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Exhibit 4.42
 EXECUTION VERSION
 PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
 AMONG
 ASARCO LLC,
 AR SILVER BELL, INC.,
 COPPER BASIN RAILWAY, INC.,
 ASARCO SANTA CRUZ, INC.,
 STERLITE (USA), INC.
 AND
 STERLITE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LTD




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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 PageARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
    
    
    51.1
    
    Certain Definitions
    
    
    51.2
    
    Other Terms
    
    
    201.3
    
    Certain Rules of Construction
    
    
    20ARTICLE II SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE PURCHASED ASSETS
    
    
    202.1
    
    Purchased Assets
    
    
    202.2
    
    Excluded Assets
    
    
    242.3
    
    Assumed Liabilities
    
    
    262.4
    
    Retained Liabilities
    
    
    262.5
    
    Contract Designation Rights
    
    
    272.6
    
    Ventura.
    
    
    282.7
    
    Silver Bell.
    
    
    29ARTICLE III PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT
    
    
    293.1
    
    Purchase Price
    
    
    293.2
    
    Deposit
    
    
    293.3
    
    Closing Purchase Price Adjustment
    
    
    293.4
    
    Dispute Resolution
    
    
    303.5
    
    Allocation of Purchase Price
    
    
    31ARTICLE IV CLOSING
    
    
    314.1
    
    Time and Place of Closing
    
    
    314.2
    
    Items to Be Delivered by Sellers
    
    
    324.3
    
    Items to Be Delivered by Purchaser
    
    
    33ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
    
    
    345.1
    
    Organization and Good Standing
    
    
    345.2
    
    Authorization of Agreement
    
    
    345.3
    
    No Violation; Consents
    
    
    355.4
    
    Financial Information
    
    
    355.5
    
    Compliance with Laws; Permits
    
    
    365.6
    
    Sufficiency of Purchased Assets
    
    
    365.7
    
    Purchased Real Property
    
    
    365.8
    
    Material Contracts
    
    
    365.9
    
    Customers and Suppliers
    
    
    375.10
    
    Employee Benefit Matters
    
    
    375.11
    
    Environmental Matters
    
    
    385.12
    
    Labor Matters
    
    
    385.13
    
    Taxes
    
    
    405.14
    
    Insurance
    
    
    405.15
    
    Financial Advisors
    
    
    40ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER AND PURCHASER PARENT
    
    
    406.1
    
    Organization and Good Standing
    
    
    406.2
    
    Authorization of Agreement
    
    
    406.3
    
    No Violation; Consents
    
    
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Page6.4
    
    Litigation
    
    
    416.5
    
    Investment Intention
    
    
    416.6
    
    Financial Capability
    
    
    426.7
    
    Bankruptcy
    
    
    426.8
    
    Financial Advisors
    
    
    426.9
    
    Subsequent Sales
    
    
    42ARTICLE VII COVENANTS
    
    
    427.1
    
    Access to Information
    
    
    427.2
    
    Conduct of the Business Pending the Closing
    
    
    437.3
    
    Cooperation; Consents and Filings
    
    
    447.4
    
    Preservation of Records
    
    
    467.5
    
    Confidentiality
    
    
    477.6
    
    Public Announcements
    
    
    477.7
    
    Bankruptcy Matters
    
    
    477.8
    
    Title Insurance
    
    
    487.9
    
    Bonds and Assurances
    
    
    487.10
    
    Non-Solicitation
    
    
    487.11
    
    Risk of Loss; Casualty Loss
    
    
    507.12
    
    Further Assurances
    
    
    507.13
    
    Payments and Proceeds
    
    
    507.14
    
    Transition Services Agreement
    
    
    50ARTICLE VIII EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
    
    
    518.1
    
    Employment
    
    
    518.2
    
    Terms of Continued Employment
    
    
    518.3
    
    Assumption of Plans
    
    
    528.4
    
    Service Credit
    
    
    528.5
    
