UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP
For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 8, 2025.
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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | ||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $18,746,429 | $18,172,120 |
| Accounts receivable, net | 1,973,286 | 1,156,564 |
| Inventories | 3,991,111 | 1,245,724 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 127,589 | 104,161 |
| Total current assets | 24,838,415 | 20,678,569 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 13,471,988 | 12,891,447 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 410,573 | 565,289 |
| Restricted cash for reclamation bonds | 99,290 | 98,778 |
| IVA receivable and other assets, net | 676,512 | 408,519 |
| Total assets | $39,496,778 | $34,642,602 |
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||
| Accounts payable | $3,206,080 | $1,545,708 |
| Accrued liabilities | 613,159 | 1,427,146 |
| Accrued liabilities - directors | 123,250 | 141,287 |
| Royalties payable | 189,502 | 133,434 |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 452,826 | 626,562 |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 133,409 | 132,252 |
| Total current liabilities | 4,718,226 | 4,006,389 |
| Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | 294,989 | 129,007 |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 161,636 | 195,425 |
| Asset retirement obligations | 1,730,591 | 1,711,108 |
| Total liabilities | 6,905,442 | 6,041,929 |
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10) | ||
| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||
| Preferred stock $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized: | ||
| Series A - no shares issued and outstanding | - | - |
| Series B - 750,000 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $976,875 and $975,000, respectively) | 7,500 | 7,500 |
| Series C - 177,904 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $97,847 both periods) | 1,779 | 1,779 |
| Series D - no shares issued and outstanding | - | - |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized;116,109,221 and 112,951,317 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 1,161,092 | 1,129,512 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 72,023,464 | 68,610,905 |
| Accumulated deficit | (40,602,499) | (41,149,023) |
| Total stockholders’ equity | 32,591,336 | 28,600,673 |
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $39,496,778 | $34,642,602 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| REVENUES | $7,000,005 | $3,072,067 |
| COST OF REVENUES | 4,628,275 | 2,482,582 |
| GROSS PROFIT | 2,371,730 | 589,485 |
| OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||
| General and administrative | 550,595 | 500,286 |
| Salaries and benefits | 1,000,555 | 241,605 |
| Professional fees | 382,036 | 212,308 |
| (Gain) loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment, net | (500) | 17,494 |
| Other operating expenses | 81,052 | 88,246 |
| TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 2,013,738 | 1,059,939 |
| INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS | 357,992 | (470,454) |
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): | ||
| Interest and investment income | 192,156 | 150,851 |
| Trademark and licensing income | 10,843 | 6,368 |
| Other miscellaneous expense | (14,467) | (9,533) |
| TOTAL OTHER INCOME, NET | 188,532 | 147,686 |
| INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 546,524 | (322,768) |
| Income tax expense | - | - |
| Net income (loss) | 546,524 | (322,768) |
| Preferred dividends | (1,875) | (1,875) |
| Net income (loss) available to common stockholders | $544,649 | ($324,643) |
| Net income (loss) per share: | ||
| Basic | $nil | $nil |
| Diluted | $nil | $nil |
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||
| Basic | 113,703,415 | 107,908,306 |
| Diluted | 122,298,290 | 107,908,306 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
For the three months ended March****31, 2025 and 2024
| Additional · Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Preferred Stock · Common stock · Paid-In · Accumulated · Stockholders’ | |||||||
| Shares | Par Value | Shares | Par Value | Capital | Deficit | Equity | |
| Balance - December 31, 2024 | 927,904 | $9,279 | 112,951,317 | $1,129,512 | $68,610,905 | ($41,149,023) | $28,600,673 |
| Net income | - | - | - | - | - | 546,524 | 546,524 |
| Share-based compensation | - | - | - | - | 245,384 | - | 245,384 |
| Issuance of common stock under equity incentive plan | - | - | 1,101,231 | 11,013 | (11,013) | - | - |
| Issuance of common stock for cash, net of issuance costs | - | - | 1,107,923 | 11,079 | 2,381,238 | - | 2,392,317 |
| Issuance of common stock upon exercise of warrants | - | - | 948,750 | 9,488 | 796,950 | - | 806,438 |
