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nco Limited:

Editor,Rudo'ph Kneer

On The Cover..Some 6700 Sudbury and Districtresidents turned out for the OpenHouse, recenfly he'd at theCanadian AHoys RoHing MW inWa'den. n addition to touring themodern facihties. visitors viewed adisp'ay of the words mostcomplete seecflon of pure nicke'coins.

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October 1979 Vo'ume 39, No. 4

Published by the Public AffairsDepartment for emp'oyees ofthe Ontario Division of IncoMetals Company, Copper C'iff,Ontario, POM 1NO.Phone 705-682-0631.

Nine-Month Earnings At $72.5 MillionThird-Quarter Earnings Up At $55.9 Million

E3rn:na cf cc Lmtcd fcr c . 'e or of 1 /cre 25Dr 74 cents i common ar1, ccmwd hfl 67 r. oncents sharc or the correood:q cercd i• yC1r The e'eClrnprcved prce for nickeL ccppe, reccu meti; oobi ird rrnidproducts, and $3C. 7 mHcn oed:t eJ;tnq ioni ix b,ine n hc Jn€dKrgdcrn, These benef were ;re offset, hovever, by cHir c,oib ethe company Gijaternaan nd lndonesan crccct, ocY rd xnettrbutabe to the Sudbur r.Ke, jnd he idvec o o r'nc1 irS.:t C

adjustments. Earnnqs per hre ire fer ,cnces 'or rfeud d;vdend'jhch ctaHed $1 7.4 mHon fl be nne monfl of 97 . 5 rn nthe first nine months of 1978.

Earnings for the trnrd qLarer f 1979 were $55.9 rnon or 7common share compared ith earHnqs of 9. rnon, or sx oens ;hre, forthe thrd quarter o 1978. A cred of 24 1 rnon ro!atve o the tx chance n beUnited Kngdom is ncuded n the tHrdauarer 179 resu, he ccss3ndexpenses n he third quarter of 1978 ncuded $1 8.8 rnon cf bn:rrna: st-pcosts and strike expenses atrbuabIe c the Sudburv sfrke. Ern s for ke lhrdquarter of 1979, compared to the ocrrespcndinq perod ast year, asc 'ceneftedfrom sharply improved metals prices, but were adversely rectcd by ch&rgesapplicable to the Gualemalan and lndonesan rcect$ and curncy r-insuicnadjustments.

Net sales for he hrd udrter 1otaed 6C rncn, ocmpared wth 18mThon for ie third quarter of 197g. SaIe for e fr5t ne rncnrs irnourted TO$1734 mHon, compared Mth $1 .514 mWicn for the correspcndrq cencd ayear Sates 0 custcmerE these pcrodsere fcHcw n rnon o cc ir

All do/r rr pre','ed . S. rrc. Third Quarter Nine Months1979 1978 1979 978

nco Meta's Company $271 $200 $737 330ESE Ray.O.Vac 211 190 607 557Formed Metal Products Group 122 98 390 307

$604 $488 1,734 1544

Visitors From Far and Wide:

Inco Surface Tours Attracted 6,950 VisitorsReguIary Conducted Tours To Commence in May

Some 6,950 people toured ncos surface operations from July 16to September 14 durnq the Company's summer tour proqram, The fourdaily tours Nere avaHabe to persons 12 years of age and older,

Of the 6950 visitors, some 1300 were local residents. Ontarioresidents iving outside of Sudbury totaHed 2415, while 1400 of thetourists lived outside of the Province of Ontario. There were 1.360visitors from the United States and 425 with addresses n Europe, Theremainder of the tourists had addresses in other countries inc'udingAustra'ia, New Zealand and Japan.

The 90 minute tour included visits to the Copper Cliff South MineHoistroom. the Clarabelle Mill grinding aisle and control room and theCopper Cliff Smelter furnaces and converter aisle. Before and after thetours, visitors viewed films and disp'ays at the tour centre on mininqand refininq operations.

Regularly conducted tours of Incas surface operations at SudburywiH resume in May. 1980.

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Bob Surridge is a foreman with the products handling group in thefoundry additives plant at the Port Colborne Nickel Refinery. A 14yearveteran at Inco, Bob enjoys fixing up and remodelling his home. Withhis wife Sheila are daughters Rhonda, 17, Glenda, 16, andson Robbie, 6.

Representing Levack West mine is Rene Bujold, A loaderman with 32years of service, Rene enjoys fishing and working around the house.Rene is pictured here with hj wife Gaetanne, his daughter Susanne,23, and soniniaw Bruce Rhude. The grandchildren are, from left, Ben,11/2, Sarah 2, and Chad, 4.

Sheldon McCartney has been with Inco for the past 28 years and is anelectrical foreman in the Copper Cliff smelter. In his spare time,Sheldon enioys playing bridge. He also finds time to hunt and bowl withhis sons Shown with his wife Glen are, from left, Stuart, 19, Scott. 17,and Vickie, 21

This is the Bill Luciw family. Bill, an Incoite for over 15 years, is amaintenance foreman in the Copper Cliff smelter. During his spare timehe coaches girls'junior softball and also finds time to referee N.O.H.A.hockey. With his wife, Marlene, are, from left, daughters Lynn, 14,Shelley, 11, and Renata, 7.

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Addressing an enthusiastic audience, Roscoe rega/es a cost control meeting with incredible ta/esof overextended budgets and impossible deadlines that were part of his creation.

He's a television star, a radiopersonality, an accomplishedentertainer, and definitely a risingstar. He travels extensively,accepting engagements at schoolsRoscoe tours theand performing at libraries, drawing

• capacity crowds wherever he goes.And no wonder I He's debonair,

solidly-built, well-groomed, mild-Nickel Refinery mannered, and has personality Plus INot bad for a six-month-old whostands just under four feet tall and

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Roscoe undergoes a complete physical by first Roscoe loins the boys for lunch and a hand of cards from left, Paul Cote, assistant feedaid attendant Hubert Dekever. operator, Ed Lukie, process laborer, and Dale Van Horn, feed foreman

Feed operator Bill Bayley introduces Roscoethe Robot to receptionist Benita MacKinnon.

tips the scales at 75 pounds.His name is Roscoe. And he's a

walking, talking robot who recentlydecided that a tour of the Copper Cliffnickel refinery was in order. Thingsjust haven't been the same since!

In just one short day, Roscoecharmed the receptionist, captivatedthe cost control group, astounded themedics, mastered the converterbuilding's complex control room, beatthe lunchroom boys at cards, and

participated in heavy discussions withthe plant manager. fn all, a uniquevisit that will be long rememberedby everyone!

To find out more about Roscoe theRobot, the Triangle talked with itscreator, Bill Bayley, a feed operatorin the converter department.

Seems like the project had been onBill's mind for a couple of years -ever since he'd whipped out acartoon featuring robots. Creative,

Thoroughly sat,sfied with his plant tour, Roscoe heads for home a special ramp built by creatorBill Bayley allows Roscoe to enter hi mode of transportation easily and quickly.

and always handy with his hands, Billput the robot together, using partsfrom vending machines.

Intended as a Christmas presentfor his six-year-old daughter Linda, ittook Bill some two months toassemble Roscoe - approximately 1 50man-hours. Five small motors, a 50-foot extension cord and a control boxall help make the remote-controlledRoscoe function. His body is made ofwood, and his arms are hoses takenfrom an electric dryer. He moves onwooden wheels, and his oversize

running-shoes' are crafted fromaluminum. Pre-programmed tapesenable him to talk and explain toyoungsters just how he operates.

Built mainly for entertainment,Roscoe has so far cost Bill about$100, and will ultimately represent anexpenditure of over $1 000 by thetime the robot is refined to Bill'ssatisfaction.

