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INVENTORIES : (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

INVENTORIES:

Schedule of inventories

(in millions)		At June 30, 2015			At December 31, 2014
Inventory, current:
Metals at average cost:
Finished goods		$	101.7		$	84.6
Work-in-process		427.2			450.5
Supplies at average cost		297.6			301.4
Total current inventory		$	826.5		$	836.5
Inventory, long-term
Leach stockpiles		$	630.7		$	512.7

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