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Editor

Peter vom Scheidt

Writers 11Meribeth DingwallFrank Pagnucco

Port Colbornecorrespondent

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Published monthly foremployees andpensioners of the Ontariodivision of Inco MetalsCompany. Produced bythe public affairsdepartment arid printedin Canada by JournalPrinting Company inSudbury. Member of theInternational Associationof BusinessCommunicators.

Letters and commentsare welcomed and shouldbe addressed to theeditor at Inco MetalsCompany, Public AffairsDepartment, Copper Cliff,Ontario POM 1NO. Phone705-682-5425.

The one that didn't get awayThe plate shop held their first annual fish derby in Julyand everyone had such a good time that plans arealready being made for next year's event.

An old fashioned picnicApproximately 2,800 Inco pensioners from all companylocations attended a different Pensioners' Days thisyear at the Elks Club on Windy Lake. Tours of theLevack complex were offered as were variousrecreational activities.

Not everyone was on holidaysWhile most Inco employees were enjoying the fineweather during the company's four-week shutdown,activity at Inco plants and mines was far from dor-mant. Over $5 million worth of maintenance projectswere completed throughout the Ontario division.

TBRC - removed, repaired, replacedThe 38-ton top blown rotary converter shell and a pairof 27-ton rings were removed from the Copper Cliffnickel refinery for repairs in the Orford building. Thiswas one of the largest jobs tackled by the welders andfitters from central maintenance forces.

Our CoverA stream of molten nickel flows from areverberatory furnace at the Port Colbornenickel refinery. As the molten nickelcontacts the water, it is broken into granulesand forms one of the two new productsproduced at the refinery - utility nickelshot. The other product is utility nickel pig.Information on these two products and howthey are made is found in the storybeginning on page 16.

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Excitement reaches fever pitchat mine rescue competition

For five mine rescue teamsrepresenting Incos different miningareas, the moment of truth came onMay 28. Representatives of Garsonmine, Creighton mine, Copper CliffSouth mine, Levack mine complexand Frood-Stobie complex pouredevery bit of knowledge andexperience acquired in training overthe last several months into winningthe Inco section of the annual minerescue competition held in Conistonunder the auspices of the Mining,Health and Safety branch of theMinistry of Labour. To the victorswould go a Paxy carved trophy,emblematic of mine rescuesupremacy at Inco and a berth in theprovincial competition.

Mine rescue competitions aresimilar to the first aid competitions inthat teams are presented with asimulated disaster. Teams are judgedon how they react to the problem.Scoring is done on a demerit systemwhere squads are given demeritpoints for doing any number of things

improperly. Unlike first aidcompetitions, which are run bycompany officials, mine rescuecompetitions fall under thejurisdiction of the Ministry of Labourwhose people devise problems andcoordinate the contest.

John Hallows, a mine rescueofficer with the Ministry of Labour,states that the history of mine rescuedates back over half a century to1928. It was in that year, after thegreat fire at Hollinger mine, that thegovernment established the OntarioMine Rescue Service. The first minerescue station was opened inTimmins in 1929. A year later the firstSudbury district station was set up atFrood mine.

Mine rescue people, John pointsout, are first class miners whovolunteer to take the mine rescuetraining course offered by theMinistry throughout the year. Eachmine must have a certain number ofmine rescue personnel on handdepending on the total number of

men working in the mine. Oncetrained, these individuals become sortof specialized undergroundfirefighters. John defines mine rescuethusly: Mine rescue is a practicalscience of mining where men aretrained to wear special apparatus to

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The Garson mine team prepares for the provincial competition held in the Goniston arena.

Members of the mine rescue team fromCreighton mine chart their progress during thedistrict championship.

rescue the living and recoverproperty in case of mine fire ordisaster

Inaugurated in the early 1950's, thecompetitions are geared to testingmine rescue personnel on how wellthey have learned the procedures andtechniques imparted in trainingsessions. "Every year we put themthrough a competition as a stimulusfor training," explains John. "Wehave them each year to see howgood we are, to see if we're gettingthe message through."

This year the competition was heldin Coniston. The lights were turnedoff and a labyrinth of burlap channelswas put into place to simulate a mineenvironment. At various spots, signswere posted labeling a particular partof the mine or indicating the smokeconditions in the passage. Theproblem faced by the mine rescuesquads involved rescuing five mentrapped at different areasunderground after a scooptram motorburst into flames while being cleanedand caused a flashfire. Judgesaccompanied the rescuers every stepof the way noting their actions andanswering questions pertaining to theproblem.

Each team took to the floor afterpreliminary oral and equipmentexaminations were taken and a quickbriefing of the problem was delivered.Dressed in full mine rescue gear,carrying heavy packs and lugging astretcher laden with equipment, theylaunched themselves into a gruelingcontest that took over an hour tocomplete. When it was over, eachteam stepped outside for a quickbreather, a moment to pose forphotographers and a pause to reviewand assess their actions in thecompetition. Then it was off to thechange rooms where they cleanedand refurbished their equipment anda day-long, anxious wait to learnwhich team had been named the1981 champion.

The initial team through the mazewas Garson mine. One member ofthe team in his first competition, adrift driller named Tom Hughes, satin the arena lobby pensively drawing

Carson mine winsInco section event

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Garson mine, Inca Mine Rescue ChampionsFront, from left; Camille Belanger, captain Charles Burton, Norm Gaudette. Back, from left,brie fing officer John Dagenals, Brian Valuer, Jim MacLellan, Tom Hughes.