Says Bill, "the project wasenjoyable and frustrating", and helaughingly adds that he's trying toteach Roscoe how to mow his lawn.When asked, naturally, if he'scontemplating a female robot, Billsays, "Well it's been requestedfrom whom, we wonder so yes, I'mthinking about it. Hmm. What do youthink of the name 'Roscella'?"

Guess if that ever happens, we'llhave to be on the lookout for a wholebunch of "little Rascals"!

Supervisor Steve Lemega, left, and secondclass maintenance mechanic Gino Gregorinihelp Roscoe master the controls.

Time for a serious discussion - Roscoe accepts an invitation from Peter Ryan, plant manager, foran indepth conversation dealing with the basic operation of the nickel refinery.

It all started innocently enough,with a quick browse through a musicstore display of record albumsfeaturing such titles as 'Our MissBrooks' "The Shadow", "InnerSanctum", 'Dragnet", "The LoneRanger", and, in particular, anoriginal version of HG. Wells' "Warof the Worlds".

One listen, and he was hooked!For Reg Hubert, scooptram operatorat Copper Cliff South mine, the hobbyof collecting and trading oldtime radioshows has, in just two short years,already provided him with over 4,500programs.

When first introduced to thefascinating world of "oldies butgoodies", Reg wondered if perhapsother Sudburians with similarrecordings might be interested intrading. He aired his thoughts on alocal open-line radio show andreceived immediate response from anarea resident willing to swap copies.By doing so, they realized they'deach doubled their own collections!

Reg then learned about othercollectors through a newsletter issuedby North American Radio Archives.Contact was made with an American,and the shows Reg obtained were

then traded for copies of showsowned by a collector in Ottawa.These were traded to a lady inDowling, and the shows obtainedfrom her were in turn traded to achap in St. Catharines. These showswent into Reg's collection library, tobe later traded with collectors inPortland and Maryland. And onand on

Reg's own catalogue shows acurrent listing of over 236 reels andmore than 300 cassettes, and he'staken his collection to such places asPioneer Manor and the chronic-caresection of Laurentian Hospital, wherehis shows provide welcomeentertainment for the older set.

Reg admits to receiving as manyas 15 seven-inch reels in one day,with each reel capable ofaccommodating twelve half-hourshows. Which means he can easilyfall behind in the listening andcopying of them. And while therecent strike gave him time to catchup on things, he points out that it justtakes one visit from the mailman witha bigger-than-usual offering of tapes,and he's behind again!

The equipment he's accumulatedincludes two reel-to-reel tape decks,

An unusual hobby - collecting those

stereo cassette tape decks, two 8-track recorders, and 35-watt"dubbing" amplifier. Not to mentionall the odds n ends!

Along with his original tradingpartner, Reg has now formed a localcollector's club known as the OldtimeRadio Show Collectors Association,or "ORCA", for short. It's a non-profitorganization that has as its goal the"promotion of the widest possible useof, collection of, and trading of, OldTime Radio Shows at the lowestpossible cost to members, consistentwith maintaining the highest possiblestandards of quality in the dubbing",or copying, of these shows".

The club maintains a library fromwhich members can rent tapes, andthe monies received are appliedtoward the purchase of blank tapesand the replacement of lost ordamaged tapes. Reg adds thatmembership in the club will berevoked if a person is found to betaking commercial advantage of thelibrary service; no one is allowed torent tapes out for resale at a profit.

More information about the hobby,and membership, can be obtained bywriting to Reg at 45 Barry Street inSudbury . . . postal code P3B 3H6.

Oldies but Goodies!

With over 4500 vintage programs in his collection, and a host of electron/C recording equipmentat his fingertips, Req's spare time is fully occupied with listening, taping. and cataloguing.

Scooptram operator Req Hubert checksthrough cassette recordings of oldtime radioshows.

Azilda Lions ClubMembers LendHelping Hand

When it comes to lending ahelping hand, leave it up to mem-bers of the Azilda Lions Club. Forthe third year in a row, Azilda Lionshave generously responded to a callfor help from St. Lucia, an island inthe West Indies.

According to Chuck McGaughey,a mine foreman at Levack mine, itall started three years ago whenBob McAllister, a fellow Lion, visitedthe island, talked tb members of theSt. Lucia Lions Club and decidedsomething should be done to helpalleviate some of the poor livingconditions of St. Lucia's citizens.

Whereas clothing and othermaterials were forwarded to the St.Lucia Lions Club for distribution inprevious years, the latest shipmentto the poverty-stricken island con-sisted of hospital and allied equip-ment, ranging from incubators,oxygen tents, operating tables andlights, surgical equipment togenerators, sterilizing units, bedsidetables and stretchers. As well, therecent shipment included thousandsof dollars worth of much neededmedicines, with most of the suppliesdonated by hospitals, clinics andpharmaceutical firms throughoutOntario.

Members of the Azilda Lions Club,along with many Inco employees,gathered recently for the tiresometask of getting the material ready forshipment.

Inco's Levack mine helped out bysupplying some $7,000 worth ofcrating materials in the form ofplywood, nails, tape and strapping.Tilden Rent-a-Truck and Del lelceConstruction and Equipment eachdonated the services of a largetruck for the pickup and finaldelivery of the equipment to theCanadian Air Force Base in Trentonfrom where the goods were flownnon-stop to St. Lucia.

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Getting the equipment ready for shipment was a formidable task and took many hours ofhard work and expertise. Loading one of the operating lights are, from left, ChuckMcGaughey, mine foreman at Levack mine, Esko Laakso, a machinist in Copper Cliff,Claude Landry, an employee with the instrumentation department in Copper Cliff, andMarcel Landry, a mechanic with Falconbridge Nickel Mines.

Checking this load of badly needed hospital equipment are, from left, Ken Blacklock,president of the Azilda Lions Club, Eugene Sivret, Azilda 's town foreman, and EskoLaakso. This transport carried an x-ray unit, oxygen tent, incubator and operating light.Value of(he total shipment to St. Lucia is estimated at nearly 1 million.

Power Bill Cut By $1 Million Annually:

Ontario Divisbn Receives "Electric EnergyEfficiency Award" From Ontario Hydro

The Ontario Division of Inco Metals Company wasrecently presented with Ontario Hydro's "ElectricEnergy Efficiency Award" for major achievements inthe field of energy conservation. Accepting thecoveted award for Inco was Gerry Cullain, managerof Central Utilities in Copper Cliff.

On presenting the award at theCopper Cliff Club, Hal Wright, OntarioHydro's Northeastern Ontarioregional director, stated that theaward is presented in recognition ofoutstanding achievement in the fieldof electric energy conservation.

Inco Metals Company's OntarioDivision, directed by seniormanagement and its utilitiesdepartment, has demonstratedcommendable leadership by settingan example to others of theelimination of waste and the efficientuse of electricity," he said.

According to Gerry Cullain, energymanagement has been a priority atInco since the early 1930's whenfacilities were installed to recoverheat from the smelting and refiningprocesses at Copper Cliff and fromthe nickel refinery at Port Colborne.

A concern over dwindling energyresources and their increasing costsmade it necessary for Inco's OntarioDivision to review its energy use evenmore closely several years ago. Thisresulted in an Inco policy to ensureadequate supplies of energy at theleast possible cost.

Since 1976, the energyconservation program has cut thecompany's electric power bill byapproximately $1 million annually,mostly by improvements in its electricload factor. Peaks were reduced bycutting back operations, such as skiphoisting, when a pre-determined peakwas reached, and permission wasrequired to start all motors over 500hp.