| Balance - March 31, 2025 | 927,904 | $9,279 | 116,109,221 | $1,161,092 | $72,023,464 | ($40,602,499) | $32,591,336 |
| Additional · Total | |||||||
| Total Preferred Stock · Common stock · Paid-In · Accumulated · Stockholders’ | |||||||
| Shares | Par Value | Shares | Par Value | Capital | Deficit | Equity | |
| Balance - December 31, 2023 | 927,904 | $9,279 | 107,647,317 | $1,076,472 | $63,853,836 | ($39,418,619) | $25,520,968 |
| Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | (322,768) | (322,768) |
| Share-based compensation | - | - | - | - | 205,925 | - | 205,925 |
| Issuance of common stock under equity incentive plan | - | - | 791,667 | 7,917 | (7,917) | - | - |
| Balance - March 31, 2024 | 927,904 | $9,279 | 108,438,984 | $1,084,389 | $64,051,844 | ($39,741,387) | $25,404,125 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
| For the three months ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||
| Net income (loss) | $546,524 | ($322,768) |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | 281,970 | 106,147 |
| Accretion of asset retirement obligation | 19,483 | 18,271 |
| Noncash operating lease expense | 146,962 | - |
| Share-based compensation | 245,384 | 205,925 |
| (Gain) loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment, net | (500) | 17,494 |
| Write-down of inventory to net realizable value | - | 123,217 |
| Other noncash items | - | (15,695) |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||
| Accounts receivable | (816,722) | (432,486) |
| Inventories | (2,745,387) | 394,772 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (23,428) | (24,798) |
| IVA receivable and other assets, net | (267,993) | (34,989) |
| Accounts payable | 1,660,372 | 84,250 |
| Accrued liabilities | (813,987) | 4,340 |
| Accrued liabilities – directors | (18,037) | 42,249 |
| Royalties payable | 56,068 | (100,902) |
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (1,729,291) | 65,027 |
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||
| Proceeds from redemption of certificates of deposit | - | 50,682 |
| Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment | 500 | - |
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (862,511) | (52,713) |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (862,011) | (2,031) |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||
| Principal payments on long-term debt | (32,632) | (21,273) |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | 2,392,317 | - |
| Proceeds from exercise of warrants | 806,438 | - |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 3,166,123 | (21,273) |
| NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH | 574,821 | 41,723 |
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 18,270,898 | 11,954,635 |
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD | $18,845,719 | $11,996,358 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||
| Interest paid in cash | $2,937 | $651 |
| NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||
| Noncash recognition of new operating leases | $63,416 | - |
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.
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:
| March 31, 2025 | March 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Warrants | - | 12,346,215 |
| Stock options and restricted stock units | 1,460,833 | 225,695 |
| Total possible share dilution | 1,460,833 | 12,571,910 |
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:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Antimony | $5,925,848 | $2,469,062 |
| Zeolite | 1,094,696 | 603,005 |
| Precious metals | (20,539) | - |
| Total revenues | $7,000,005 | $3,072,067 |
Domestic and foreign revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
| For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Domestic | $6,901,327 | $2,521,451 |
| Canada | 98,678 | 550,616 |
| Total revenues | $7,000,005 | $3,072,067 |
The Company’s trade accounts receivable balance related to contracts with customers was $1,973,286 at March 31, 2025 and $1,156,564 at December 31, 2024, which is net of an allowance for doubtful accounts related to trade accounts receivables of $10,165 at both March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. The Company’s products do not involve any warranty agreements and product returns are not typical.
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:
| March 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Antimony oxide | $172,334 | $254,372 |
| Antimony metal | 416,230 | 154,590 |
| Antimony ore and concentrates | 3,035,712 | 335,588 |
| Total antimony inventory | 3,624,276 | 744,550 |
| Zeolite | 366,835 | 501,174 |
| Total inventories | $3,991,111 | $1,245,724 |
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 $65,647 at December 31, 2024.