Showing the winning form that took them into the provincial mine rescuechampionship are members of the Garson squad.

on a cigarillo, winding down after anintense performance inside. "It'snerve wracking," he replied whenasked what it was like to compete ina mine rescue competition. Beingnervous, Tom noted, helped himconcentrate on the matters at hand."When you're nervous, you keep toyourself a little more, you're a littlemore careful. Each step has its orderas well as its function. There's noway you do one before the other oryou get demerit points."

Tom has trained in mine rescuesince 1977 and he spent a year as aback-up member of the Garson teambefore being selected to the squad in'81. Why did he loin mine rescue?"Because I work underground and Iwant to know everything there is to

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know about underground,' heelaborated, "so I can save my lifeand the lives of others."

Tom then moved off to the standsof the arena to silently watch theprogress of the other competitors.Before leaving, he conceded that hethought his team had done well, butwould not hazard a guess as towhether they had won thechampionship. Later that evening, ata mine rescue reception, Tom wouldlearn that his Garson mine rescueteam did indeed take top honors TheGarson crew went to the provincialcompetition in Coniston on June 12and 13, Umex Thierry mines of RedLake won the Ontario title this year.Garson mine won in 1970 whileFrood-Stobie turned the trick in 1971.

INCO MINE RESCUECHAMPIONS

1964 Levack1965 Levack1966 Levack1967 Levack1968 Garson1969 Garson1970 Garson1971 Frood-Stobie1972 Creighton1973 Creighton1974 Frood-Stobie1975 Creighton1976 Garson1977 Creighton1978 Garson1980 Creighton1981 Garson

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South mineFront, from left, brie fing officer Ed Poirier, captain Bob Croteau, DenisCharbonneau. Back, from left; Bill Halman, Willy Galipeau, Bob Nault,Alex Gill/es.

Levack complexFront, from left; Bob Parker, Marcel Henri, Ben Proulx. Back, from left;captain Tom Luoma, briefing officer Pat Kay, Bill Gorham,Claude Leclair

FroodStoble complexFront, from left; Gord Rae, briefing officer Gary Merkley, RonCharbonneau. Back, from left; captain Bob Neville, Gary Smith, GilbertLavoie, Guy Guerrette.

Creighton complexFront, from left; Basil Jewers, Tony Love, Leo Seguin. Back, from left;captain Al Simpson, Garry Moulton, briefing officer Danny Hood,Randy Naponse

They didn't all get awayAt plate shop's first fish derby

The sun shone brilliantly andbumped the mercury over the 30degree Celsius mark to giveemployees from the plate shop apicture perfect day for their firstannual fish derby held during the firstweek of July.

Thirty-seven anglers took to thewaters of Lake Nipissing at 8 a.m.hoping to land the big one that wouldbring home a top prize. The afternoonweigh-in was followed by a dinnerand awards presentation at theMonetville Lodge.

The derby, organized by Don

Richer, Rick Presau, Rick Blais andNorm MacLean, proved to be a verysuccessful event. Plans are alreadybeing made for the next derby in1982.

Don Richer hooked a fair sizedpike to win the first place trophy andan all expense paid weekend to theMonetville Lodge. A tackle box andfishing equipment went to secondplace finisher Art Orrantia. Numerousother prizes were distributed amongthe aspiring anglers from the plateshop.

George Dempsey, Yvon St. Onge, Ray Demore, Lucien Bradley, Conny Pot yin, Gary Hancharykand Don Richer.

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winner Don Richer with trophy.

family AlbumFamily Album Photos

If you are an nco emp'oyee and would ike yourfamHy to appear in the Famy A'bum section ofthe Triang'e p'ease et us know by caUing 682-5425, or send in your name to the address onthe masthead.

Dietmar Will is a timekeeper in Copper Cliff. Hiswife Carol, a teacher, and daughter Melissa, 3 arecampers at heart. They spend most weekends atthe family cottage on the shore of Lake Penage.There they take to the water to do some boatingand fishing. Melissa enjoys feeding the chipmunksand raccoons around the cottage, while vegetablegardening keeps Carol busy in the summer. Duringthe winter months, Carol attends hobby courses atnight school, while Dietmar engages in his favoritepastime - hockey.

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Steve Lincz, a first class stationary engineer in the powerhouse at thePort Colborne nickel refinery, has been with Inco for 27 years. His ma/ninterests are gardening, wine making and travelling. Wife Ida workspart-time as a nurse. Daughter Rosemarie is Mrs. Randy Charron ofCalgary, Alberta. Son Robert, left rear, is a fourth class stationaryengineer working in the oilfields near Calgary, Son Ron, is studying tobe a petroleum engineer at the Southern Alberta Technical School.

Harvey ( Quackie ) Quackenbush is a cage tender at Garson mine, Hiswife Suzanne, daughter Carole, 1 1, and son Gregory, 14, are anxious tobreak in their newly-purchased cottage on Bonanza Lake n9ar Skead.Gregory is an ardent fisherman, Carole is a swimmer and in the winterparticipates in ringette. Harvey's sparetime in the winter is devoted tosnowmobiling and ice fishing. Suzanne is busy with her job in Sudburyand looking after the household.

