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Hello Pat: I would like your feedback on Lake Shore Gold Corp. Thanks.

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Lake Shore Gold, $0.29, symbol LSG on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 416.6 million; Market cap: $118.7 million; www.lsgold.com), expects to produce 120,000 to 135,000 ounces of gold from its Timmins West and Bell Creek mines this year. Both are located in Ontario’s Timmins Mining District. Ore from the Timmins West mine is processed at the nearby Bell Creek mill. Lake Shore Gold produced 85,782 ounces of gold in 2012. It is now increasing the mill’s output by 50% and expects to complete this project by mid-2013. The company’s growth prospects depend on its drilling program uncovering additional mineral reserves at both of its mines. It hopes to boost its production to as much as 160,000 ounces by 2014. In total, the company’s properties could hold as many as 3.5 million ounces of gold. The company holds cash and gold bullion of $61 million, or $0.15 a share. It reported cash flow of $0.10 a share in 2012. That could rise to as much as…