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.
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 | Zeolite | All Other | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant and equipment | $13,688,603 | $6,593,813 | $427,720 | $20,710,136 |
| Buildings | 1,106,303 | 1,705,893 | 456,970 | 3,269,166 |
| Mineral rights and interests | - | 16,753 | 310,000 | 326,753 |
| Land | 2,083,094 | - | 914,443 | 2,997,537 |
| Construction in progress | - | 106,938 | - | 106,938 |
| Total property, plant and equipment | 16,878,000 | 8,423,397 | 2,109,133 | 27,410,530 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (9,770,019) | (3,909,945) | (258,578) | (13,938,542) |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | $7,107,981 | $4,513,452 | $1,850,555 | $13,471,988 |
| December 31, 2024 | Antimony | Zeolite | All Other | TOTAL |
| Plant and equipment | $13,512,321 | $6,597,781 | $427,720 | $20,537,822 |
| Buildings | 1,106,303 | 1,705,893 | 11,970 | 2,824,166 |
| Mineral rights and interests | - | 16,753 | 125,000 | 141,753 |
| Land | 2,083,094 | - | 914,443 | 2,997,537 |
| Construction in progress | - | 101,938 | - | 101,938 |
| Total property, plant and equipment | 16,701,718 | 8,422,365 | 1,479,133 | 26,603,216 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (9,602,469) | (3,857,785) | (251,515) | (13,711,769) |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | $7,099,249 | $4,564,580 | $1,227,618 | $12,891,447 |
In February 2025, the Company purchased a personal residence located near its operations in Thompson Falls, Montana for $445,000, which is presently being used by management personnel that were transferred there and are now working in Montana. This asset and related expenses are included in the “All Other” category in the Company’s segment reporting.
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 | $100,000 |
| July 2025 | 50,000 |
| January 2026 | 50,000 |
| July 2026 | 50,000 |
| January 2027 | 50,000 |
| July 2027 | 50,000 |
| January 2028 | 50,000 |
| July 2028 | 50,000 |
| January 2029 | 100,000 |
| July 2029 | 100,000 |
| January 2030 | 100,000 |
| July 2030 | 2,250,000 |
| Total | $3,000,000 |
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.
The January Fairbanks Agreement requires a royalty payment by the Company based on the production from the claims (“Net Smelter Royalty on Claims”) and another royalty payment by the Company based on the production from certain areas surrounding these one hundred and twenty mining claims (“Net Smelter Royalty on Surrounding Area”). A certain percentage of the Net Smelter Royalty on Claims can be purchased back by the Company with certain factors causing an escalation in this buyback amount. Also, the January Fairbanks Agreement includes a commitment by the Company to spend an aggregate of $2,250,000 on exploring and developing these claims over five years from January 2025, with various milestones over this five-year period. The January Fairbanks Agreement can be terminated without cause at any time by the Company with notice.
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 | $50,000 |
| September 2025 | 25,000 |
| March 2026 | 25,000 |
| March 2027 | 25,000 |
| March 2028 | 25,000 |
| March 2029 | 275,000 |
| Total | $425,000 |
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.
The March Fairbanks Agreement requires a royalty payment by the Company based on the production from the claims and leases (“Net Smelter Royalty”). A certain percentage of the Net Smelter Royalty can be purchased back by the Company. Also, the March Fairbanks Agreement includes a commitment by the Company to spend an aggregate of $250,000 on exploring and developing these claims and leases over approximately forty-one months from March 2025, with various milestones over this period. The March Fairbanks Agreement can be terminated without cause by the Company with notice.