Further savings were achieved by

using digital pulse metering, installingwaste heat boilers at the Iron OreRecovery Plant to recover heat fromfluid bed roasters and utilizingprocess heat exhaust for spaceheating. In addition, compressed airuse was reduced, with leaks repairedand shut-off valves installed to isolateloads and shut down the system;fresh air mine ventilation wasreduced on weekends; buildinginsulation was upgraded; heaterswere efficiency tested, and unuseddoors and windows were covered.

awardELECTRIC ENERGY EFFiCIENCYInco Metals Company (Ontario DMsion)This awan:i is presented in recognition ofoutstanding achievement in the fiekl ofelectric energy conservation. Inco MetalsCompany (Ontario DMSIOn), directed bysenior management and its UtiErtiesDepartment, has demonstrated commend-able leadership by setting an exampleto others of the elimination of waste and theeffIcient use of electricity.

Aside from numerous other energy-saving programs initiated at all minesand plants, major energy savingswere realized by insulating oil tanksand the general upgrading of steampipe insulation. Most of all, accordingto Gerry Cullain, employeeparticipation to reduce energyconsumption throughout the OntarioDivision has been most encouraging.Furthermore, he believes that theongoing educational program willcontribute to yet a further reductionin energy consumption.

Accepting the Electric Energy Effciency Award' on behalf of the Ontario Division of Inco MetalsCompany were John Lemay, 'ed, superintendent of power, and Gerry Cu/lain, second from ,eft.manager of Central Utilities. The presentation was made by Hal Wright. second from right.Ontario Hydros Northeastern Regional Director, and Ed Snook, Ontario Hydros Manager ofMarketing, Northeastern Ontario.

kicoErnpkyeesAs Teachers

The lights have been turned off,the doors locked and the day's workforgotten. Most of us are on our wayhome from work. glad that the day isfinished and looking forward torelaxing. But there is another com-munity that is just starting to comealive.

All across the country - schools,community colleges and universitiesare gearing up for the rush of stud-ents. The students may be a bit olderthan those during the day but theyare no less interested. This is theworld of night classes. The classesattract thousands of people to avariety of course ranging from automechanics to zodlogy.

Sudbury is no exception to this newtrend, Many Inco employees spendtheir evenings taking courses. Butthis article is about a special breed ofpeople who teach courses at nightand also work at Inco. They enrichthe lives of many people and withoutthem our community would be muchless interesting.

Paul Stahl, left, an electrician at Garson mine, teaches a course onEdible Wild Plants. Students Linda Grylls and Dave Medford get somepointers during class."I've been teaching the course at Cambrian College for about fiveyears, " said Paul, "and find the students to be very enthusiastic and interested in learning about plants."Paul learned about edible wild plants when he was growing up in hisnative Germany and brought this knowledge with him when he came toCanada.

Evening ClassesA Whole New WorldFor Inco Employees

Guido "Chick" Cecchetto, a leader in thewelding department in the Copper Cliffsmelter with student Wayne Taylor. Chickteaches welding at Cambrian College."I've been teaching welding for about 10years, "said Chick. "The course isprimarily arc welding and runs continuously throughout the year."Chick has been with Inco for about 40years and has been in the welding depart.ment for almost 38 years.

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Al Este, centre, with students ClaireBrousseau and Gary Lefebvre in theHuman Relations course at CambrianCollege. Al is operations training co-ordinator for smelting and refining andjust started teaching this year. 'I findteaching to be very interesting and thepeople are great he said. Itssomething that I really look forward toevery week.'

Gerold Heinze is a senior mechanicalspecialist in the central maintenancedepartment and teaches Heavy DutyEquipment Mechanics at Cambrian."I've been teaching at Cambrian forabout eight years, said Gerold. 'I wasalso mines training co-ordinator for Incobefore that, so I've been involved intraining for quite a while. I enjoy teachingand I like the people at Cambrian."In the photo, Gerold, centre, demon-strates the proper way to set the valveson an ST-4 scooptram engine to JohnLaronde, left, and Brian DeKuyper.

Ernie Soucek, centre, with students JaneTownend and Glen Tocholke. Ernieteaches a four-day Hunter Safety coursewith Cambrian College and has instructedsince 1966,A powderman at Frood mine, Ernie isvery interested in proper gun handling"The reason that I started teaching wasto be sure it's safe when I go into thebush, "he said. "If enough people areconscious of gun safety then there will beless accidents and since I go hunting Idon't want to wind up getting shot. It's formy own protection too."

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Roy Befell is a trackman at Creightonmine but enjoys spending one night aweek teaching Karate for Children atHanmer Secondary School.

The kids bring a lot of interest and en-thusiasm with them, "said Roy, "It's anenioyable experience to teach themIn photo Roy shows Mike Ki/by properform while Stephen Taylor looks on.

Bob Nerpin teaches Hunter SafetyatLaSalie Secondary School He's a stopeleader at Levack mine and is an avidhunter and outdoorsman,"I've a/ways been interested in guns,"said Bob "The only way we're going tocontrol hunting accidents is by propersafety training That's why this course IsimportantGetting a few po1nte's on proper gunhandling are Diane Bonin and MarkPalkov1ts

John Zimmer, an instructor with thetraining and development department,teaches Communi'cat ions and In-terpersonal Relations at CambrianCollege.''I just started teaching this year, '' saidJohn. "I enjoy it very much and am ableto meet a good cross-section of people.It's a very challenging job."

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Crack Crews Replace HoistThe expertise and efficiency of Levack area maintenance and

operating crews came under test during a recent hoist rope change atColeman mine. As predicted, the complex undertaking was carried outflawlessly and in less than five shifts!

Changing hoisting ropes is no easyundertaking, considering thatexcellent communication and goodco-ordination between members ofthe crews are essential prerequisitesin performing a rope change of thistype.

It was the first time that the cageand counterweight suspension ropeswere changed at Coleman mine. Thefour ropes, originally supplied by WireRope Industries, measure 1-3/16inches in diameter, with a length of2,400 feet each and a breakingstrength of 186,000 pounds. It isinteresting to note that the old ropeshad been in service since 1970,thanks to a rigid rope maintenanceprogram carried out throughout theyears.

Prior to the rope change, adetailed procedure, outlining each jobstep, was reviewed with the crews.Once the final job steps had beenestablished, the actual rope changewas carried out, with deviationallowed only after a careful review ofany problems that could develop.

The technique employed atColeman mine involved the changingof one rope at a time from the collarelevation, thereby negating the needfor costly rope changing stations inthe shaft. Since the major portion ofthe job was carried out over an openshaft, all safety procedures werefollowed to the "nth" degree to ensurethe safety of men and equipment.

According to mine superintendentJim Ashcroft, the crews, along withtheir respective supervisor andsupport staff, are to be commendedfor completing a complex job safelyand in record time.

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With the help of an overhead crane, this new reel of rope With new attachment is being positionedinto the cable stand by. from left, Marty Nowoselsky, rigger first class, Sinclair MacKenzie, riggerfirst class, and Bob Langstaff, rigger second class.

Preparing to cut the old rope to remove the attachment that connects to the cage are, from left,Armand Brideau, rigger first class, and Jerry Perrin, a rigger helper.

Ropes in Record Time

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Ron Benoit, rigger first class, signals thewinder operator to begin winding the old ropeonto the reel as it is being removed from theshaft, Looking on is Donald Pierce, generalforeman, operating and maintenance.

These are the members of the crack maintenance crew who carried out the rope change inrecord time. Front row, from left, Jerry Perrin, Roger BrIdeau, Al Croteau and Fred Monette.Second row, Lou Lebe!, Larry Bertrand, Armand Brideau, Joe Kuhie, Eric Vachon and DanSherrington. Third row, Cliff Vandenbrok, Red Faubert, Bob Langstaff, Ron Benoit. Ray Cormierand Sink MacKenzie. Fourth row, Ron Rafuse, Henry Burton, Marty Nowoselsky and John Komar.

Joe Farmer is shown at the controls of the hoist as he responds to asignal from the riggers.

