Topic: How To Invest

Q: Pat, may I have your opinion on MAG Silver Corp., MAG-T? Thank you.

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A: MAG Silver Corp., $13.11, symbol MAG on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 80.8 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion; www.magsilver.com), is focused on developing its 44%-owned Juanicipio project in Mexico. Global silver miner Fresnillo plc. (symbol FRES on the London Stock Exchange) holds 56% interest in the project. It’s also the operator of the Juanicipio project and holds an 11.4% stake in MAG Silver. In 2003, MAG Silver acquired 100% interest in Juanicipio. Over a period of two years, from 2005 to 2007, Fresnillo (through its controlling shareholder Industrias Peñoles, S.A. De C.V.) earned a 56% stake in the project by contributing $5.0 million U.S. in exploration funding and through its purchase of $1.0 million U.S. worth of MAG shares. MAG Silver also owns, or holds interests, in a number of other property assets and mineral claims in Mexico. That includes its 100% owned Cinco de Mayo property, a silver, gold, lead and zinc exploration project. The Juanicipio project is one of the highest-grade undeveloped silver…