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Dear Pat: I would be glad to have your views on the following company: First Majestic Silver Corporation. I look forward to your reply.

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First Majestic Silver Corp., $16.93, symbol FR on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 105.4 million; Market cap: $1.8 billion; www.firstmajestic.com), owns and operates three silver mines in Mexico: the La Parrilla mine, the San Martin mine and the La Encantada mine. In the three months ended December 31, 2011, First Majestic’s revenue jumped 51.6%, to $60.8 million from $40.1 million a year earlier (all amounts except share price and market cap in U.S. dollars). The company earned $0.20 a share, up 42.9% from $0.14. Cash flow jumped 45.8%, to $0.35 a share from $0.24. The company increased its production, and silver prices rose 27.4%, to $31.70 an ounce from $24.88; these were the main reasons for the gains. For all of 2011, First Majestic produced a record 7.6 million ounces of silver, up 8% from 7 million ounces in 2010. The company expects its production to rise to between 8.8 million and 9.3 million ounces this year. First Majestic has lots of potential to increase…