After connecting the new rope to the cage, John Komar, rigger firstc/ass, signals the hoistman to tighten the rope.

Suggestion Plan Awards Over $17,000

$8,640 Suggestion Award To Levack West Mine'sJesse MacTaggart - Stobie Contributor Collects $2,090

Suggestion plan awards totalling more than $17,000 were paid to Sudbury areaemployees over the past two months, with Jesse MacTaggart, a jumbo driller atLevack West mine, picking up the top award of $8,640. He suggested that ateletram be converted for a more efficient slimes removal system underground.

Emile Langlois, a drill fltter at Stobiemine, was the proud recipient of a $2090award. Emile suggested that shell slidesfor Simba drills be manufactured in Incoshops.Gerard Rancourt, of matte processing,picked up $1 310 for his idea that aremovable nut be placed on Denver shaftpumps.Another big winner was Joseph Krukas,of the Copper Cliff divisional shops. Hewas awarded $1,210 for suggesting thatoil from hydraulic cylinders be salvaged,cleaned and recycled.Fernand Aubin, of the Copper Cliffcopper refinery, was awarded $340 forhis idea to install a timer in the E Wcentrifuge motors.Two Frood mine employees, John Krukand Jack Armstrong, split a $340 awardfor suggesting revisions to the locomotivebrake cylinders.Another Frood mine employee. WilliamSmith, collected $185 for his suggestion,outlining an improved method of removingslimes from Traylor law crushers.Armand Fiset, of matte processing, wasawarded $185. He suggested thatGarlock packing be used on Marcy ballmill grates.Gino Pigozzo, of the Copper Cliffsmelter, collected $145 for suggestingthat the converter punching platform beraised.Dieter Blaffert and Joe Johnson, of theCopper Cliff smelter, split a $125 awardfor their idea to install a dust sealbetween D-floor filters and bin.Another smelter employee, TracyHobden, collected $105 for suggestingthe installation of flow meters in thecontrol room for the converter hoodcooling system.Romeo Morin, of Stobie mine, washanded $105 for his idea to install rubberunder the box of scissor trucks to keepdirt from entering the brake cylinders.Robert Fournier, of the Copper Cliffcopper refinery, picked up $95 forsuggesting a method to eliminate themachining of mud syphon expander tubes.An $80 award was qven to JimMcLaren, of the ron recovery p'ant. Hesuggested the nstalaUon of air valves forthe draining of feed tanks

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A smiling Jesse Mac Taggart. jumbo driller at Levack West mine, accepts his $8,640suggestion p/an award from Eric Kossatz, manager of the Levack complex. Jesse 'ssuccessful idea to modify a te/etram for slimes disposa/ underground is but ore ofnumerous suggestions he has submitted over the past many years.

Barry Way, of the Copper Chff copoeref nery, received a $75 cheque for hdea to nstail an expansion joint in thethree-inch roe from the first-stageproduct tank to the copper remOvarreaction tank.Two Copper C/hf copper refrneryemployees. Gary Hunter and RichardFortin, spht a $70 award for suggesfngthe redesign of crane trolley wheel brackets.Another $70 wrnner was Armaid Fiset,of matte processing, He suggested thatgas heater shafts be fabrrcated in twoparts.John Stos, of CopDer Cliff South mine,collected $60 for his dea that Oillubricators be installed on garage air Irneswhich are used to operate impact tools.Also collecting $60 awards were CosmoTozzo and Camrlo Parrsotto, bothemployees of the Copper Cliff copperef nery.Awards of $50 were handed to JeanDufour; of Stobre mrne. Felix Foisy, ofthe ron ore recovery plant XavierBouffard, of the Copper Clrff smelter,and Ronald Cecchetto; of matteprocessingCollectrng $45 suggestion awards wereJean Dumont, of the Frood-Stohie milLLeo Vincent, Gerry Ouellette, BobBurke and Tom Eastwood, of the CopperCliff refinery and Marcel Bray, of LittleStobie mine

St obie mines Em/Ic Lan glois' idea tomanufacture shells for S/mba drills in our

own shops paid off handsomely. HereEmJe a drih fitter, happily accepts his

52 090 chegue from Fran/i Kelly, Stobiemine superintendent,

co in the mmunity10cc, on bhaf of a!' emo"oyee!.. su000r1r o 'br E'ty of ccmmunty Ciubs, groups.

orO.3nzat'ons,'nst,'tut/o'u/ and pro1octs by means of f/nnc,O' contributionrc anddonations of goods and services Thv wOrthy causes aroo from medca torecreat.'oa' ad frc,m educa!ono'tn cji0;a'. ond am era'cE's c 100Cr Corrmtrnentto Co' corn'u''her r whc' our enp.'oyI'r.'s ad rne' fm' 'r '.ia' work, and pa'Listed hr ao Ost a tea' of the 'mily r/shtut'os a'd ,ohr rerv ceo estObilshmenthV.00 'Ne 0500tCC ' rL/mf.rou'r WOOS CVI',' 'Of Sari fe.. 0'Oh.'

St. John Ambulance Telecare ' Sudbury Regional Disaster Relief FundC.N.I.B ' St. Charles Agriculture Society ' Sudbury Save The Boat

Organization Manitoulin Student Fund Queen's University Scholar-ships Laurentian University Scholarships Laurentian UniversityMining School ' Haileybury School of Mines Scholarship ArthritisSociety Ontario Heart Foundation New Sudbury Community ServiceCentre Sudbury House John Howard Society ' Club 3me Age LeCentre des Jeunes de Sudbury.

The recent YMCA Telethon rifled some$182,000 'n pledges from ccmmsominded Sudbro'r and Dstnc' res,de,'r RorBrown. mOlt, ,355mtOr't to tt/1i prt.Odh0rbriro Div,'sror, doured 80/! 00/!' osof boo Meta'.r Company ear'O'''Temettrn Th r arr'our i r'o" 'ic .s/!c','ylcc req///o- qo.s'il sr,000rI cur'!hI' S'dOs"; VA,40/. PrrinCC A fCM'irtv A//er'. /hkn'r von Cnnii'd 3r, 0(

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Open House at New $25-Mill Attracts 6,700 Sudbur

Thousands of Sudbury and District residents and theirfamilies were guests of the new $25-million CanadianAlloys rolling mill and its employees in Walden recently.The following day, the plant was officially opened byDouglas Frith, Chairman of the Regional Municipality ofSudbury.

In addition to touring the facilities, some 6,700 visitorsviewed the various displays, including a display of theworld's most complete selection of pure nickel coins.One of the coins was minted in Switzerland back in 1881.A Canadian coin, minted from Canadian Alloys' firstshipment of strip, was handed to guests as a memento oftheir visit.

Following the tour of the modern facility, a puppetshow was provided for the young fry. As well, a largeassortment of refreshments was available throughout theday.

Canadian Alloys, a division of Inco Limited of Toronto, ipart of Inco's Formed Metal Products Group. The decisionto build the plant followed many years of research by Inco,From the research, processes for the production and

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1iIIion Canadian Ailoys Rollingnd District Residentsdirect rolling of metal powders were developed. The plantat the Walden Industrial Park is the first commercialapplication of these developments.

The plant produces strip for coinage and otherapplications by two processing steps not commonly usedin the industry, Nickel, or a combination of copper andnickel, is melted and atomized by high pressure water toform powder. In a continuous operation the powder is rollcompacted into strip, heated, hot rolled, and coiled. Thehot rolled coils are then reduced to required thickness byconventional cold rolling. All copper and nickel used in theprocess is mined and produced by Inco Metals Companyin the Sudbury district.

The plant has been designed with a high degree ofenvironmental awareness. Waste heat is recovered forheating and there is virtually no smoke or dust effluent dueto highly efficient dust collection and filtering systems.

