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PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: (Tables)

6 Months Ended

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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