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In the last year Inco Limited hasspearheaded an effort that hasculminated in the formation of a neworganization, composed of nickelproducing companies from aroundthe world, devoted to fundingresearch on nickel and nickelcompounds in the workplace. TheNickel Producers EnvironmentalResearch Association or NiPERA,consisting of 13 member companies,held its first formal meeting lastSeptember in London and set ntomotion the forces which would beginto investigate concerns that havearisen in recent years about thepossible effects of nickel on humanhealth.

Dr. Stuart Warner, Inco LimitedVice-President and Chairman ofNiPERA, says that several nickelcompanies were sparked intoundertaking research after the U.S.National Institute for OccupationalSafety and Health published somefindings on nickel and nickelcompounds. When conclusions didnot seem to correspond to data, adhoc research groups were formed.

In the interest of creating a forumin which producers could exchangetheir experiences in researchingnickel, Inco, together with Amax,launched a drive to bring companiesaround the globe together. Accordingto Dr. Warner, 18 companiesdeclared their interest and thebusiness of creating NiPERA began.Groundwork laid by inco

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New organization formed to fund research onnickel and nickel compounds in the workplace.Dr. J. Stuart Warner, a Vice-President of IncoLimited is named chairman.

organization was laid by Incopersonnel. Inco people handled theincorporation of NiPERA as a not-for-profit corporation, as well asdeveloping its by-laws and finding anappropriate name. We were thedriving force which made the concepta reality, Dr. Warner notes.

Currently 13 companies belong toNiPERA. They account for a majorityof nickel production in the non-Communist world. Dr. Warner ispleased with the size of themembership and fully expects theaddition of two or three more firms inthe near future.

With the next full NiPERA meetingscheduled for this autumn, the tasksof selecting an executive director andimplementing a program of researchremain. The executive director, whowill be responsible for monitoring allresearch undertaken by NiPERA, willbe a scientist and will have access topeople skilled in a variety of health-related fields, says Dr. Warner.

investigations in workplaceThe organization is committed to

investigating both internal (in theworkplace) and externalenvironments. In the beginning,however, NiPERA will be primarilyconcerned with the possible healtheffects of nickel and nickelcompounds on people who work withthem.

Most of NiPERAs research will bedone by universities. All findings will

be published, something that is acontractual obligation when dealingwith academic institutions on suchprojects. NiPERA, aware of thecredibility gap that exists betweenindustry and the public, will employoutside experts to conduct most of itsstudies.

NiPERA is in the process ofcritically reviewing existing literatureon nickel, "to see what is known andwhat isn't known about the element.This will, Dr. Warner continues, givethe group an idea of what toinvestigate first. Nickel's suspectedlink to cancer will definitely 'be oneof our major concerns, he adds.Could fund studies

NiPERA, because it combines theefforts, experience and financialresources of many nickel companies,can undertake to fund studies whichsimply would be too costly and tootime consuming for a single companyto pursue. Testing a single compoundfor its cancer-causing potential, Dr.Warner points out, may cost a milliondollars.

By pooling the resources of manycompanies, NiPERA will be able toestablish a "rational long rangeprogram" to investigate the possiblehealth effects of nickel. This is theadvantage of having such a group,Dr. Warner explains, The discoveriesit may spawn will be of interest toeveryone concerned with the nickelndustry, whether he be a miner,

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Discussing the stan of the regatta are, from lea, Brian Wilcox, assistantstarter, Susan Lemay, Judy Aavisto, official starter and wife of lndrekAavisto, superintendent of metallurgical evaluation, Bill Bruins and AlCameron, rescue boat operator and Inco pensioner.

The seventh annual Inco Regatta The heavy winds caused at least one July. The visitors finished first in thewas held on Lake Ramsey on June 26 third of the crews to take an International Enterprise event provingand 27 with 45 entries in four sailing unexpected bath in Lake Ramsey in themselves equal to the challengequalifications, the fourth race. presented by the heavy winds.

This years Regatta chairman, Bill The highlight of the Inco Regatta Several Inco employees includingBruins, a concept design engineer at proved to be the surprise entry of Peter Kamstra, Peter Souter, EdInco, said the competitions went well Byran Avari and Munir Sadiq, of the Pattison, Peter Garrood and Charlesdespite the rise of some stiff winds Pakistan Yacht Club. They had come Dobson performed well in theon the second day which saw the to Sudbury to compete in the World Regatta.cancellation of the fifth and final race. Enterprise event, in the first week of

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Bill Bruins, chairman of the Inco Regatta, checks over the list of entrieswith Susan Lemay, registrar and treasurer of the Regatta. She is thewife of John Lemay, manager of central utilities.

For some, the winds were just a trifle too heavy.

What a way to spend a summer at the Elk's Hall on Windy Lake. Alsoday - meeting old friends and included in the event were daily busacquaintances at lunch, chatting over tours of Inco's Levack operations.a cup of coffee and a donut on the Pensioners from all companyshore of Windy Lake and participating locations were invited to attend thein various activities such as darts, picnic on specific days. Bus servicebridge and horseshoes. was provided in the morning from the

Approximately 2,800 Inco Inco Club in Sudbury. In the afternoonpensioners (a significant increase the same service was available fromfrom last year's total) enjoyed such a the Elk's Hall back to Sudbury. Atime during a somewhat different Inco shuttle service was also provided forPensioners' Days this year. An old those who wished to return earlier tofashioned picnic was held June 15-19 Sudbury.