NOTE 7 – LEASES
Philipsburg Operating Lease
In September 2024, the Company executed a contract to lease a metals concentration facility located in Philipsburg, Montana. The Company amended this lease in March 2025 extending the term of the lease to September 2, 2026 and changing the fixed monthly lease payments to $10,000 per month through the month of June 2025, $20,000 per month during the months of July 2025 to October 2025, and $95,000 per month thereafter to the end of the lease term. The $95,000 per month payment includes a fixed monthly fee of $45,000 and a minimum milling fee of $50,000 per month. An additional payment of $50 per ton is due each month in the last twelve months of the lease for all milling in excess of 1,000 tons per month. The Company has not included any milling fee payments above the minimum in its lease liability as it is not deemed probable at this time. The Company recorded the present value of the original fixed lease cost in September 2024 over the lease term as a lease liability and Right of Use (“ROU”) asset. As a result of the amendment in March 2025, the Company reduced the ROU asset and corresponding lease liability by $37,448. The Company used its incremental borrowing rate of 3.49% when determining the present value of future payments of this operating lease as the rate implicit in the lease was not readily determinable. The lease includes provisions for the Company to use the existing mill building and all contents related to its use and to process owned and non-owned ore containing antimony and other critical minerals. The lease does not include any transfer of ownership of the facility at the end of the lease, nor any option to extend the lease or purchase the facility, nor any residual value guarantees. The Company can terminate the lease without cause with thirty days’ notice and must provide the facility to the lessor at the end of the lease in the same condition as it was received.
The lease liability related to this operating lease, which represents the present value of the lease payments, was $701,557 at inception of the lease amendment and $691,894 and $755,569 at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The ROU asset, which includes the unamortized portion of initial direct costs (“IDC”) and is adjusted for any accrued or prepaid lease, was $565,289 and $354,652 at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded $176,962 and $nil, respectively, of lease expense related to this lease and IDC in “Cost of Revenues” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Lease payments were $30,000 and $nil during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which were included in operating cash flows.
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 24 months andtotal fixed payments during the term of $3,945 per month, or $94,680 in total. The Company is amortizing the lease on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The Company recorded the present value of the lease payments over the term as a lease liability and ROU asset. The Company’s incremental borrowing rate of 3.49% was used as the discount rate as the rate implicit in the lease was not readily determinable. The lease does not include any transfer of ownership of the office space at the end of the lease, nor any option to extend the lease or purchase the facility, nor any residual value guarantees. The Company cannot terminate the lease without cause, and must provide the office space to the lessor at the end of the lease in the same condition as it was received.
The lease liability related to this operating lease, which represents the present value of the lease payments, and ROU asset were $63,416 at inception of the lease and were $55,921 and $nil at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded $7,890 and $nil, respectively, of lease expense related to this lease in “General and administrative” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Lease payments were $7,890 and $nil during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which were included in operating cash flows. The Company made a security deposit payment of $3,945 at the inception of the lease.
The following table summarizes expense and cash payments for both operating leases during the periods noted:
| For the three months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 · March 31, 2024 | |||
| Operating lease expense | $184,852 | $ | - |
| Cash paid for operating lease liability | 37,890 | - | |
| Cash paid for security deposit | 3,945 | - | |
At March 31, 2025, the weighted average remaining lease term of operating leases was 17 months and the weighted average discount rate for operating leases was 3.49%.
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 | $632,340 |
| 2027 | 514,450 |
| Total operating lease payments | 1,146,790 |
| Less: discount on lease liability | (398,975) |
| Total operating lease liability | 747,815 |
| Less: current portion of operating lease liability | (452,826) |
| Noncurrent operating lease liability | $294,989 |
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 | $295,045 | $327,677 |
| Less current portion of debt | (133,409) | (132,252) |
| Long-term debt, net | $161,636 | $195,425 |
At March 31, 2025, principal payments on debt were due as follows:
| Twelve months ending March 31, | Total |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $133,409 |
| 2027 | 126,444 |
| 2028 | 35,192 |
| $295,045 |
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 $666,400 in U.S. Dollars (“USD”) as of December 31, 2016. SAT’s assessment was based on the disallowance of specific costs that the Company deducted on the 2013 USAMSA income tax return. The assessment was settled in 2018 with no assessment due from the Company.
