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PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: (Tables)

3 Months Ended

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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