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Major maintenance jobsperformed during shutdown

With the usual hustle and bustlemissing from Inco operations in theSudbury district, observers were sureto think that shutdown was anotherword for hibernation. In reality, mostplants and mines were hives ofactivity as Inco people andcontractors worked on variousmaintenance and repair projects,both large and small, that can bedone much more efficiently while thefacilities are shut down.Garson mine

Garson mine was the site, duringJuly, of some extensive maintenancework. Guides in the main cage shaftfrom surface to the 3200 foot levelwere replaced. Guides have generallybeen replaced a few at a time in thepast, but this is one of the largestguide replacement projects done inrecent years. Guides are the woodentracks at the four corners of this cagecompartment upon which the cageruns.

Ray Aubertine removes the bolt holding an oldwooden guide in place.

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Henry Corcoran, operating shaft boss, front, and Wayne Des/ardmns are ready to help move anew shaft guide into the shaft. Gerald Turcotte stands in one of the several platforms of the newconveyance that makes guide replacement much easier.

Made out of British Columbia fir,these guides are approximately 28feet long by four inches by eight

inches and are bolted to the shafttimber. A multi-staged conveyancewas specially constructed for thistask and affixed to the bottom of thecage. From the various stages,workers were able to change eightguides per shift until over three milesof the old guides had been replaced.

It was also during the shutdownthat the old Garson rockhouse wasfinally phased out. A new load-outfacility was designed and installed inplace of the aging system. The newoperation is less complicated and willrequire less maintenance.Oxygen plants

Because of the crucial functionthey perform in the smelting process,it is a rare thing indeed to see bothoxygen plants down for completeoverhauls. During the four weekshutdown in production, it happened.Lines were painted, pipes replacedand equipment tuned-up. The biggestjob involved overhauling a pair ofhuge compressor motors, one 12,000horsepower, the other 6,000horsepower. Both had to be removed

by crane and transported to thewinding shop. Once work on thecompressors had been completedthey were brought back to the oxygenplants where they were gently slippedback into place.

Onaping bridgeThe Inco rail line that links Levack

mine operations to OP Rail's Levackstation received attention in July. Theold timber trestle approaches to thebridge that spans the Onaping River

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Looking over the blue prints for the new approach ways to the Onaping River bridgeare, from left, Dave Howard, a consulting engineer, Bert Jackson, supervisor of surveysin central utilities, Karl Vainio, a construction co-ordinator in general engineering, and WesMc Ne/ce, superintendent of operations in transportation.

Standing in front of the specially constructed conveyance for replacingshaft guides are, from left, Bob Banks, foreman, Ted Callaghan,Henry Lake, Rolly Perron, Ray Aubertine, Sandy Lee.

The men who constructed the new load-out facility at Garson mine are,from left, Willy Guy Jr. Johnny Veno, Bob Poulin, John Melanson,Gino Cacciotti, Tauno Saari, engineer, Jim Pigeau, sitting,and Robert Walker, foreman.

were replaced. They had deterioratedover the years. A full base, supportedby concrete retaining wass builtbelow the bridge near the water,replaced the old timber structures toprovide a better means of support.Copper Cliff smelter

The Copper Cliff smelter, a vaststorehouse of metallurgicaltechnology, was the scene of variousmaintenance projects. High above theconverter aisle, Inco's maintenancepeople replaced old crane runwayswith new ones. At the same timemore and better lights were beinginstalled over the converter aisle.Other work at the smelter includedinstalling new feeders at the copperflash furnace, relining some unloadingbins, repairing various flues andcleaning and repairing everyelectrical switchroom. The biggest jobat the smelter involved replacingworn out and damaged structuralsteel in the back track by specialistsin this kind of work, Dominion BridgeCompany.

IORPOf the maintenance work done

during the shutdown, perhaps themost visible to the public was thereplacement of lines carrying effluentfrom the Iron Ore Recovery Plant tothe tailings area. Laying new linesinvolved excavations being made atHighway 17 West near the ORP.

$5.7 million spentWhile the vast majority of

Two V columns in place, a pair of workers layreinforcing rods for the concrete foundationthat will eventually be poured.

employees enjoyed four weeks ofsplendid summer weather and all thepastimes associated with it, over 300central maintenance people as wellas engineers and clerical staff stayedfor the duration of the shutdown toperform and contribute to many andvaried tasks, like relining the skipdump slide at the 6,600 foot level ofCreighton number nine shaft orworking on a conveyor at theClarabelle mill. On a divisional basis acombined work force, both Inco andcontract, of 700 were involved inmaintenance projects worth about$5.7 million.

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A view of work being done on the approach ways to the Onaping River bridge.

The sparks fly from the grinding wheel duringmaintenance work at the smelter during thevacation shutdown.

In May some special visitors touredInco's surface operations in CopperChff. Francesco Paolo Fulci, Italy'snew ambassador to Canada. PierLuigi Conti. the Italian Consul-Generalto Canada, and theft wives werebriefed on the company at the TourCentre and then taken to theClarabelle mill and the Copper Cliffsmelter.

