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PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: |
Schedule of provisionally priced copper and molybdenum sales outstanding | Following are the provisionally priced copper and molybdenum sales outstanding at September 30, 2013:
Copper (million lbs.) |  | Priced at (per pound) |  | Month of Settlement |
9.9 |  | $ | 3.31 |  | October 2013 through November 2013 |
Molybdenum (million lbs.) |  | Priced at (per pound) |  | Month of Settlement |
8.0 |  | $ | 9.15 |  | October 2013 through January 2014 |

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