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PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: (Details) - Jun. 30, 2015 lb in Millions, $ in Millions | USD ($) lb $ / item
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In July 2015 |
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: |
Reduction of sales as effect of market price | $ 11.7
After July 2015 |
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: |
Reduction in sales as effect of forward price | $ 10.9
Copper | April and May 2015 |
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: |
Nonmonetary notional amount of commodity (in million lbs.) | lb | 123.3
Provisional price | $ / item | 2.62
Molybdenum | April To July 2015 |
PROVISIONALLY PRICED SALES: |
Nonmonetary notional amount of commodity (in million lbs.) | lb | 17.1
Provisional price | $ / item | 6.25

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