During his visit, Ambassador Fulcimet with Wint Newman, president oflnco Metals Company, George Lund.former Chairman of the RegionalMunicipality of Sudbury, MauriceLamoureux, mayor of Sudbury andother local dignitaries and companyofficials. Ambassador Fulci waspresented with a beaver sculpted outof Sudbury ore. The ambassador'svisit to Sudbury was part of agoodwill tour of Ontario.Senior four guide Vic Henderson talks fo fhedisfinguished visitors about Inco's mefalproducfs. Shown lisfening to VC are, from leff,Pier Luigi Confi. Francesco Fulci, Claris Fulci,and Lucia Confi,

In June, 50 people throughoutNorth America attended the thfrdannual Mine and Industrial VentilationConference in Sudbury. Co-sponsoredby Laurentian University andCambrian College, the conferencewas designed to help people inindustry solve their own ventilationproblems.

The week long event involved classroom studies, lectures and laboratoryinstruction. Depending on theirexperience, individuals attending theconference tooc either basic oradvanced courses on ventilation.

Dr. Ernest Mastromatteo was thefeatured guest lecturer at this year'smine and industrial ventilationgathering. Dr. Mastromatteo, IncoLimited's director of occupationalhealth, spoke on industrial toxicsubstances and their threshold limitvalues.

Representatives of NorthernOntario mining companies formed theconferences planning committee.Sonny Mukherjee, a coordinator inthe environmental controldepartment, was a member of the1981 planning committee as well aspart of the teaching staff.

ws•iDiscussing an aspecf of mine vent//a f/on during a classroom session are, from left, Ed Kanziarof Phillips Uranium Company of New Mexico, Professor Okay Djamgouz of Lauren fiar Universify,Sonny Mukher/ee of Inco and Louis Des jardins of Fa/conbridge.

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Industrial andmine ventilation conference

The family of nickel products madeat the Port Colborne nickel refineryhas recently grown and now includesa unique new material called utilitynickel. Utility nickel comes n twodistinct forms - pig" and "shot"- and was developed as a new formof charge nickel, providing improvedhandling and melting characteristicssought by consumers.

An oil-fired reverberatory furnace isused to prepare a 160 to 175 toncharge of molten nickel whichcontains controlled amounts ofcarbon and silicon.

The melt is cast in conical mouldsto make utility nickel pigs, weighingabout three pounds, or is directedinto a pit containing water to makesmooth but irregularly shapedgranules, approximately 1/4 inch by 1inch, called utility nickel shot.

Both products were well adapted tothe mechanical handling andautomatic charging system beingimplemented by Inco's customers,especially in the steel and foundryindustries. Increased use of newfurnace technology by nickelconsumers, such as the argon-oxygendecarburization furnaces hasenhanced the use of utility chargenickel as a desirable feed.

Utility nickel's purity and shape arewell suited to many customer needs.Users find that the cone-shaped utilitynickel pig easily penetrates slaglayers in their furnaces and isefficiently incorporated into theirmelts, while utility nickel shot isparticularly useful in ladle additionsand for precise final alloy adjustments.

Number six and sevenreverberatory furnaces in PortColborne's anode department havebeen designated for the production ofutility nickel. The area around bothfurnaces was converted to facilitatethis use with the installation ofconveyors, casting and shottingequipment, quench pits and loadingfacilities.

FRP nickel oxide, nickel pellets,low sulphur coke and silicon arecharged into the furnace in preciseamounts and heated with low sulphuroil. The whole cycle from charging a

furnace to tapping the product takesabout 64 hours for utility nickel shotand about 68 hours for utility nickelpig. In both cases this producesabout 160 to 175 tons of product

In producing utility pig, the moltenmetal is directed into cone-shapedmoulds on an inclined castingmachine. A water spray chills the pigin the moulds which, at the top ofthe incline, discharges pigs into aquench pit to complete the coolingoperation. A pan conveyor removesthe pigs at a rate which retainssufficient contained heat to dry thepigs. They then pass through atumbling operation to remove anycasting fins and then pass on to afinal packaging operation.

Utility nickel shot is produced bydirecting the molten metal from thetapping chute into a pool of agitatedwater that has been preheated. Theshotting action is provided by waterjets directed at the molten metalstream. Water temperature, pressureof the water jets and carbon andsilicon content of the metal are allimportant parameters. The control ofthese items is critical for successfulutility nickel shotting.

A pan conveyor removes the shotfrom the quench pit. The shot is thendried, screened to meet sizerequirements and packaged forshipment to the customer.

The development of Inco utilitynickel was a quick response to thecompany's sales force request for anew charge nickel product whichwould meet our customers changingrequirements. Utility nickel wasdeveloped by combining themetallurgical and operating expertiseof the development team consistingof people from the J. Roy GordonResearch Lab and personnel from theanode and process technologydepartments at the Port Colbornenickel refinery.

Everyone at the Port Colbornenickel refinery is proud of the additionof utility nickel to Inco's family ofproducts and are looking forward tocontinued market acceptance andexpansion for their new melting nickelproduct.

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UtIlity nickel pig is formed when mo/ten nickel is poureon the moving conveyor system.

Bill Kantymir, superintendent of operations at the Portexamines newly formed nickel shot.

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Utility nickel shot.

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Something for everyoneat transportationfamily day

The sun was out as wereapproximately 350 employees, theirfamilies and friends for thetransportation and traffic depart-ments Open House-Family Day.

The event was held near thetransportation and traffic offices atthe smelter. The program of activitiesincluded guided bus tours; one to theOlarabelle mill tipple building andtailings disposal area, the other to theslag dump and superstack. Displaysof mobile equipment including alocomotive, a mobile crane and afront end loader were available, aswere film and sound slidepresentations dealing withtransportation and traffic activitiesover the years.

