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Can I have your opinion on B2Gold Corporation?

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B2Gold Corp., $4.14, symbol BTO on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 392.7 million; Market cap: $1.6 billion; www.b2gold.com), owns the Limon and Libertad gold mines in Nicaragua. The company also holds exploration and development properties in Colombia, Uruguay, Nicaragua, Namibia and Costa Rica. Bema Gold’s management team formed B2Gold after Kinross Gold bought Bema in early 2007. B2Gold recently agreed to acquire CGA Mining (symbol CGA on Toronto) for $1.1 billion. CGA owns the Masbate gold mine in the Philippines, which produces about 200,000 ounces a year. In the three months ended June 30, 2012, B2Gold’s revenue rose 5.2%, to $57.3 million from $54.5 million a year earlier. Cash flow per share fell 22.2%, to $0.07 from $0.09. B2Gold expects to produce 155,000 ounces of gold this year. The addition of the Masbate mine, plus ongoing expansions at its current projects, will likely push that figure up to 385,000 ounces next year. Output could rise as high as 700,000 ounces in 2016 if B2Gold successfully…