7,000,005 |
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| $ | 3,072,067 |
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Costs of revenues |
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| 4,628,275 |
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| 2,482,582 |
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Gross profit |
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| 2,371,730 |
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| 589,485 |
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Total operating expenses |
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| 2,013,738 |
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| 1,059,939 |
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Income (loss) from operations |
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Total other income |
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Income tax expense |
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Net income (loss) |
| $ | 546,524 |
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| March 31, 2025 |
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| December 31, 2024 |
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Working capital |
| $ | 20,120,189 |
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| $ | 16,672,180 |
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Total assets |
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| 39,496,778 |
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| 34,642,602 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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| (40,602,499 | ) |
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Total stockholders’ equity |
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| 32,591,336 |
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| 28,600,673 |
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Operational and Financial Performance of Continuing Operations by Segment:
Antimony
Financial and operational performance of antimony for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
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Revenue (a) |
| $ | 5,925,848 |
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Gross profit (a) |
| $ | 2,423,616 |
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| $ | 907,978 |
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| 167 | % |
Pounds of antimony sold (a) |
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| $ | 16.34 |
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Average cost per pound |
| $ | 9.66 |
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Average gross profit per pound |
| $ | 6.68 |
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| a) | Revenue from sales of gold and silver totaled negative $(20,539) and $nil for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which are excluded from Revenue and Gross profit in the table above but included in the antimony segment. Pounds of antimony sold in the table above exclude the sales related to gold and silver for both periods presented. |
Antimony revenue increased $3,456,786, or 140%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in the average sales price per pound driven by higher demand for antimony, partially offset by a decrease in sales volume.
Gross profit increased $1,515,638, or 167%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to an increasing market and sales price with a lagging ore cost, offset in part by higher ore costs.
Zeolite
Financial and operational performance of zeolite for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
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| $ | 1,094,696 |
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Gross profit (loss) |
| $ | 179,086 |
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Average sales price per ton |
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Average cost per ton |
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Zeolite revenue increased $491,691, or 82%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in sales volume driven by improved customer relationships with better supply reliability and expanded customer reach.
Gross profit increased by $471,919 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in sales volume and average sales price as well as a decrease in maintenance and related costs. In the first quarter of 2024, BRZ incurred significant maintenance and related costs from the repair of older machinery and equipment due to historical poor maintenance of this operating equipment.
Capital Resources and Liquidity:
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| $ | 24,838,415 |
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| $ | 20,678,569 |
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| $ | 20,120,189 |
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Net increase in cash |
| $ | 574,821 |
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Net cash used in investing activities increased to $862,011 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to $2,031 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. This increase primarily reflected higher capital expenditures which included the purchase of a personal residence for management personnel working in Montana. See Note 6 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report for further information.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $3,166,123 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to $21,273 of net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Financing activities in the first quarter of 2025 included $2,392,317 of net proceeds received from the sale of common stock in an “at the market offering” and $806,438 of proceeds received from the exercise of common stock warrants.
Our mission is to service our employees, customers, and vendors well and grow our business profitably both organically and through strategic acquisitions and partnerships to increase shareholder value. The Company is focused on generating cash flow to fund its mission. One method of generating cash is through the sale or issuance of common stock, warrants, debt, and other investment vehicles, which the Company has been successful at executing in the past. However, our ability to access capital or raise funds when needed is not assured and, if capital is not available when, and in the amounts and terms needed, or if capital is not available at all, the Company could be required to significantly curtail its operations, modify existing strategic plans, and/or dispose of certain operations or assets, which could materially harm our business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results.
The Company could also receive funds from the U.S. Government for initiatives related to facility expansion and mining exploration and development. However, there is no assurance that U.S. Government funding will be accessible to the Company.
In addition, the Company continues to review each segment’s operational and financial results for opportunities to improve cash flow and to make informed decisions that benefit the Company overall.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $18,746,429. We intend to fund our cash requirements with our cash and cash equivalents, cash generated from our operations, and capital raised from various investment vehicles and believe cash from these sources are sufficient to cover our requirements for the next 12 months. We may use cash to acquire businesses. The nature of these investments and transactions, however, makes it difficult to predict the amount and timing of such cash requirements.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Conclusions of Management Regarding Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
At the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operations of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a – 15(e) and Rule 15d – 15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, the PEO and the PFO have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective in ensuring that: (i) information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits to the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in applicable rules and forms, and (ii) material information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for accurate and timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management of the Company believes that these material weaknesses are more so due to the small size of the Company’s accounting staff. To continue to address this matter, in April 2025, the Company hired a management-level employee to lead its deficiency remediation efforts who is experienced in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and also hired a management-level employee to lead its SEC and other reporting. The Company is reviewing additional plans to strengthen its internal controls. These plans are ongoing and include: (i) reviewing various software packages to determine if it can reduce hours spent by personnel in the accounting department by automating manual processes, (ii) determining whether controls can be implemented to mitigate segregation of duties issues, (iii) hiring additional accountants to improve our segregation of duties controls, (iv) designing controls to formalize roles and responsibilities, and (v) designing certain entity-level controls to support the control environment.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal controls over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
United States Antimony Corporation is not a party to any material legal proceedings. No director, officer or affiliate of United States Antimony Corporation and no owner of record or beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s securities or any associate of any such director, officer or security holder is a party adverse to United States Antimony Corporation or has a material interest adverse to United States Antimony Corporation in reference to pending litigation.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2024, which was filed with the SEC on April 18, 2025, except as described below.
| · | Changes in United States trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and retaliatory tariffs, may adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Potential tariffs and trade restrictions may, among other things, cause the prices of ore and our product upon import into the US to increase, which could reduce demand for such products given the increased cost, and have a material adverse impact on our revenues, financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, to the extent changes in the political environment have a negative impact on us or on the markets in which we operate our business, our results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely impacted in the future. |
| · | Mining exploration, development, and production may not be economically viable. Our properties do not contain mineral reserves as defined under SEC Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K (“S-K 1300”) or Canadian National Instrument 43-101 (“NI 43-101”). See “Cautionary Note Concerning Disclosure of Mineral Resources,” above. Until mineral reserves or mineral resources are mined and processed, the quantity of mineral resources and grades must be considered as estimates only and may be inaccurate. The Company is in the process of completing a technical report summary documenting the estimate of total mineral resources and reserves associated with the zeolite mine under lease. We have not established proven or probable reserves, as defined under S-K 1300 or NI 43-101, through the completion of a feasibility study for any of our mining claims and leases. As a result, there is increased uncertainty and risk that may result in economic and technical failure which may adversely impact our future profitability, financial condition, and results of operations. |
| · | Processing and selling ore from new suppliers and internal sources may not be economically viable. Ore sourced from new suppliers as well as ore sourced from our mine sites may not be able to be processed profitably, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. |
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ITEM 2. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCOSURES.
The information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503 (a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95 to this report.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. |
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| Rule 15d-14(a) Certification by Principal Executive Officer. | |
| Rule 15d-14(a) Certification by Principal Financial Officer. | |
| Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. | |
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101.INS |
| Inline XBRL Instance Document. |
101.SCH |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. |
101.CAL |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. |
101.DEF |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. |
101.LAB |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. |
101.PRE |
| Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. |
104 |
| Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: May 8, 2025 | By: | /s/ Gary C. Evans |
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