Perhaps the most interestingactivity of the day and a first for thetransportation department was the

Visitors board the bud carto begin the train tour.

tour by OP Rail liner or bud car. Thetrain tour began outside thedepartment offices, made its way tothe Iron Ore Recovery Plant, up tothe Clarabelle mill area, out to theFrood-Stobie complex area and backto the smelter. OP Rail provided on-train personnel while thetransportation and traffic departmentsupplied its own brakemen and aconductor.

The number of visitors was morethan department personnel hadanticipated. "This years OpenHouse-Family Day was a completesuccess, said Moe Bertrand,supervisor of transportation costs andplanning and the event co-ordinator.The weather was good and visitor

response was very positive. Weintend to have more and better OpenHouse-Family Days in the future,"

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Refreshments, hot dogs and hamburgers werepopular attractions at the OpenHous&FamiIy day.

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Locomotive engineer John Miate//o exp/a ins the con tro/s on his engine toa youngster. Brief /oco rides were avai/ab/e to the visitors' children,

Visitors were ab/e to see empty s/ag pots c/oseup.

Purchasing management associationstrives for high standards

Professional Purchasers Diploma(P.P.) is to purchasing people whatthe C.A. Is to accountants

Since 1971 many businessmen andwomen in the Sudbury area who areassociated with purchasing andmaterials management have beenpart of the local chapter of thePurchasing Management Associationof Canada. Thirty-one per cent, or 26out of the 83 person membership, areInco employees.

Darryl Mathe, a supervisor ofinventory at the Clarabelle mill, hasbeen a member of the PMAC fornearly a decade. A former presidentof the local organization, Darryl is aDirector of Region Five for the PMACnational office. This Region includesthe districts of Ottawa, North Bay,Sudbury, Peterborough and Kingston.

One of the main objectives of thePMAC, says Darryl, "is to help itsmembers in gaining an education thatwill let them keep up with what ishappening in the business world."The level of sophistication incommerce has increaseddramatically over the last 20 years.Darryl cites the increasing use ofcomputers as one example ofsomething for which people inpurchasing and materials controlshould prepare themselves.

The PMAC's professionaldevelopment program, wherebymembers obtain their ProfessionalPurchaser's Diploma (PP.) is themost important means of allowingindividuals to keep abreast with thelatest developments and techniques.According to Darryl the PP. is topurchasing people what the CA. is toaccountants.

The program, developed byMichael Leendres of the School ofBusiness at the University of WesternOntario, is considered among thebest in the world. Candidates musthave five years experience inpurchasing before they can take theprogram. Certain university courses

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Other Incoites with a Professional Purchaser's Diploma include,from left, Ron Smith, Jack Holtby and Jack Longston.

are also accredited.Required courses include three

principles" courses, each a year inlength. They are; Principles ofBuying, Principles of Production andInventory Management and Principlesof Transportation. Applicants mustthen earn 12 credits from a list of 26seminar courses held at varioustimes during the year.

This is followed by a section calledmanagement studies where peopletake PMAC approved courses dealingwith the major management areas ofaccounting, finance, human relationsand organizational behavior,marketing, production and operationsmanagement and business policy.These courses are usually taken atLaurentian or Cambrian College.

Before facing the board ofexaminers for the professionalpurchaser's diploma, candidates musttake the Advanced PurchasingManagement Course, a high levelcourse on the implications ofpurchasing and materialsmanagement.

People who successfully completethe PP. program. Darryl explains,

will be well rounded by knowing all

areas of business." He adds: Itgives an individual recognition that hehas gained this status in his field."

Recognition of the PP. program isspreading rapidly throughout thebusiness community. Darryl points tothe fact that more and more majorcompanies are asking individuals theyhire either to have the diploma or beenrolled in such a program. Inaddition to Darryl, three other Incoemployees have earned the P.P.distinction; Jack Holtby, manager ofpurchasing and warehousing, JackLongston, superintendent ofinventory control, and Ron Smith, abuyer in the purchasing department.

The professional and personaldevelopment an individual undertakesin this program benefits not only theperson but also his employer.Companies have employees whounderstand and can deal with thecomplexities of the modern world ofcommerce. This asset in humanresources inevitably translates intocompanies staying in the forefront ofthe newest developments in materialsmanagement and realizingefficiencies and cost savings in theprocess.

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At the June meeting of the Sudbury District branch of the PMAC, Paul Groves, a buyer inpurchasing, seated, and Cohn Tremblay. a material controller at Clarabelle mill, right, receivedcash awards for tieing for first place in a PMAC sponsored course, the principles oftransportation, offered at Cambrian College. Here they go over course content with, from left.Sidnie Lawton, senior purchasing clerk, and Sandra Benham. material controller, both fromInco '5 purchasing department and members of the local branch of the PMAC.

Darryl Mathe, supervisor of inventory atClarabelle mill, is director of Region Five forthe PMAC.

A big job done by highlyqualified people

Weighing 38 tons, the top blownrotary converter shell which weldersand maintenance tradesmen fromcentral maintenance forces repairedlast spring constituted one of thelargest jobs tackled by thatdepartment in a while.

The operation, according to GeorgeMcDonald, maintenance generalforeman, began last March when theTBRC was dismantled at the CopperCliff nickel refinery. The huge shell,minus the refractory lining, washauled from the nickel refinery on a60-ton float to the repair site, theOrford building.

