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PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES:

Schedule of provisionally priced copper and molybdenum sales outstanding

Copper (million lbs.)		Priced at (per pound)			Month of Settlement
11.2		$	3.727		October 2012
3.3		3.724			November 2012
14.5		$	3.727

Molybdenum (million lbs.)		Priced at (per pound)			Month of  Settlement
3.3		$	11.65		October 2012
3.1		11.65			November 2012
2.3		11.65			December 2012
8.7		$	11.65

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