The Canadian Alloys rolling mill is the only commercialfacility designed for the continuous production of strip,starting with powder and ending in a bright, commercialgrade product.

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CIef Executive Officer Guest of Regional Chairman:IJ ::dwfl Carter gloomy

Foerasts On vst to Nickel CapitaInco is the largest single employer in the Sudbury area and is likely to

remain so for many years to come, according to Inco Limited Chairman andChief Executive Officer J. Edwin Carter in a recent speech delivered at aspecial meeting of Sudbury Regional Council. Dispelling pessimistic andgloomy forecasts about the Sudbury area, Mr. Carter told members ofcouncfl and a gallery of interested citizens that Inco's Sudbury operationswill continue to represent the company's principal source of nickelproduction.

During his one.day visit to Sudbury as guest of Regional ChairmanDoug Frith, Mr. Carter was accompanied by Inco Limited President ChuckBaird, Vice-Chairman John McCreedy, Inco Metals Company President andChief Executive Officer Don Phillips, and Ontario Division President WintNewman. The group also toured the Sudbury Basin and, along withRegional Chairman Doug Frith, cohosted a press conference following Mr.Carter's address to council.

ri his opening remarks to council,Mr. Carter said: 'it has beendisturbing to us during the past twoyears or so to hear pessimistic andg'oomy forecasts being made aboutthis area, based at least in part onerroneous statements or beUefs aboutthe future p'ans and policies of nco.f nothing e'se is accomphshed by our

visit today, hope we can disp&some of these worries by sharing withyou our candid and realisticassessment of nco's operations inSudbury.

Before getting into that discussion,however want to announce that weare in the process of examining ourrequirements for office facilities indowntown Sudbury. Wint Newmanand his staff have made a preliminaryanalysis of Division functions thatappropriate'y can be carried out in anew ocation downtown. We do notbelieve it wouid be practical ordesirabie for us to construct a largeoffice building t is more l'kely that'pie will ease, n an existing orplanned project, facihties that wouldbe suitable for a number of significantactivities associated with our Sudburyoperations H due course, we will bep'eased to discuss these plans withthe Council and ther interested

groups with a view to meeting ourmutual interests and needs.

Looking to the future of Sudburyand our operations here, twoeconomic realities shou'd be noted,Firsfly, Sudbury is ess dependent onnco than in the past because the

economic base of the Sudbury area

has broadened and diversifiedndeed, Sudbury is the regional

centre of northeastern Ontario Wecommend this council and others whohave demonstrated leadership inthese developments. Secondly,despite this change and economicgrowth, nco is still the largest single

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J Edwin Carter centre, Chairman and Chief Execijtve Off/cer of Inco Lm,ted resords ogestiors fielded by nernbers of he ews media fo/fow,ng h s dddress to rrembers cf PeicraCouncil. Pictured from 'et ,3re Dor Ph/lips, Cbarrnan a'd Chjef Eectve Off cer 'ncc Mets'sCcrnpany, john McCreedy Ice 01,airman mnco Lrm'cd, Coug Frith /dirT,p Pq,OP3iMuniciDal:ty cf Sudbury, .nd Charps Bard. Presdert /rco L,ted

employer and is likely to remain sofor many years to come. Ouroperations will continue, therefore, tohave a direct and significant impacton this area.

We believe it is important and inour mutual interests for Inco and thiscommunity to recognize theseeconomic realities. We are preparedto work with you and others to insurethat our policies, plans and actionsare coordinated with those of thecommunity, and we pledge ourcontinued general support ofsignificant diversification efforts thatwill strengthen the economic base ofSudbury.

Against this background, I willaddress first the long-term future ofour operations here and then discussmore immediate operationa plans.Essentially. I will be talking about ourintentions and a series of factors thatwill affect our ability to carry outthose intentions.

First, let me say loud and clearthat we intend to stay in the nickelbusiness, and our Sudbury operatonswill continue to be our principalsource of production. We have morethan $2 billion invested here, almostone-half of which was spent from1965 through 1974 to modernize and

expand our facilities, and the currentreplacement cost would be more than$4 billion. Our Sudbury complex notonly is Inco's largest primary metalsoperation, it is by far the largestnickel-producing facility in the world.And, in addition, it is a cost-competitive operation and should beable to remain so for many years.How anyone would think that aprivate enterprise would abandonsuch a facility is beyond mycomprehension. Suggestions that weare planning to do so are not worthyof belief.

Of our total Canadian reserves, byfar the larger portion is in theSudbury District. Here we haveapproximately 325 million tons of ore,containing 4.8 million tons of nickeland 4.0 million tons of copper. If wewere to reach and maintain anaverage rate of production of 300million pounds of nickel per year,which is somewhat higher than wecurrently are producing, simplearithmetic indicates that our provenreserves would carry us well into thenext century. But this does not meanthat 25 or 30 years from now ourSudbury operations will cease,because we continue to prove up newreserves, Our current plans

contemplate continuing expendituresin the Sudbury District of between $7million and $8 million a year in thisongoing exploration program. Ourobjective is to keep finding andproving more ore as we extract thetons from today's proven reserves.

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Addressing members of Regional Council, Mr. Carter told the gathering that Inco is prepared to work with council and others to ensure that Inco 'spolicies, plans and actions are co-ordinated with those of the community

Mr Carter assured membr'rs of RegonalCouncil that Inco 's Sudbury opcrat'on wi)continue to be the company's mi1o souicn fproductior in years to comu

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can summarize by saying that ourSudbury operations, so long as theyremain cost-competitive, are assuredof sufficient ore reserves to supportproduction beyond the year 2000. Weall hope and expect that ourextensive exploration will generateadditional ore reserves and add moredecades to Sudbury's future as amajor producer of nickel, copper andprecious metals.

It is often said that ocean mining isa serious threat to the future of Inco'sSudbury operations. We stronglydisagree, and I want to discussbriefly this much-misunderstoodsubject.

Our judgement at this time is thatocean mining will not be cost-competitive with existing land-basedoperations, certainly not with ourSudbury production, for many years.Thus, so long as investmentdecisions are made on the basis ofeconomic and market factors,Sudbury should not be concernedabout ocean mining.

Another type of disaster isenvisioned by some who see ourSudbury operations threatened byother Inco production facilities. If theOntario Division were a small, high-cost operation such fears might havecredibility. As I have already noted,

this is not the case. Still, thespeculation persists, so let us lookbriefly at some facts and figures.

First of all, I want to repeat andemphasize the reasons for developingour Guatemalan and Indonesiansources of nickel. The ore in anydeposit is not unlimited, and if mined,ultimately will be depleted. It wasclear to us as long as 40 years agothat it was not practical orresponsible to expand production atSudbury to the extent required tomeet the growing demand for nickel.Thus, we would have to developadditional resources outside ofSudbury if we were to maintain ourposition as a leading producer.

Since a mining company must gowhere the ore is and since theIndonesian and Guatemalan depositswere available to us, we decided in1973 and 1974, respectively, todevelop those projects to supplementour Canadian production and thusenable us to supply a part of theprojected long-term growth in nickelconsumption - particularly in certainmarkets such as Japan. Theseprojects should be viewed in thiscontext and not as threats toSudbury; a brief review of theircapacity and production will clearlydemonstrate this.

The Sudbury District remains oursingle largest source of nickel, andwe believe it will continue to be ourmost efficient mining and processingoperation in the foreseeable future.Our foreign projects in Guatemalaand Indonesia were designed tosupplement, not replace, ourCanadian production, and we are notabout to 'abandon" Sudbury as somepeople like to suggest. No one shouldmistake our intentions."

Along with the many Sudbury residentscrowding the council chambers was thisunidentified youngster, here attentivelylistening to Mr. Carter's address. lnco LimitedPresident Charles Baird smiles his approval atthe youngster's keen interest.