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 $865,000 USD as of December 31, 2019. Management reviewed the 2019 assessment notice from SAT and, similar to the earlier assessment, believed the findings have no merit. An appeal was filed by the Company in November 2019 suspending SAT from taking immediate action regarding the assessment. In August 2020, the Company filed a lawsuit against SAT for resolution of the process and, in December 2020, filed closing arguments. In 2022, the Mexican court ruled against the Company in the above matter, which was subsequently appealed by the Company.
As of December 31, 2023, the updated SAT assessment was approximately $22.4 million pesos, or approximately $1,320,000 USD, which includes $352,000 of unpaid income taxes and $968,000 of interest and penalties. Management, along with its legal counsel, assessed the possible outcomes for this tax audit and believed, based on discussions with its attorneys located in Mexico, that the most likely outcome would be that the Company would be successful in its appeal resulting in no tax due. Management determined that no amount should be accrued at December 31, 2023 relating to this potential tax liability.
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 $961,941 and $907,408 at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, related to Import Value Added Tax (“IVA tax” or “VAT”) it pays on certain goods and services, which represents the amounts to be reimbursed from the Mexican government. USAMSA also has established an allowance for estimated uncollectible amounts associated with this IVA tax receivable of $615,636 and $575,151 at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The net IVA tax receivable of $346,305 and $332,257 at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, is recorded in “IVA receivable and other assets, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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 $19,074, respectively, of accrued liabilities relating to MSHA citations.
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 1,101,231 shares and 791,667 shares, respectively, of its common stock in conjunction with the vesting of RSUs and exercising of stock options. See the “Share-Based Compensation” section below for further details.
Sale of Common Stock
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company sold 1,107,923 shares of its common stock in an “at the market offering” and received gross proceeds of $2,437,375 based on a weighted average price of $2.20 per share. A total of $45,058 of direct issuance costs were incurred related to this sale. The Company did not sell any of its common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The Company also issued 948,750 shares of its common stock in the first quarter of 2025 related to the exercise of warrants. See the “Common Stock Warrants” section below for further details.
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 470,000 and 250,000, respectively, pursuant to the Plan. Once vested, each stock option and RSU represent the right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock. The maximum number of shares of common stock available for issuance in connection with stock options, RSUs, and other awards granted under the Plan is 8,700,000.
Share-based compensation expense for the periods noted was as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Stock options | $152,512 | $15,911 |
| RSUs | 92,872 | 190,014 |
| Total share-based compensation expense | $245,384 | $205,925 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, share-based compensation expense of $67,708, $173,776 and $3,900 was included in “General and administrative,” “Salaries and benefits” and “Professional fees,” respectively, in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, share-based compensation expense of $160,069 and $45,856 was included in “General and administrative” and “Salaries and benefits,” respectively, in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Stock options
Stock options granted have either a 3-year or 10-year contractual term and are subject to either service or performance-based vesting conditions. The following table shows the weighted-average assumptions used to value options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2025:
| Three Months Ended | |
|---|---|
| Grant-Date Weighted-Average Assumptions | March 31, 2025 |
| Expected term (in years) | 8.1 |
| Risk-free interest rate | 4.4% |
| Expected dividend yield | 0.0% |
| Expected volatility | 96.4% |
| Fair value per share of options granted | $1.54 |
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.
Activity with respect to stock options is summarized as follows:
| Weighted-Average | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted-Average · Remaining · Aggregate | ||||
| Exercise Price · Contractual · Intrinsic | ||||
| Shares | Per Share | Term (in years) | Value | |
| Options outstanding, December 31, 2024 | 4,330,000 | $0.23 | 3.7 | $6,652,700 |
| Granted | 470,000 | $1.81 | - | - |
| Exercised | (322,500) | $0.23 | - | - |
| Forfeited | (166,667) | $0.22 | - | - |
| Expired | - | - | - | - |
| Options outstanding, March 31, 2025 | 4,310,833 | $0.41 | 4.3 | $7,731,574 |
| Nonvested options, March 31, 2025 | 3,594,166 | $0.44 | 4.7 | $6,317,574 |
| Vested and exercisable options, March 31, 2025 | 716,667 | $0.23 | 2.4 | $1,414,000 |
At March 31, 2025, total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to stock options was $1,121,058, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining period of 2 years. During the three months ended March 31, 2025,322,500 stock options were exercised to purchase shares of common stock in a cashless exercise pursuant to which 46,269 shares of common stock were surrendered to the Company to pay for the aggregate exercise price of the stock options and 276,231 shares of common stock were issued. The total intrinsic value of the 322,500 stock options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $475,533.