    Vacation and Leave
    
    
    528.6
    
    Welfare Benefit Plans; Workers Compensation; Other Benefits
    
    
    528.7
    
    OSHA Medical Records; Other Records; Payroll Deductions
    
    
    538.8
    
    Announcement
    
    
    538.9
    
    Warn Act
    
    
    54ARTICLE IX TAX MATTERS
    
    
    549.1
    
    Transaction Taxes
    
    
    549.2
    
    Tax Prorations
    
    
    549.3
    
    Tax Refunds
    
    
    55ARTICLE X CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
    
    
    5510.1
    
    Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Each Party
    
    
    5510.2
    
    Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser and Purchaser Parent
    
    
    5610.3
    
    Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Sellers
    
    
    56ARTICLE XI LIMITATIONS
    
    
    5711.1
    
    Purchasers Review
    
    
    5711.2
    
    As-Is; Sale
    
    
    5711.3
    
    Waivers and Releases
    
    
    5911.4
    
    No Consequential or Punitive Damages
    
    
    6011.5
    
    No Recourse
    
    
    6011.6
    
    Acceptance and Discharge
    
    
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PageARTICLE XII TERMINATION
    
    
    6012.1
    
    Termination of Agreement
    
    
    6012.2
    
    Effect of Termination
    
    
    62ARTICLE XIII PURCHASER PARENT GUARANTEE
    
    
    6413.1
    
    Purchaser Parent Guarantee
    
    
    64ARTICLE XIV MISCELLANEOUS
    
    
    6614.1
    
    Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
    
    
    6614.2
    
    Remedies
    
    
    6614.3
    
    Bankruptcy Court Approval
    
    
    6614.4
    
    Expenses
    
    
    6614.5
    
    Disclosure Schedules
    
    
    6714.6
    
    Governing Law
    
    
    6714.7
    
    Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
    
    
    6714.8
    
    Waiver of Jury Trial
    
    
    6814.9
    
    No Right of Set-Off
    
    
    6814.10
    
    Time of Essence
    
    
    6814.11
    
    Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers
    
    
    6814.12
    
    Table of Contents and Headings
    
    
    6914.13
    
    Notices
    
    
    6914.14
    
    Severability
    
    
    7014.15
    
    Binding Effect; Assignment
    
    
    7014.16
    
    No Third-Party Beneficiaries
    
    
    7014.17
    
    Counterparts
    
    
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  ExhibitsExhibit A
    
    Form of Assignment and Assumption AgreementExhibit B
    
    Form of Bill of SaleExhibit C-1
    
    Form of Purchaser OpinionExhibit C-2
    
    Form of Purchaser Parent OpinionExhibit D
    
    Form of Letter of CreditExhibit E
    
    Closing Accounts Statement Principles and IllustrationExhibit F-1 throughExhibit F-4
    
    Forms of DeedsExhibit G
    
    Form of Leasehold DeedExhibit H
    
    Form of Assignment and Assumption of Ground Lease AgreementExhibit I
    
    Form of Patent AssignmentExhibit J
    
    Form of Trademark AssignmentExhibit K
    
    Services to be Included in Transition Services AgreementSeller Disclosure ScheduleSection 1.1A
    
    Permitted LiensSection 1.1B
    
    Sellers KnowledgeSection 2.1(b)
    
    Machinery and EquipmentSection 2.1(c)
    
    Purchased Real PropertySection 2.1(e)(i)
    
    Leases of Real Property (ASARCO as Lessee)Section 2.1(e)(ii)
    
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Section 2.1(e)(viii)
    
    Insurance PoliciesSection 2.1(e)(xiii)
    
    Real Property Leases (ASARCO as Lessor)Section 2.1(e)(xiv)
    
    Royalty AgreementsSection 2.1(e)(xv)
    
    Other ContractsSection 2.1(g)
    
    Motor VehiclesSection 2.1(j)
    
    PatentsSection 2.1(k)
    
    TrademarksSection 2.1(m)
    
    PermitsSection 2.1(o)
    
    Patented and Unpatented Mining ClaimsSection 2.1(p)
    
    Adversary ProceedingsSection 2.2(c)
    
    Equity SecuritiesSection 2.2(e)
    
    Retained ProceedingsSection 2.2(g)
    
    Retained Real PropertySection 2.2(j)
    
