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SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION: (Details 5) | 12 Months Ended
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Copper cathodes | Mitsui |
Long-term sales contract |
Quantity to be supplied (in tons) | 48,000
Quantity to be supplied related to prior contract (period 1994-2000) (in tons) | 90,000
Quantity to be supplied related to prior contract in 2014 (in tons) | 48,000
Term of agreement | 5 years
Quantity to be supplied related to prior contract in 2015 (in tons) | 42,000
Quantity to be supplied related to additional annual contract in 2015 (in tons) | 6,000
Quantity to be supplied related to additional annual contract from 2016 until 2019 (in tons) | 48,000
Additional term in which contract may be renewed | 5 years
Copper cathodes | Mitsui | Tia Maria |
Long-term sales contract |
Quantity to be supplied following the full startup of project (in tons) | 24,000
Molybdenum concentrates | Molibdenos y Metales |
Long-term sales contract |
Quantity to be supplied (in tons) | 26,210
Period for which contract can be extended | 1 year
Minimum period for which contract is to be maintained | 3 years
Molybdenum concentrates | Molymex |
Long-term sales contract |
Minimum percentage of total production required to be supplied | 80.00%

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