Restricted stock units
Activity with respect to RSUs is summarized as follows:
| Weighted-Average | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grant-Date | ||
| Fair Value | ||
| Shares | Per Share | |
| Nonvested shares at December 31, 2024 | 2,090,000 | $0.24 |
| Granted | 250,000 | $1.78 |
| Vested and issued | (825,000) | $0.22 |
| Forfeited | - | - |
| Nonvested shares at March 31, 2025 | 1,515,000 | $0.51 |
At March 31, 2025, total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to RSUs was $683,758, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining period of 2 years. The weighted-average remaining contractual term of the nonvested RSU shares was 1.5 years at March 31, 2025.
Common stock warrants
During the first quarter of 2025, the Company issued 948,750 shares of common stock related to the exercise of warrants and received gross proceeds of $806,438, based on their exercise price of $0.85 per share. No warrants were issued or expired during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 nor were any warrants exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Following is a summary of the Company’s warrant activity during the three months ended March 31, 2025:
| Number of | Weighted Average | |
|---|---|---|
| warrants | Exercise Price | |
| Balance outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 10,142,215 | $0.77 |
| Exercised | (948,750) | 0.85 |
| Balance outstanding at March 31, 2025 | 9,193,465 | $0.76 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,085,715 | $0.46 | 1/27/2026 | 0.83 |
| 6,301,250 | $0.85 | 8/3/2026 | 1.34 |
| 806,500 | $0.85 | 2/1/2026 | 0.84 |
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 |
| · | 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: | $31,504,305 | $27,230,312 |
| Zeolite segment | 5,771,886 | 5,604,003 |
| All other | 2,220,587 | 1,808,287 |
| Total assets | $39,496,778 | $34,642,602 |
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 | $176,282 | $ | - |
| Zeolite segment | 56,229 | 52,713 | |
| All other | 630,000 | - | |
| Total capital expenditures | $862,511 | $52,713 | |
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 · Zeolite · All Other · Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | $5,905,309 | $1,094,696 | $ | - | $7,000,005 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 167,551 | 107,356 | 7,063 | 281,970 | |
| Income (loss) from operations | 1,143,840 | (307,776) | (478,072) | 357,992 | |
| Other income | 188,532 | ||||
| Income tax expense | - | ||||
| Net income | $546,524 | ||||
| For the three months ended March 31, 2024 · Antimony · Zeolite · All Other · Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | $2,469,062 | $603,005 | $ | - | $3,072,067 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 19,795 | 82,328 | 4,024 | 106,147 | ||
| Income (loss) from operations | 218,791 | (657,329) | (31,916) | (470,454) | ||
| Other income | 147,686 | |||||
| Income tax expense | - | |||||
| Net loss | ($322,768) | |||||
Note 13 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Line of Credit
The Company secured a $5 million line of credit (“LOC”) facility in April 2025, which bears interest at one percent above the base commercial rate. Also in April 2025, the Company invested approximately $10 million of its cash and cash equivalents in U.S. Treasury Strips with maturitiesup to approximately 5 years. These investments serve as collateral for the LOC. The Company has had no borrowings on this facility.
Common stock warrants
In April 2025, the Company issued 1,313,750 shares of common stock related to the exercise of warrants and received gross proceeds of $1,116,688, based on their exercise price of $0.85 per share.
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. Total capital expenditures associated with the expansion are estimated to be less than $15 million.
Sale of Common Stock
In May 2025, the Company sold 276,586 shares of its common stock in an “at the market offering” and received gross proceeds of $974,230 based on a weighted average price of $3.52 per share. A total of $17,659 in direct issuance costs were incurred related to this sale.
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