    Retained ContractsSection 2.2(n)
    
    Retained Adversary ProceedingsSection 2.5(a)
    
    Assumed ContractsSection 5.3(a)
    
    Sellers ConsentsSection 5.3(b)
    
    Governmental ApprovalsSection 5.4
    
    Financial InformationSection 5.5
    
    Compliance with LawsSection 5.7
    
    Purchased Real PropertySection 5.8(a)
    
    Material ContractsSection 5.9
    
    Customers and SuppliersSection 5.10(a)
    
    Employee Benefit PlansSection 5.10(b)
    
    Employee Benefit PlansSection 5.10(d)
    
    Litigation Regarding Employee Benefit PlansSection 5.11
    
    Environmental MattersSection 5.12(a)
    
    Labor MattersSection 5.12(b)
    
    Labor MattersSection 5.12(c)
    
    Labor MattersSection 5.12(d)
    
    Labor MattersSection 5.12(e)
    
    Labor MattersSection 5.12 (f)
    
    Labor MattersSection 5.13
    
    TaxesSection 5.14
    
    InsuranceSection 7.2
    
    Conduct of BusinessSection 7.9
    
    Bonds and AssurancesSection 8.2(b)
    
    Severance BenefitsSection 8.3
    
    Assumed Benefit PlansSection 8.9
    
    WARN ActSection 10.3
    
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PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
 Agreement Effective
Date ASARCO ARSB CBRI Santa Cruz Non-Debtor Sellers Sellers Seller Purchaser Purchaser Parent
  Bankruptcy Code
       
 ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
 
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Acquisition Proposal
 Adjustment Payment Section 3.3(c)
 Affiliate affiliated control controlled by under
common control with
 Agreement
 Allocation Section 3.5
 Ancillary Agreements
 Applicable Law
 ARSB
 ASARCO
 Asbestos FCR
 Asset Retirement Obligations
 Assignment and Assumption Agreement Exhibit A
 Assignment and Assumption of Ground Lease Agreement Section 4.2(d).
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Assumed Contracts Section 2.1(e)
 Assumed Environmental Liabilities Section
2.3(e)
 Assumed Liabilities Section 2.3
 Assumption Notice Section 2.5(a)
 Assumed Pre-Petition Contracts Section 2.1(e)
 Assumption-Pending Pre-Petition Contracts Section
2.5(a)
 Bankruptcy Cases
 Bankruptcy Code
 Bankruptcy Court
 Bid Protections Order Section 7.7(a)
 Bill of Sale Exhibit B
 Bonds
 Bonds and Assurances Section 7.9
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Retained Books and Records
 Business
 Business Day
 Cash Section 2.2(a)
 Casualty Section 7.11
 CBRI
 CFIUS Section 7.3(e)
 CFIUS Notice Section 7.3(e)
 Closing Section 4.1
 Closing Accounts Amount Exhibit E
 Closing Accounts Statement Section 3.3(a)
 Closing Date
 Closing Payment Section 3.1
 Coal Act
 COBRA Section 8.6(b)
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Code
 Collective Bargaining Agreements
 Committee
 Confidentiality Agreement Section 7.5
 Confirmation Deadline Section 12.1(b)
 Contract
 Creditor Constituents
 Cure Claims
 Customers Section 5.9
 Deeds Section 4.2(c)
 Deemed Value
 Deposit Section 3.2
 Disclosure Statement
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Effective Order
 Employees Section 8.1(a).
 Enforceability Exceptions
 Environmental Claims
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seq. et. seq. et. seq. et. seq. et. seq. et. seq. et. seq. et. seq. et. seq. et. seq. et. seq.
 Environmental Permit
 Equity Securities
 ERISA
 Exchange Arrangements Exhibit E
 Excluded Assets Section 2.2
 Excluded Payables
 Excluded Receivables Section 2.2(l)
 Exon-Florio Provision Section 7.3(e)
 Final Arbiter Section 3.4(d)
 Financial Statements Section 5.4
 FINSA Section 7.3(e)
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GAAP
 Governmental Authority
 Grupo
 Hayden Settlement Agreement
 Hazardous Materials
 HSR Act
 Included Payables Exhibit E
 Included Receivables Exhibit E
 Inventory
 Inventory Amount Exhibit E
 Law
 Leasehold Deeds Section 4.2(d)
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Leasehold Property Section 2.1(e)(i)
 Legal Proceeding
 Letter of Credit Section 3.2
 Liabilities
 Lien
 March Accounts Amount Exhibit E
 Matching/Topping Right Section 7.10(d)
 Material Contracts Section 5.8(a)
 Mission Mine Settlement Agreement
 Negotiation Period Section 3.4(b)
 New CBA Section 7.3(d)
 Non-Debtor Contracts Section 2.1(e)
 Non-Debtor Sellers
 Non-Target Properties
 Non-Union Employees Section 8.1(a)
 Objection Date Section 3.4(a)
 Objection Notice Section 3.4(a)
 Obligations Section 13.1(a)
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Order
 Ordinary Course of Business
 Organizational Documents
 OSHA
 Patent Assignment Section 4.2(j)
 Patents
 Pension Plan Section 5.10(b)
 Periodic Taxes Section 9.2
 Permits
 Permitted Liens Section 1.1A
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Person
 Plan
 Plan Confirmation Order
 Pre-Petition Contracts Section 2.1(e)
 Post-Petition Contracts Section 2.1(e)
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Proprietary Software Section 2.1(i)
 Proration Periods Section 9.2
 Purchase Price Section 3.1
 Purchased Assets Section 2.1
 Purchased Real Property Section 2.1(c)
 Purchaser
 Purchaser Breach Section 3.2(a)(ii)
 Purchaser Opinion Exhibit C-1
 Purchaser Parent
 Purchaser Parent Opinion Exhibit
C-2
 Real Property Section 2.1(e)(i)
 Release
 Remedial Action
 Retained Books and Records
 Retained Liabilities Section 2.4
 Santa Cruz
 Santa Cruz JV Agreement
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Securities Act Section 6.5
 Seller Data Room
 Seller Disclosure Schedule
 Seller Employee Benefit Plan
 Seller Material Adverse Effect provided,
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Sellers Accountants
 Sellers Knowledge Section 1.1B
 Silver Bell
 Silver Bell Interests Section 2.1(h)
 Silver Bell LLC Agreement
 Silver Bell Property
 Stand-Alone Plan
 Subsidiary
 Subsidiary Committee
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Superior Proposal Threshold Section 12.2(b)(v) Section 12.1(d)
 Suppliers Section 5.9
 Survey Section 7.8
 Tax
 Tax Return
 Taxing Authority
 Termination Date Section 12.1(c)
 Title Company Section 7.8
 Title Policy Section 7.8
 Title Report Section 7.8
 Tolling Arrangements
 Trademark Assignment Section 4.2(k)
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Trademarks
 Transaction Taxes Section 9.1
 Transferred Employees Section 8.1
 Transition Services Agreement Section
7.14 Exhibit
K
 Union Employees Section 8.1(a)
 Unions Section 10.3
 Unpaid Cure Claims Amount provided
 WARN Act Section 8.9
 
 Other Terms
 
 Certain Rules of Construction
 
 ARTICLE II
SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE PURCHASED ASSETS
 
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Purchased Assets
  Section 2.1(b)
 Section 2.1(c) Purchased Real Property
  Section 2.2(j) Assumed Pre-Petition Contracts Section 2.5 Pre-Petition Contracts Post-Petition Contracts Non-Debtor Contracts Assumed Contracts
 Section 2.1(e)(i) Leasehold
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Section 2.1(e)(ii)
      Section 2.1(e)(viii)
 Article VIII
    Section 2.1(e)(xiii)
 Section 2.1(e)(xiv)
 Section 2.1(e)(xv)
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Section 2.7
  Section 2.1(g)
 Section 2.7 Silver Bell Interests
 Proprietary Software
 Section 2.1(j)
 Section 2.1(k)
  Section 2.1(m)
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Section 2.1(p)
 
