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Pat: Kindly give me your current opinion on QuadraFNX. Many thanks.

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QuadraFNX Mining, $16.26, symbol QUX on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 188.9 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion, www.quadrafnx.com), completed its merger with FNX Mining earlier this year. The combined company now operates five mines in Canada, Chile and the U.S. In 2011, Quadra FNX expects these mines to produce about 300 million pounds of copper and more than 150,000 ounces of gold, platinum and palladium. Quadra FNX also owns the Sierra Gorda copper/molybdenum development project in Chile, and the Malmbjerg molybdenum development project in Greenland. The company needs a continued economic recovery to move copper prices even higher. But its cash flow is steady. Moreover, its development projects and producing mines in stable countries like Canada, the U.S. and Chile give it appeal. QuadraFNX trades at 6.8 times its forecast 2011 cash flow per share of $2.38. QuadraFNX is okay for aggressive investors to hold. hold. …