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Issuer:     UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP (UAMY)
CIK:        0000101538
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-007951
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

USAC develops hydromet antimony facility in Bolivia, receives exclusive supply, seeks $44M DOE funding
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- USAC funded and assisted development of a commercial-scale hydrometallurgical antimony processing facility in Bolivia since mid-2025.
- Facility expanded 15x original size; USAC has exclusive contract to receive processed antimony flake from Bolivia.
- First shipment of ~150 tons expected February/March 2026 at the Thompson Falls smelter; material meets military specifications.
- USAC filed a $44 million DOE funding request for a U.S.-based hydromet facility; also pursuing a Department of War award.
- USAC plans to duplicate the hydromet process in North America and Australia under exclusive license.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101538/000110465926007951/0001104659-26-007951-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101538/000110465926007951/tm263602d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-007951

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