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PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: |
Schedule of provisionally priced copper and molybdenum sales outstanding |
Copper (million lbs.) |  | Priced at |  | Month of Settlement |
8.8 |  | $ | 3.41 |  | April 2013 |
Molybdenum (million lbs.) |  | Priced at |  | Month of Settlement |
9.3 |  | $ | 10.85 |  | April through June 2013 |

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