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Inventories, Including Long-Term Mill and Leach Stockpiles (Unaudited) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Inventories, Including Long Term Mill and Leach Stockpiles [Abstract] |
Inventories, Including Long-Term Mill and Leach Stockpiles | INVENTORIES, INCLUDING LONG-TERM MILL AND LEACH STOCKPILES The components of inventories follow (in millions):
| March 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015 |
Current inventories: |  |  |  |
Mill stockpiles | $ | 139 |  |  | $ | 137 |  |
Leach stockpiles | 1,317 |  |  | 1,402 |  |
Total current mill and leach stockpiles | $ | 1,456 |  |  | $ | 1,539 |  |
Total materials and supplies, net a | $ | 1,445 |  |  | $ | 1,594 |  |
Raw materials (primarily concentrate) | $ | 247 |  |  | $ | 220 |  |
Work-in-process | 118 |  |  | 108 |  |
Finished goods | 709 |  |  | 743 |  |
Total product inventories | $ | 1,074 |  |  | $ | 1,071 |  |
Long-term inventories: |  |  |  |
Mill stockpiles | $ | 521 |  |  | $ | 480 |  |
Leach stockpiles | 1,182 |  |  | 1,183 |  |
Total long-term mill and leach stockpiles b | $ | 1,703 |  |  | $ | 1,663 |  |
a. | Materials and supplies inventory was net of obsolescence reserves totaling $27 million at March 31, 2016, and $26 million at December 31, 2015.
b. | Estimated metals in stockpiles not expected to be recovered within the next 12 months.

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