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SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION: - Provisional Sale (Details) lb in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) lb | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Provisionally priced sales: |  |
Provisional price sales adjustment amounts included in net sales | $ 4,200,000 | $ 10,000,000.0
Copper |  |
Provisionally priced sales: |  |
Provisional price sales adjustment amounts included in accounts receivable | $ (4,000,000.0) | 7,600,000
Copper | January through March 2019 |  |
Provisionally priced sales: |  |
Sales volume (in million lbs.) | lb | 116.8 |
Provisional price | $ 2.80 |
Molybdenum |  |
Provisionally priced sales: |  |
Provisional price sales adjustment amounts included in accounts receivable | $ 8,200,000 | $ 2,400,000
Molybdenum | January through March 2019 |  |
Provisionally priced sales: |  |
Sales volume (in million lbs.) | lb | 13.7 |
Provisional price | $ 9.20 |

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