 Excluded Assets Section 2.1 Excluded Assets
 Cash
 Section 9.1
 Section
2.2(c) Section 2.2(c)
 Section 2.1(e)(viii)
 Section 2.2(e)
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United States v. ASARCO Inc., et al.,
     Article VIII
  Section 2.2(j)
 Section
2.2(j) Section 2.2
 Section 2.2 Excluded Receivables
  Section 2.1(p) Section 2.2(e) Section 2.2(n) Section 2.2(n)
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Assumed Liabilities Assumed
Liabilities
   Article VIII Article VIII
 Article IX Sections 9.1 9.2
 Sections 2.4(f) (g) (h) Assumed Environmental Liabilities
  Sections 2.4(a) c
 
 Retained Liabilities Retained Liabilities
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Section 2.3(d)
   Article VIII
    
 Contract Designation Rights
 Assumption-Pending Pre-Petition Contracts Assumption
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Section 2.5(d)
  Section 2.5(d) Section 2.5(d) provided,
however, Section 2.5(d)
 
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Silver Bell
 
 ARTICLE III
PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT
 
 Purchase Price Closing Payment Purchase Price
 
 Deposit Letter of Credit Exhibit D Deposit
  Section 4.3(a)
 Purchaser Breach
  
 Closing Purchase Price Adjustment
 Closing Accounts Statement Exhibit E
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Section 3.4 Adjustment Payment
   Section 3.3(c)
 
 Dispute Resolution
 Objection Notice Objection
Date Section
3.4(a)
 a Negotiation Period
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Final Arbiter
 
 Allocation of Purchase Price Allocation
 
 ARTICLE IV
CLOSING
 
 Time and Place of Closing Article II Closing Article X
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Items to Be Delivered by Sellers
   Deeds Exhibit F-1 Exhibit F-2
 Leasehold Deeds Exhibit G Exhibit H Assignment and Assumption of Ground Lease Agreement
 Section 2.1(g)
   Sections 10.2(a) 10.2(b)
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Exhibit I Patent Assignment
 Exhibit J Trademark Assignment
  Exhibit F-3
 Exhibit F-4 Section 2.1(o)
  
 Items to Be Delivered by Purchaser
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Section 4.3(h)
 Section 7.9
 
 ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
  
 Organization and Good Standing
 
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No Violation; Consents
 Section 5.3(a) Section 5.3(b) Section 5.3(b)
  
 Financial Information
 Financial
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Compliance with Laws; Permits
   Section 5.5
 
 Sufficiency of Purchased Assets
 
 Purchased Real Property.
 
 Material Contracts
 Section 5.8(a) Material Contracts
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Customers and Suppliers Section 5.9 Customers Suppliers
 
 Employee Benefit Matters
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Pension Plan
   
 Environmental Matters
  Sections 5.3(a)(ii) (iii) (iv) 5.3(b) 5.8(a)(ix) 5.8(b) 5.8(c) 5.14 Section 5.11
 
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Taxes
 
 Insurance Section 5.14
 
 Financial Advisors
 
 ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PURCHASER AND PURCHASER PARENT
  
 Organization and Good Standing
 
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No Violation; Consents
   
 Litigation
 
 Investment Intention Securities Act
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Financial Capability
 
 Bankruptcy
 
 Financial Advisors
 
 Subsequent Sales
 
 ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS
 
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Section 7.1 Section 7.1
 
 Conduct of the Business Pending the Closing Section 7.2
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Article
VIII Section 7.2(i)
 Article VIII
  Section 7.2
   
 Cooperation; Consents and Filings
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provided, however Section 7.3 Section 2.5 Section 7.10
 Section 7.1
 Section 7.3
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Exon-Florio
Provision CFIUS CFIUS Notice
 provided, however,
 provided, however,
 
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Confidentiality Confidentiality Agreement
 
 Public Announcements provided
 
 Bankruptcy Matters
 Section 7.10 Section
12.2(b)(v) Bid Protections Order
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Section 5.8(a) Section 2.5(a) Section 12.1(b) Section 7.7 Section 7.10
 
