RESEARCH ALERT-UBS raises Agnico Eagle to buy

Oct 11 (Reuters) - :

* UBS raises Agnico Eagle to buy from neutral

* UBS cuts Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc price target to C$3.5

from C$4.25

* UBS raises Barrick Gold target price to $52 from $46; rating buy

* UBS raises Rainy River Resources Ltd price target to C$7 from C$6;

rating buy * UBS raises Centerra Gold target price to C$17 from C$15.5; rating buy

* UBS raises Pan American Silver Corp price target to $25 from $22;

rating buy

* UBS cuts Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp price target to $10 from

$11.5; rating buy

* UBS raises Coeur d'Alene Mines target price to $34 from $30; rating

buy

* UBS cuts Mirabela Nickel Ltd price target to C$0.9 from C$1; rating

buy

* UBS raises First Majestic Silver target price to C$24 from C$21.5;

rating neutral

* UBS raises Kinross Gold Corp price target to $12.5 from $11; rating

buy

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