A pair of 27-ton rings belonging tothe TBRC were brought to the smeltercomplex separately. The wholetransport operation, George says,took four hours. Lugging its bigburden down Highway 17, the floatnever exceeded speeds of five or sixkilometres per hour.

The fact that the needed repairscould be done faster and much moresafely at the Orford buildingprecluded any thoughts of doing thework right at the nickel refinery. "Butsafety was the big factor," addedGeorge.

The bulk of the repairs to be doneon the TBRC centred on and aroundthe dogs, the mechanisms whichassist in driving the converter.Besides cracks to the converter wall,the dogs themselves had sufferedsome damage.

Welders painstakingly repaired thecracks that had developed aroundand behind the dogs. In order toprevent the area adjacent to a weldfrom fracturing (something thathappens when welding is done in thecold), the converter surface washeated to a temperature of 150degrees Celsius before welding was

started. "Ultrasonic tests wereconducted to make sure there wereno cracks in the welds," continuedGeorge. "Our welders did anexcellent job. The welding wascompleted and no flaws werediscovered."

The dogs themselves werereplaced with a new, improved designof dog that should better resist thestress associated with driving aTBRC. In addition to this, the dogswere relocated to a more favorablepart of the converter surface.

One of the trickiest parts of thewhole operation involved putting theimmense rings back into positionaround the belly of the converter. Inthe Orford building the TBRC shell

was moved by crane into what usedto be a matte pit. This gave additionalclearance above the six metre longconverter so that the rings could beput into place by the crane.

Work continued on the convertershell into July. Then the unit and itsrings undertook that slow journey byfloat back to the nickel refinery whereit was hoisted back into place.

Along with the repairs andrefurbished dogs, a new operatingprocedure was adopted for the TBRCwhich will induce less wear. This maymean it will be a long time before thecentral maintenance force crews seethis TBRC shell again. ConcludedGeorge: "With any kind of luck, I hopeit will last a good number of years."

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The maintenance people involved in the big lob of repairing the TBRC shell were, from leftEddie Viau, Art Richardson, Don Skeffington, Roger Levesque, Ed Whissell, Gene Bryant.

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1. A young boy eagerly tries to hit his target inthe sponge throwing contest.

2. Why did / volunteer for this?

3. Baseball was a popular activity for theyoungsters.

4. A one-legged race was a good test of theparticipants' balance.

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Copper Cliff mines associationAnnual picnic held at Richard Lake"We went through 500 hot dogsand 1,000 drInks"...There seemed to be every

amusement imaginable for the some175 members of the Copper CliffMines Association and their familieswho attended the associationsannual picnic on a warm and sunnyJune 20th at Richard Lake.

Activities included relay racing,darts, and a bean bag throwingcontest to name a few. An addedattraction for the children was acanoe ride on Richard Lake.

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Plans are already underway, Moeadded, for a bigger and better picnicnext year.

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Upper rightThe lineups were long for the bean bag throwing contest.

LeftFor the first time canoe rides were available to the youngsters.RightYoung participants received prizes for their efforts in all the games.

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Golf, golf, . . . and more golf!Trying to keep track of all the

employee golf tournaments that takeplace is something like the job thatthe harried air traffic controllers mustbe experiencing, trying to landplanes.

We present here, highlights ofsome of the departmental golftournaments that have taken placeduring the summer.

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At the employee relations golf tourney held in Lively, employee relations reps took time out totally up their scores. They are, from left, Brian Crowder from the smelter, Walter Chornenkyfrom Creighton nine shaft, Harvey Nadeau from the smelter and Bill Vickman from Creightonnine shaft.

John Ricketson, superintendent of Copper CliffSouth mine, attempts to get his shot out of thewoods as Lyall McGinn, training supervisor atSouth mine, offers encouragement.

Mary Antoniazzi, left, wife of Lino, second from left, who is a maintenance foreman at theCopper Cliff nickel refinery, makes a long putt as her husband, Jackie and Don Valuer, who is autilities supervisor at the nickel refinery, witness the shot.

We weren't sure if Shirley Hawes of theCopper Cliff nickel refinery was fishing orgolfing at the plant's tournament held in LivelyShirley tried in earnest, with help from fellowemployee Gary Hooge, to retrieve her golf ballfrom the pond.

Will it be a hole in one for Art Hayden, a production assistant at the nickel refinery? Just askfrom left, Art's wife Cora, Irene and Joe Nicholls who both work at the nickel refinery.

Science Centre hard hat to the Hon. Reuben Baetz, Ministerof Culture and Recreation, following the province of Ontario'scommitment of $10 million to the capital and operating costs ofthe Sudbury Science Centre in May. In January, Mr. Phillipswas in Sudbury to announce the company's commitment of $5million to the capital costs of the Science Centre which isscheduled to be constructed by 1983 - Sudbury's Centennia'Year.

At the invitation of Inco's agricultural department, facultymembers at Laurentlan University visited the undergroundgreening project on the 5,600 foot level at Creighton mine'snine shaft. Assisted by a grant from the National Sciences andEngineering Council of Canada, Inco Metals and LaurentianUniversity are working co-operatively on the research project todevelop a method of using geo-thermal heat for the productionof food in the mining areas of Canada's midnorth. Here,horticulturist Dr. Dona Serbanescu, left, who is overseeing theentire project, discusses growing conditions for Englishcucumber p'ants with faculty members second from left; Dr.Doug Goldsack, Dr. Henry Best and Professor WendyGerhard.

