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UPDATE 1-Thompson Creek profit slips as costs rise

Fri May 9, 2008 2:09am IST
 
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TORONTO, May 8 (Reuters) - Thompson Creek Metals (TCM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday its first-quarter profit eased slightly as higher molybdenum prices were offset by rising costs.

The Canadian molybdenum producer earned a net $46.8 million, or 37 cents a share, in the quarter ended March 31, down slightly from $47.7 million, or 43 cents a share, in the year-before period.

Quarterly revenue slipped to $254.8 million from $267.9 million.

Production rose to 5.6 million pounds from 5.4 million pounds in the year-before quarter, while the average realized price of molybdenum climbed to $32.69 a pound from $24.87 a pound.

Cash costs per pound were $10.54 in the quarter, up from $8.59.

Thompson Creek said it expects average 2008 cash operating costs of $6 to $6.50 a pound at its Thompson Creek mine in Idaho and $9.50 to $10.25 a pound at its Endako mine in British Columbia.

Molybdenum is used mainly as a hardening agent in stainless steel and is valued for its anti-corrosive and strengthening properties.

($1=$1.02 Canadian) (Reporting by Cameron French; Editing by Peter Galloway)

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