 Title Insurance Title Report Title Policy Title Company Survey
 
 Bonds and Assurances Section 7.9 Bonds and Assurances
 
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provided, however
   Section 7.10 Section 12.2
  Matching/Topping Right Section 7.10(c)
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Risk of Loss; Casualty Loss Casualty
 
 Further Assurances
 
 Payments and Proceeds
   
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ARTICLE VIII
EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
 
 Employment
 Non-Union Employees Union
Employees Employees Transferred Employees Section 8.1(a)
   
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Section 8.2(a)
 Section 8.2(a) Section 8.2(b) Section 8.2(b)
 
 Assumption of Plans Section
8.3
 
 Service Credit provided, however,
 
 Vacation and Leave
 
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Section 8.6
 COBRA
  
 OSHA Medical Records; Other Records; Payroll Deductions Section 8.1 Section 8.1
 
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Warn Act WARN Act Section
8.9
 
 ARTICLE IX
TAX MATTERS
 
 Transaction Taxes Transaction Taxes provided, however,
 
 Tax Prorations Periodic Taxes Proration Periods Section 9.2
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Section 9.2 Section 9.2
 
 Tax Refunds Section
9.3
 
 ARTICLE X
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
 
 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Each Party
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Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser and Purchaser Parent
 Section 10.2(a)
  Section 4.2
 
 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Sellers
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Section 4.3
 Sections 5.3(a) 5.3(b)
 
 ARTICLE XI
LIMITATIONS
 
 Purchasers Review
 Disclaimer Regarding Projections
 Limited Duties
 
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SECTION 11.3
 
 No Consequential or Punitive Damages SECTIONS 7.5 7.6 ARTICLE XIII
 
 No Recourse
  Article XIII
 
 Acceptance and Discharge
 
 ARTICLE XII
TERMINATION
 
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Confirmation Deadline provided, however Section 12.1(b)
 Termination Date provided, however Section 12.1(c)
   provided, however Section 12.1(f)
 provided,
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Sections 10.2(a) (b) Sections 10.3(a) (b)
  
 Effect of Termination
 Section 12.1
 Section 12.1 Section 12.1
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Section 12.2(b) Section
12.2 Sections 3.2 7.5 7.6 14.4 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.11 14.13 14.14 Section 7.1 Articles XI XIII
 
 ARTICLE XIII
PURCHASER PARENT GUARANTEE
 
 Purchaser Parent Guarantee
 Obligations Section 13.1
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 Section 13.1
 Section 13.1
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Section 13.1 Section 13.1
 
 ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS
 
 Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Covenants Sections
7.1 7.5 7.6 Articles VIII IX XI XIII
 
 Remedies Section 12.1 Section 3.2 Section
12.2(b)(v) Section 12.1
 
 Bankruptcy Court Approval
 
 Expenses
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Section 14.4
 
 Disclosure Schedules Article V Article V
 
 Governing Law
 
 Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
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14.13 provided,
however
  Section 14.13
 
 Waiver of Jury Trial
 
 No Right of Set-Off
 
 Time of Essence
 
 Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers
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Severability
 
 Binding Effect; Assignment provided, however
 
 No Third-Party Beneficiaries Section
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SELLERS:
ASARCO LLC, a Delaware limited liability
companyBy:
    /s/ Joseph F. LapinskyName:
    Joseph F LapinskyTitle:
    Chief Executive Officer and PresidentAR SILVER BELL, INC., a Delaware corporationBy:
    /s/ Douglas E. McAllisterName:
    Douglas E. McAllisterTitle:
    PresidentCOPPER BASIN RAILWAY, INC., a Delaware
corporationBy:
    /s/ Douglas E. McAllisterName:
    Douglas E. McAllisterTitle:
    Vice PresidentASARCO SANTA CRUZ, INC., a Delaware
corporationBy:
    /s/ Douglas E. McAllisterName:
    Douglas E. McAllisterTitle:
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PURCHASER:
STERLITE (USA), INC.By:
    /s/ C.V. KrishnanName:
    C.V. KrishnanTitle:
    PresidentPURCHASER PARENT:
STERLITE INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LTD.By:
    /s/ C.V. KrishnanName:
    C.V. KrishnanTitle:
    Managing Director (Power)