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INVENTORIES: (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

INVENTORIES:

Schedule of inventories

(in millions)		At March 31, 2015			At December 31, 2014
Inventory, current:
Metals at average cost:
Finished goods		$	89.1		$	84.6
Work-in-process		440.8			450.5
Supplies at average cost:		313.0			301.4
Total current inventory		$	842.9		$	836.5
Inventory, long-term:
Leach stockpiles		$	561.0		$	512.7

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