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Copper Mountain Mining Corporation  (TSX CUM)

Copper Mountain announces fourth quarter 2011 production results and gives guidance for 2012 production

The mine produced 22.2 million pounds of copper, 7,800 ounces of gold, and 161,800 ounces of silver during the four months of operations in 2011.  Since start up of production in September 2011 the mine has continued to make one shipment of concentrate per month to the smelters in Japan.  As of December 31, 2011 the mine completed a total of four shipments containing approximately 17.4 million pounds of copper and precious metals generating an estimated $80 million in gross revenue. 

RuggedCom Inc. (TSX RCM)

RuggedCom Board agrees to C$33.00 per share cash offer from Siemens

B2Gold Corp (TSX BTO)

B2Gold Corp. Reports on Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Gold Production and Guidance for 2012 Production and Development and Exploration Plans and Budgets

B2Gold achieved record consolidated gold production for La Libertad and Limon mines in Nicaragua in the fourth quarter of 2011, producing 38,808 ounces of gold. Total gold production for 2011 was approximately 144,604 ounces, at the upper range of guidance.

   B2Gold is projecting another record year for gold production in 2012, with consolidated production from La Libertad and Limon Mines in Nicaragua estimated to total approximately 150,000 to 160,000 ounces of gold at a cash operating cost of approximately $590 to $625 per ounce. The mines are projecting a total of approximately $140 million in cash from operations based on a gold price of $1,550 per ounce. B2Gold has no debt and no gold hedging. Average operating cash costs have been budgeted to be approximately 10% higher in 2012 compared to 2011 mainly due to a higher strip ratio at La Libertad and higher consumables and power costs.

Hemisphere GPS (TSX HEM)

Hemisphere GPS Enters Data Services Market for Precision Agriculture through Acquisition of AgJunction

Established in 2008, AgJunction has developed a patent-pending, flexible, web-based system for client, farm and field management. The system is open and cloud-based to easily capture and share data from many types of precision agriculture controllers on the farm. Effective use of precision agriculture data can result in lower costs and environmental impact through lower use of pesticides, fertilizer and fuel, and provide a higher crop yield per acre, increased profitability and lower the impact on global food costs.

Timmins Gold Corp (TSX/AMEX TMM/TGD)

Timmins Gold Reports Record Production of 21,524 Gold Ounces in Final Quarter of 2011

The Company achieved record gold production of 21,524 gold ounces for the quarter, including a record month of 8,504 ounces of gold production for the month of December, 2011. The Company is pleased to report that the recovery ratio in December, 2011 was 76%. The recovery ratio for the period October 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 was 65%, up from 55% in the same period last year.

RCM         Ruggedcom                    Scott Penner............ TD Newcrest

HBM          Hudbay Minerals            1) David Cotterell ............BMO Capital Markets                                         

                                                                     (Top 1 of 13 analysts)                                                  

POT           PotashCorp                     1) Ben Isaacson...........…Scotia Capital

Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX ORE)

Orezone Reports Continued Positive Results at Bombore Gold Project

The results from the near surface oxide zone, both within and outside the pit shells that constrain the 2010 resource, continue to be positive and indicate that a significant expansion and upgrade of the oxide resources should be expected. As a result of new mineralization outside of the previous pit shells, the original 170,000 m drill program has been expanded to 215,000 m with the addition of 30,000 m of RC and 15,000 m of core drilling. Drilling is expected to be completed this quarter with a full NI 43-101 compliant resource update scheduled for release at the end of the second quarter. Further expansion drilling will continue through the balance of 2012.

The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc.  (TSX PJC.A)

Funny Thing Happened This Week....

Sugar Sammy is a Montreal comedian who works in 4 languages. His latest show You're Gonna Rire - Le show franglais spoofs our two official languages, and in a few weeks he's off to make people laugh in Haiti.

We thought there were some pretty funny things in the news this week- from RIM executives getting turfed by Air Canada and then losing their jobs, to the City of Gatineau asking immigrants to layoff on the spicy food. So we invited Sammy to spin it out for us and see how things look from his side of the http://www.cbc.ca/day6/blog/2011/12/09/episode-55-/ RIM at the 36.20 minute mark.

