These two will profit with rising metal prices

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BREAKWATER RESOURCES $0.39 (Toronto symbol BWR; SI Rating: Speculative) (416-363-4798; www.breakwater.ca; Shares outstanding: 700.8 million; Market cap: $273.3 million; No dividends paid) is a Canadian-based mining company that mainly produces zinc. Breakwater has mines in Canada, Chile and Honduras. The company earned $0.01 a share in the three months ended December 31, 2009. A year earlier, it lost $0.12 a share. Breakwater’s cash flow was $0.016 a share in the latest quarter. Early last year, Breakwater raised $23 million in a share issue. That let the company pay off $16 million of debt that was due immediately. It now holds cash of $41.8 million, and has $8 million of long-term debt. Zinc is trading around $1.08 U.S. a pound, up 68.8% from $0.64 a year ago, but below its late-2006high of over $2.00. Breakwater’s shares could rise sharply if zinc prices keep moving up along with an economic recovery. That’s because Breakwater’s cash flow per share rises $0.02 for every $0.10 a pound of…