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PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: (Details)	Sep. 30, 2014 lb
Copper
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES:
Nonmonetary notional amount of commodity (in million lbs.)	34,700,000
Provisional price (per pound)	3.04
Molybdenum
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES:
Nonmonetary notional amount of commodity (in million lbs.)	11,100,000
Provisional price (per pound)	10.55

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The per unit price of provisionally priced sales agreements.

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