 

 

IMRIS (TSX/NSDQ IM/IMRS)  MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd

IMRIS and MDA Advancing Image Guided Surgical Robotics Program

The system is being designed initially to perform microsurgery and biopsy-stereotaxy applications on the brain with sub-millimeter precision by bringing the capabilities of surgical robotics together with real time MR imaging in a fully integrated IMRIS surgical suite under the full control of the neurosurgeon.  Ultimately, the technology is expected to extend into a broad range of surgical applications

    A clinical trial utilizing the first generation of the robot on a cohort of 120 patients is currently underway, led by Garnette Sutherland, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, at Calgary's Foothills Hospital.  The first public demonstration of IMRIS' robotic technology will be at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons in Washington DC, where Dr. Sutherland will share his experiences on October 3 and 4, 2011 with delegates visiting the IMRIS booth.

 

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty -- given the sustained economic uncertainty in Europe and the U.S. -- if Canada is heading back into recession. What would it take for another round of stimulus? Flaherty says a major shock.. To listen to the interview click on the link and then click on the play button for AVOIDING THE ECONOMIC SHOCK

Farmers have spoken! Or have they?

A majority of farmers say they want to keep it. The Minister of Agriculture says he wants to get rid of it. The future of the Canadian Wheat Board is in the balance. CBC Saskatoon producer Rosalie Woloskie dives into how one of the most hotly debated issues in Western Canada. To listen to the interview click on the link and then click on the play button for Farmers have spoken! Or have they?

CBC Radio

Euro DeepSixed

Was the euro a good idea whose time has come? Or a dumb idea with an inevitable ending playing out now in slow motion?

PLUS:

• Broomfield on Palin
• Parazit parodies Iran
• Greenpeace at Midlife
• TIFF vs. the Multiplex
• Stop it, George Lucas!
• Seismology on Trial
• Supercomputer vs. Nostradamus

CBC Radio

Blackberry maker Research In Motion has been losing ground, losing profits, and losing stock value. Yet they are trying to fight back with new phones, their Playbook tablet computer and a brand new music sharing service. Is it too little too late?

At the 25.07 minute mark

    

Suncor - Rick George

   Yesterday Prime Minister Stephen Harper joined other world leaders to demand that Bashar al-Assad step down immediately as president of Syria. Washington imposed new sanctions. They include freezing Syrian assets in the States and prohibiting U.S. companies from dealing in Syrian petroleum products.

   Canada has had some economic sanctions in place since May. But one of its largest energy companies still has operations in Syria. Suncor supplies natural gas to the domestic Syrian market. We spoke with Rick George, the President and CEO of Suncor. He was in Calgary. Visit the: The Current .

 

    

Paul Martin on Global Economic Crisis 

Please note:  For those who don't know Paul Martin: He was the Finance Minister who came into power in the midst of a recession, double digit interest rates, record deficit and a downgrade. Under his watch interest rates were lowered which stimulated the economy thus helped take care of the recession and increased tax revenue. Slashed spending  These 2 combined with the aid of the Goods & Services Tax introduced by the prior government turned a deficit into a surplus. The preceding government, The Conservatives, were able to pay down debt, lower the Goods & Services Tax, introduce a tax free savings account, reduce income tax and increase Provincial Governments funding.  Home and food purchases were exempt from the The Goods & Services Tax so it just takes a little thought. More at: The Current .

 

The House

Paul Martin warns the U.S.  

What is the impact of the U.S. debt crisis on Canada? And how much of this is about economics versus politics? James Cudmore talks with Paul Martin. The former finance minister, and former Prime Minister says it is "a very unfortunate political game." 

Please note: this was aired prior to the US vote while all the bickering was going on. For those who don't know Paul Martin: He was the Finance Minister who came into power in the midst of a recession, double digit interest rates, record deficit and  a  downgrade. Under his watch interest rates were lowered which stimulated the economy thus helped take care of the recession and increased tax revenue. Slashed spending  These 2 combined with the aid of the Goods & Services Tax introduced by the prior government turned a deficit into a surplus. The preceding government, The Conservatives, were able to pay down debt, lower the Goods & Services Tax, introduce a tax free savings account, reduce income tax and increase Provincial Governments funding.  Home and food purchases were exempt from the The Goods & Services Tax so it just takes a little thought. To listen to the interview click on the link and then click on the play button for Paul Martin warns the U.S. 

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