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Pat, What is your current view on Inmet Mining?

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Inmet Mining, $38.49, symbol IMN on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 56.1 million; Market cap: $2.2 billion), is a Canadian-based mining company that produces copper, zinc and gold. Inmet operates five mines: Cayeli in Turkey, Pyhasalmi in Finland, Troilus in northern Quebec, Ok Tedi in Papua New Guinea and Las Cruces, a high-grade copper deposit in Spain. Inmet recently started up production on this last site. Inmet also has a 100% interest in the pre-development stage Petaquilla copper project in Panama. Last November, Teck Resources opted out of the project, and development is suspended because the mine’s projected operating costs are above current copper prices. In the three months ended March 31, 2009, Inmet’s revenue fell 13.4%, to $239.2 million from $276.3 million a year earlier. Earnings fell 51.9%, to $51.3 million, or $1.06 a share, from $106.7 million, or $2.21 a share. Cash flow per share fell 27.5%, to $1.71 from $2.36. In the latest quarter, lower copper and zinc prices hurt revenue,…