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Kirkwood Saivage DepotThree years ago this month, the Kirkwood Salvage

Depot set up shop to restore surplus equipment receivedfrom several lnco Ontario Division mining operations.Today, the depot is a humming, well-organized workshopthat concentrates on returning surplus air equipment,particularly slushers and cylinders, to active duty in themines.

The unique rehab project is manned by a handful of

permanent light-duty emptoyees who, according to shopleader Bill Glogger thorough'y enjoy their work andappreciate the opportunity to maintain an active role inthe work force.

Hats off to the unsung heroes who quietly, yeteffectively, provide the company with a much-neededservice.

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In the fully-equipped workshop, B/Il Edkins repairs the muffler on ajackfeg dr/f 1.

Norm Buchy repairs a chet valve for a s/ushermOtor

Raymond Poulin, left, and shop leader Bill Glogger fit a bearing in as/usher drum.

Brnard Crihb packs an air cylinderteforn it ' returned to te rn,fl,C operations

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Canada's energy demand growthrate is one of the highest in theWorld. At the current rate ofconsumption, our use of energywill double every 18 years, withconsumption of electrical energydoubling every ten years. There areonly two ways to meet the need:energy conservation anddevelopment of new energysources.

In order to conserve energy, theConservation and Renewable EnergyBranch offers Canadian homeownersan opportunity to find out exactlywhere home insulation is requiredand how much money can be saved.The program is called ENER$AVE,and the Utilities Department of IncoMetals Company in Copper Cliff is co-operating with the government tomake this service more easilyaccessable to homeowners in theSudbury area.

As a primary service, ENER$AVEoffers Sudbury and Districthouseholders a free, computerizedanalysis of their home insulationrequirements. Householders fill out

the Ener$ave questionaire, send it toENER$IVE in Ottawa, and in returnreceive a set of recommended homeinsulation procedures.

Since the decision to insulatehinges on economic considerations, afull cost-benefit is provided with eachrecommendation. The service isapplicable to all detached and rowhouses up to a maximum of threestories.

As a complement to the computeranalysis service, ENER$AVE alsooperates the Heatline, a telephoneadvisory service on all aspects ofhome insulation which can bereached toll-free from anywhere inthe country.

ENER$AVE'S toll-free Heatline isopen Monday to Friday from 0830 to1730 hours. The Heatline's bilingualpersonnel provide technical advice onhome insulation, details on Federaland Provincial Grant and Loanprograms and general householdenergy conservation information.

The Heatline can be reached bycalling TOLL-FREE 1-800-267-9563.

There are also excellent bookletsavailable from the FederalGovernment. Homeowners andanyone else interested in energyconservation can obtain them fromthe Utilities Department, Inco MetalsCompany, Copper Cliff.

checking a computer printout on protected energy savings in front of the Energy Audit Bus at thecopper cliff Refinery are, from left, Rick Fortin. electrician first class, Gordon Machum, v;ce-president, srneiting and refining, Ontario Division. Inco Metals company, Pat carter, electricianapprentice, and Ray Maskalyk. copper cliff copper Refinery plant engineer The bus, operated bythe Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, recently toured Inco mines and plants. It isequipped with a minicomputer, including a video display, demonstration equipment andsophistcated energy measuring equipment The uOit can anaiyse energy consumption and costtrends and hightghts priorities for potential savings.

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money in the homeLii Keeping the heat inLI The car mileage bookLII The 1979 fuel consumption

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Beni Wahju, manager, public affairs, and technical assistant tothe president, PT, International Nickel Indonesia, bottom right,recently spent time touring Inco facilities in the Sudbury area. Ofspecial interest was his visit to the tailings area, following by aninformative exchange of ideas with members of the agriculturaland environmental departments. Reviewing a brochure on Incooperations in Indonesia are horticulturist Ellen Heale; CharlieFerguson, top left, director of environmental control, IncoMetals, and Jack Noonan, manager of environmental control,Ontario Division, Inco Metals Company.

1 I?( •: V / 'v'..Herb Pons, right, programmer analyst, computer services, Cop-per Cliff, was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Nor-thern Ontario Chapter of the Data Processing ManagementAssociation. Following the evenings activities, Herb, along withPaul Crossan, centre, MP for the Scarborouqh riding, took timeout for some light banter with Don Harron, known throuqhoutCanada as Charlie Farquharson, who had been invited to attendthe gala affair as a special dinner guest.

Fred Kowalenko, centre, had the surprise of his life when he waspresented with this 20-pound rabbit following his last shiftunderground at Creighton No. 5 shaft. Affectionately called

Freddy the Rabbit by his fellow workmen, he recently retired asa motorman after 27 years of service, all spent at Creighton mine.According to his fellow workmen who chipped in to buy the rabbit,Fred had always displayed fondness for rabbits. Says Fred,pictured here with mine foreman Gerry Lloyd, left, and hispartner, switchman Darcy Romain, its one of the most novelparting gifts I've seen to date.

Graham Squirell, second from left, of the Stobie mineengineering department, took top honors with a score of 74 in theFrood-Stobie complex golf tournament recently staged at theLively Golf and Country Club. As in past years, the event wasmost successful with a fine assortment of sunshine, good foodand good cheer on hand throughout the day. Presenting the firstprize to Graham is Walter Chornenky, left, past president of theLively Golf Club. Mine foreman John Lennie, of Frood mine, thirdfrom left, tied with Larry Chasse, a rigger at Stobie mine, with ascore of 83.

Put Your Ideas To Work For You!The company's suggestion plan program continues to produce numerous economicaland practical ideas for Improvements in operations, maintenance, safety, anl workingconditions, Needless to say the suggestion plan Is also a good source for some extra'found' dollars for the award winners.Submit your ldes today. Who knows, you may qualIty for the maxImum SIOOOOaward!

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The Copper Cliff general officefastball team recently capturedthe Nickel Refinery's fastballchampionship trophy for 1979.Five teams were entered in thisyear's competition: IndustrialEngineering, Iron OreRecovery Plant, two NickelRefinery teams, N.R.C. andI.P.C. and the General Officeteam. Members of the winningteam are, front row, from left,Ben Higgins, Don Keeganand Gerry Surtees. Secondrow, Ray Newman, TomHywarren and Bob Lusk.Back row, Al Bertuzzi, HarveyLarson and Murray Edward.Absent when the photographwas taken were team membersKen Bedard and Bill Baker.

Employees of the Copper Cliff copper refinery's silver building turned out in force to bid a fond farewell to 'Mr. Tellurium" NickChopee, who recently retired after 37 years of service. On hand for the occasion were Copper Cliff copper refinery manager Dr.Michael Sopko and Bill Brown, administrative assistant to the manager. It is interesting to note that the wel-Iiked retiree spent all ofhs Inco service at the copper refinery, with the past 33 years working in the Selenium and Tellurium plant. The photograph shows Dr.Sopko presenting Nick with a plaque attesting to the fact that he cha'ked up an accidentfree record throughout his carrer with lnco. Aswell, fellow employees presented Nick with a beautiful watch

Members of the Nickel Riders Motorcycle Club turned out in force recently for their annual 'PokerRun' where decks of cards are placed at hidden checkpoints along a 150-mile route. Participantspick one card at each ocaton, with the driver holding the best poker hand at the end of the rundeclared the winner. Pictured prior to the run are, from left, Yvon St. Jean, of Levack mine, BobWatson, Ken Gauley and his son, Phillip, Bill Wallace, Marg Watson and her son, Robbie, andJim Robinson, of the division comptroller's office, Copper Cliff.

