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PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: |
Schedule of provisionally priced copper and molybdenum sales outstanding | Following are the provisionally priced copper and molybdenum sales outstanding at June 30, 2014:
Copper (million lbs.) |  | Priced at |  | Month of Settlement |
31.3 |  | $ | 3.19 |  | July and August 2014 |
Molybdenum (million lbs.) |  | Priced at |  | Month of Settlement |
8.5 |  | $ | 13.3 |  | July to September 2014 |

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