Goldcorp Mexico sees Penasquito gold output soon

MEXICO CITY, March 12 (Reuters) - Goldcorp Inc (G.TO: Quote, Profile, Research)(GG.N: Quote, Profile, Research)expects to start producing gold from its Penasquito mine in northern Mexico over the next two months, well ahead of schedule, the Canadian company's Mexico subsidiary said on Wednesday.

Goldcorp Mexico Vice President Salvador Garcia told Reuters at a Canadian Chamber of Commerce event that the company expects the Penasquito mine, in Zacatecas state, to produce around 30,000 ounces of gold in 2008. (Reporting by Mica Rosenberg; Editing by Marguerita Choy)