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Proudly displaying their individual safety award, a beautiful cop-per plate bearing an R.D. Wilson drawing of the Copper Cliff com-plex, are these members of the Copper Cliff matte processingdepartment, winners of the All-Plants Safety Award for 1978.Front row, from left, Yvon Gareau, Tony Silvestri, John Sikora,Jim Harper, Moe Gauthier and Syd Kosiw. Back row, from left,Leo Brunet, Rolly St. Germain, Rolly Demers, Tony Delsole,Cec Bailey, Sam Raymond, Joe Collison Jr., Marcel Lapointe,Pete Lachowskyj, Gerry Paquette, Ken Mokrzycki, Jack BenZnett and Stan Zahorouski.

The Lively Golf and CountryClub was this year's setting forthe annualFoot-and-Hangingwall Socity's golftournament. Blessed with won-derful weather, the day's eventsaw an excellent turnout andbetter than average scores.Above, checking the finalscores are, from left, BarryCrouse and John Mutloch, offield exploration, and ArtWiebe, of the explorationdepartment's assay lab.Below, posing for the Triang'ephotographer are, from left,winners Wayne Rodney, offield exploration (80), JoeChurch, of field exploration(80), and Jim Savage, ofHeath and Sherwood (84). Atfar right is Frank Gibson, amember of Inco's field ex-ploration group. He acted astournament chairman for thedays event.

CaH For AssistanceThe employee benefits department is

here to answer your inuirres reardrngthe many comnpanyspOrisored benehtprograms. From time to time. m -pioyees expenence situations wtichre diffeult to explain Asssance will

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Stewart Roland, a first-classmachinist in charge of scalemaintenance at the PortColborne nickel refinery, talksto Val Palocz, a test unitoperator with the Departmentof Consumer and CorporateAffairs, as he prepares tocheck the 100.000-pound truckscale. All scales used nbusiness are tested on anannual basis by thegovernment agency and thisparticular one proved to beright on.

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F\IThis month's logo writer isAurel Paquette, a shaftinspector leader at Stobiemine. With over 36 yearsof service to his credit.Aurel is in excellent healthand enjoys Northern Ontarios great outdoors,with ManitouHn slandclassed as his favoritefishnq spot. The proudfather of seven children.Aurel's future pans cdHfor some extensivetriveHing

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The MTS system of teaching employees more about their dutiesand how to relate to the entire operation is still going strong at thePort Colborne nickel refinery. Here Robert Leveille, an instructorin the eJectrolytic nickel refining department, teaches BryanSewell, Steve Horovicz, Don Torok and Harold Minor aboutfuei and air flow in the cobalt calciner.

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The Triangle this month pays tribute to driller Mike Majoch, ofCreighton mine, who, at age 64, successfully plys his trade in 48pillar on 3600 level. He is pictured above, left, with his partner,stope leader Guy Lamothe, cutting a round log prior to placing iton the laminated stringer in this undercut-and-fill pillar. Mikecame to Canada in 1950 from his native Poland, worked for ashort time on a farm in the Alliston area and, after spending ashort stint with the CPR, hired on at Inco where he has chalked upan enviable safety record over the past many years. Picturedbelow, Guy and Mike are in the process of installing screen on thecompleted log mat.

r'I1OI@ INGDON @LUB@To join, send a written request for your free membershipcard to: MKC Director, "The Triangte" Inco Metals.Copper Cliff,Ontarto PUM 1NO.

This large Chinook helicopter recently landed back of Inco'ssmelter complex in Copper Cliff, carrying members of the Per-manent Board on Defense (NORAD). Members are represen-tatives from senior levels of External Affairs and the State Depart-ment, in addition to senior military officers from both Canada andthe United States. During their visit to Inco Metals Company's in-stallations, the group was taken on an extensive tour of both theCopper Cliff Smelter and the Copper Refinery. Hosting the eventwere Ron Brown, assistant to the president, Ontario Division,and Major Bruce Boggis, commanding officer, Canadian ForcesStation, Falconbridge.

Members of the Canadian subsidiary of Sumitomo (Japan) wererecent visitors to underground workings at Stobie mine wherethey viewed mining operations as guests of Johannes P.Schade, senior vice-president, Inco Metals Company. Checkinga section of the mine prior to their trip underground are, from left,F. Hirota, T. Yajima, Y. Fukuda, Hans Schade, and K. Date. Ac-cording to Mr. Schade, the visitors were rather impressed withthe fully mechanized mining operation.

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Students of the full time Ambulance and Emergency Careprogram at Cambrian College recently toured Inco operations,with particular emphasis placed on the first aid and safetyaspects. Pictured above is the group with their instructor TerryWalton, Clarabelle Mill first aid attendant Leo Frappier, andchief first aid co-ordinator Hank Derks, examining some of theequipment used in the first aid room. As part of the program,Hank visited their classroom later in the day to explain Inco's firstaid program. The students have now been tasked to write anessay on the tour as part of their training.

Are You Putting 'idont wear safety glasses because

Me On? Whatever your excuse, you are orly kidding' 'yourse'f After all, it s your eyesight that s at

stakeYour excuse wont provide much comfort fyou lose your eyes in an accident,

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APPOINTMENTS. . . APPOINTMENTS. . . APPOINTMENTSGayle Akerman,timekeeper, DivisionComptroller's office,Copper Cliff.Gail Assmann,supervisor, officeservices, Copper Cliff.Jane Binnersley,timekeeper. DivisionComptrollers office.Copper Cliff.William Brown, industrialrelations assistant.employee relations,Levack mine.Irvin Burns, seniorutilities engineer, matteprocessing, Copper CliffStan Cole, industrialevaluator, industrialengineering, Copper Cliff.Evelyn Cook,receptionist, engineering,Copper Cliff.

Lino Corradini,superintendent of utilities,Iron Ore Recovery Plant.Paul Donato, chemist,process technology,Copper Cliff.Jim Kidd, industrialevaluator, industrialengineering, Copper Cliff.Guy Mallette,superintendent of utilities.Copper Cliff smelter.Ilmari Manninen, generalforeman safety, CreightonNo. 5 mine.William McBride, minesequipment co-ordinator,mines engineering,Copper Cliff.Ken Middleton, first aidattendant, safety andplant protection, CopperCliff.Robert O'Brien,industria! relations

assistant, employeerelations, Copper Cliff.Peter Pula, assistant tothe manager, centralutilities, Copper Cliff.George Reed, mineengineer. Stobie mine.Clyde Rohn, minegeneral foreman,Shebandowan mine,Bob Ryan, supervisingsystems analyst,computer services.Copper Cliff.Terry Sasseville, processassistant. Iron OreRecovery Plant.Wayne Smith,administrativeassistant, CopperCliff smelter,Robert Stover, chemist.process technology,Copper Cliff.

Maurice Taylor,superintendent of utilities,Frood-Stobie complex.Doug Valentine, mineengineer, Creighton mine.Gale Villeneuve, clerk-stenographer employeerelations, Copper Cliff.Brian White, equirmentrentals analyst.transportation and traffic,Copper Cliff.

Port Colborne NickelRefinery;

Larry Foster,maintenance planner,maintenance-enqineeringdepartmentDaniel Young, seniorproject metallura

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This 100,000 cfm fresh-air raise intake was recentlycommissioned at Levack West mine to supplement exisflngventilation to the 1080 level. Prior to being sent underground, theair is heated by propane gas and forced down an 8-foot diametercircular raise.

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Hiking enthusiasts were on hand for the offical opening of thenewly commissioned Onaping Falls Nature Trail, developed asa result of a Young Canada Works Program project, sponsoredby the Civil, Mining and Geology department of CambrianCollege. According to Tom Semadeni, dean of the Polytechnicaland Health Sciences Division of Cambrian College, a year-roundeducational and recreational facility is now available for touristsand residents of the area. On hand for the official opening, above,were, from left, Mayor Jim Coadie, Town of Onaping Falls; Mrs.Dolores Gratton, an area property owner; Tom Semadeni andHarley Strain, of Cambrian College. Below, a view of the newlyerected bridge, which spans the Onaping Falls. Inco MetalsCompany's Levack mine supplied the cribbing, bolts andassociated lumber for its construction. In addition to the scenicbeauty of the falls, the area has significant geological featuresand a unique variety of plant life. The hiking and nature trailscover some 12 kilometres.

Members of the Sudbury Lions Club, along with their wives, metrecently to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the club's founding.Guest speaker for the gala affair was Dalton J. Caswell, well-known Sudbury hotelier and a charter member of the SundridgeLions Club. Following his informative address, executive mem-bers of the Sudbury club presented him with a plaque, commemorating his contribution to Lionism throughout the past.Posing for the Triangle photographer are, from left, Bill Cook,legal officer for the Ontario Division, Inco Metals Company, andimmediate past president of the Sudbury Lions Club, Dr. VernWelsh, MC for the evening and local club secretary, Dalton J.Caswell, and Gerry Albert, president of the Sudbury Lions Club.

James Wasitis, recentlyretired welder with the CopperCliff roasters department,proudly displays this electricwatch he lost while planting hisgarden along Lynwood Driveearly this spring. Whileharvesting his potato croprecently - 10 and behold - upcame his watch, still ticking,but some six hours behindtime. It had been buried undersome 10 inches of soil for thebetter part of five months

Following in the footsteps ofmany other Incoites is WayneTonelli, plant protectionofficer in Copper Cliff. Doinghis bit for energy conservation,Wayne recently motored backof Hanmer where he spent theday cutting logs for his Franklinfireplace. Says Wayne,pictured here sharpening hischain saw: ''Not only does thisexercise cut down onexpensve fuel consumption. aday in the bush does wondersfor the constitution and yourqeneral outlook on fe,''

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Brian Thornton, a second-dass machinist, is at the contro's ofthis $250,000 boring miU, recenfly commissioned at the newDivisiona' Shops in Copper CHff. The unit is utiHzed primari'y forheavy me boring work, associated with arge scooptramsoperating at nco mines underground. According to shops co-ordinator Bruce Warren, the unit represents the atest advancesin techno'ogy and boasts a digit& readout to 1 000th of an inch onthree axis.

That's Gerald Leduc, of the packaging and shipping departmentat the Copper Cliff nickel refinery, negotiating a shipment ofnickel peHets in these 2,000 pound capacity containers, Whiteprevious shipments of nicke' peHets were made up in 500-pounddrums, the latest larger-capacity containers were introducedfollowing a survey of nco's marketing department. Aside fromdrum packaging. nicke' peHets are a'so shipped via tanker trucksand raiftoad tank cars.

When it comes to getting the job done, eave it up to thesedev&opment crews at Stobie mine. Working in mutipe headingsbetween 1420 and 1600 eves, the men recorded a tota' of 534feet of advance (14' x 12') in one month's period, Each crew con-sists of one jumbo driUer, operating a Gardner-Denver 3-boomjumbo, two driHers, who are responsib'e for bo'ting andscreening, and one scooptram operator. According to minegenera' foreman Martin Marinow, the crews have workedtogether for near'y 5 years and, obvious'y, are weU co-ordinatedin their work habits. The men average two b'asts per shift, with abreak of 11 feet per round. Proud'y posing for the Triang'ephotographer are, front row, from eft, Jack Pellerin, RobertDesjardins, Harold Oram, Jean Paul Lefrancois, and mineforeman Bud Van Sant Voort. Back row, from eft, Terry Short,Norm Tessier, mine foreman Pat Crossan, Marcel Lemieux,and Romeo Morin.

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Two representatives of nco's refinery in Cydach were recentvisitors to Copper CHff where they observed maintenanceoperations at the fluid bed roaster plant. Highlight of their visitwas an aeria' tour of the Sudbury area. Boarding the hehcopterfor their informative flight are, from left. Wynn Williams,maintenance engineer, and Terry Redmond, manager. fluid bedroaster p'ant. Cydach: Charlie Mitchell, superintendent.operations, matte processing. Copper Cliff, and pi'ot LenMacTaggart.

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Ontano's Lieutenant Governor Pauline McGibbon recentlyvisited the newly commissioned Canadian Alloys Rolling Mill,located in the Walden Industrial Park where Brian McOueen,manager of the modern plant, took the distinguished visitor on anextensive tour of the facilities. Prior to her visit to the new rollingmill, the Lieutenant Governor motored to Lively where hundredsof local residents turned out to greet her and she met withmembers of the Walden council and the Royal Canadian Legion,Lively Branch. Above, she is greeted by Mayor Tom Davies inbeautiful Lively Park. Accompanying her on the trip, at left, washer husband, Donald McGibbon, and her aide-de-camp, JohnFullerton, superintendent, Ontario Provincial Police.

Proudly displaying their Manager's Safety Award of $400 eachare Copper Cliff smelter employees August Simson, left, acasting building operator, and Randy Dusslaume, a craneman inthe casting building, Arne Walli, a copper puncher, also receiveda $400 award but was not present when the photograph wastaken. The award is presented annually to the department withinthe smelter that has shown the best improvement in its safety per-formance over the previous year. Although the $1 200 award hadbeen presented as one in past years, this is the first time that itwas divided into three awards of $400 each, with one draw heldon each shift of the converter department group, this year's win-ner. Posing with August and Randy is Bob Neal, manager of theCopper Cliff smelter.

Dr. Ernest Mastromatteo,occupational health director,Inco Limited, and HughDouglas, recently retired,senior loss control co-ordinator, Imperial Oil Limited,were the recipients ofCanada's Occupational Safetyand Health AchievementAward. Announcement of thejoint awards was made at theCanada Safety Council'sannual conference in QuebecCity. Certified as a specialist inoccupational medicine by theAmerican Board of preventivemedicine, Dr. Mastromatteohas served on a large numberof groups and committees. Hehas prepared dozens ofpublications relating tooccupational health andsafety, and before joining IncoLimited, his former experienceincluded work with theInternational Labour Organ-ization in Geneva, Switzerland,and the Department of En-vironmental Health, School ofHygiene, University of Toron-to. The new award forachievement in occupationalsafety and health will becomean annual presentation ifjudges feel nominees show suf-ficient merrit. Judges ap-pointed by the Canada SafetyCouncil represented labor, in-dustry and government.

After being on loan from theprocess research stations inPort Colborne for PT. IncoIndonesia for more than fouryears, John Rickard hasreturned home. On leaving theprocess plant in Soroako, hisfellow workers presented himwith a beautifully hand-sculptured aluminum hard hat.It was custom-made by a silversmith shop in Jogjakarta anddepicts religious figures, thePT. Inco crest and a map ofIndonesia, showing Sulawesiand pin-pointing Soroako,where the company plant islocated.

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1980R ese rvcdScho'arshipProgram TotChildren ofEm poyeesUp to twenty-one scholarships will be awarded this year for universitystudy. The awards have a possible tenure of up to four academic yearsand annually provide tuition and associated academic fees up to amaximum of $1,500 and a grant of $750 for other expenses.

EU B UTY Children of Inco employees enrolled in a program of studies requiredfor university admission and who will graduate with a secondaryschool diploma in 1980.

SELECIION An impartial scholarship committee will meet in May1980 to select award winners on the basis of scholastic records,SAT/TSWE scores and personal qualifications. The names of thewinners will be announced about June 1, 1980.

A pp u CATO N Application forms should be requested early in the school year. Forms,instructions and conditions governing the awards may be obtainedfrom local schools or from:

Scholarship ProgramInco LimitedP.O. Box 44, 1 First Canadian PlaceToronto, Ontario M5X 1C4

APPLICATION DEADUNE: MARCH 1, 1980

TE J ULTE S: Registration for December 1, 1979 SAT/TSWE must becompleted by October 26, 1979.

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