The Inco Reserve Scholarship committee met in Thompsonrecently to discuss renewal of awards. Committee membersare, from left; Claude Raymond, principal, Macdonald-CartierSecondary School in Sudbury; Michael Lawson, principal, RD.Parker Collegiate in Thompson; Barbara Douglas, administratorof Inco's corporate contributions program; and ChairmanDonald Booth, retired principal of Lockview Park SecondarySchool in Port Colborne.

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StaffappointmentsClaude Bourre, environmental control analyst,environmental control, Copper CliffMarc Bradley, timekeeper, Creighton nine shaftMichael Charette, grade control technologist, minesexploration, Stobie mineAshutosh Chowdhury, senior industrial evaluator,industrial engineering, Copper CliffBrian Ewing, supervisor of services, Copper Cliff smelterPatrick Gallagher, area supervisor industrial relations,emp'oyee relations, Stobie mineStewart Gendron, superintendent operations, Iron OreRecovery PlantJohn Kenny, supervising industrial evaluator, industrialengineering, Copper CliffClaude Kerr, energy management co-ordinator, centralutilitiesErich Kiudort, senior specialist, central maintenanceNormand Lajeunesse, design engineer, engineeringCopper CliffEdward Leblanc, construction co-ordinator, engineering,Copper CliffJoseph Miheichic, designer, engineering, Copper CliffDennis Millan, project engineer, Copper Cliff smelterRobert O'Brien, industrial relations representative,employee relations, Copper Cliff nickel refineryDiane Oiivler, benefits clerk, employee relations,personnel and office servicesGeraid Potvin, mines research engineer, mines research,Copper CliffH. Edward Schillemore, project engineer, Copper CliffsmelterAiian Sherlock, senior industrial evaluator, industrialengineering, copper refineryCathy Tweedy, pay office clerk, Port Colborne nickelrefinery

In June the Joint Occupational Health Committee of IncoMetals Company and Local 6500 of the United Steel Workersof America hosted an Occupational Health Educational Seminarfor all OSHE committee members and the general public at theSudbury Public Library auditorium. Dr. David C.F. MuIr, directorof the occupational health program of McMaster University, wason hand to lead discussions on the subject of "RespiratoryHealth in Nickel Mining and Refining. Dr. Muir is seen hereaddressing the audience in the first two sessions held that day.

Len Van Eyk, mines research engineer, mines research,Copper CliffTerry Vflleneuve, mines research assistant, minesresearch, Creighton nine shaftMary Warriner, material controller, purchasing-warehousing, Copper CliffHarvey Wickenden, supervising timekeeper, divisioncomptroller, Levack mine

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The Idylwylde Golf and Country Club held Lee Trevino Day inJuly with the "Merry Mex" himself on hand to demonstratesome of his well known golfing skills to throngs of Sudburians.Following a luncheon and a clinic, Trevino played a round ofgolf against individuals sponsored by various companies. Notedlong ball hitter from the Copper Cliff copper refinery, SidSegsworth, superintendent of casting and transportation,played nine holes of golf with the amiable Trevino. Sid had thebest score in this year's lnco Employees' Golf Tournament andrepresented Inco during the match. Here Sid drives for distancewith Trevino looking on in the background.

Inco's transportation and traffic department provided personnelto help build the game facilities for Inco Persioners' Days heldJune 15-19 at the Elk's Hall on the shore of Windy Lake. lncopensioners also gave a hand to construct the various playingcourts. Here, Bob Burke, equipment rental coordinator with thetransportation and traffic department, left, took a level readingon the frame of the bocce court while lnco pensioners, secondfrom left, Fred Spencer, Alex Dldur and Mel Corkal took turnsdriving a support wedge next to the frame.

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This troupe of "munchkins" performed the ceremonial groundbreaking that raised the curtain on the construction of the newSudbury Theatre Centre. A host of dignitaries representingdifferent levels of government and local corporation andbusInesses was on hand to witness the event. Inco wasrepresented by Ron Brown, assistant to the president. Thecompany has committed $60,000 to the building project.

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A total of $12,250 wasawarded for 122 suggestionsin this month's suggestionplan in the Ontario Divisionof Inco Metals Company.

Due to space limitations,only those suggestions of$100 or more arelisted below.

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suggestions pay offMAJOR WINNERS

$1,135 This month's top suggestion plan winner was Jockey Bertrand of the Copper Cliff smelter.Jockey's idea to install an oil pressure switch on the ignition of CAT 950 loaders netted him$1,135. The switch prevented the starter from engaging which created excessive wear onmachine parts. Substantial savings were made on starter replacements and other partreplacements which normally required engine removal.

$1,110 Andrius Rupkalvis of the iron Ore Recovery Plant came up with the idea to by-passproduction fans on number one to four roaster units. The suggestion eliminated frequent fanrepair and the need to rebuild the fans every few years. Manpower and maintenance costswere reduced. This is an additional award to the $340 award he previously received.

$920 Glues Grandmaison at Garson mine noticed that stinger bolts on Python Joy jumbos oftenloosened and fell off, causing operating delays. The suggestion prompted savings inmachining the bolts and reduced down time to repair them.

$730 Bert Lecuyer of safety and plant protection and Bryan McGregor of the iron OreRecovery Plant shared $730 for their suggestion to install universal joints rather than Thomascouplings on all the cooling towers at the I.O.R.P. The couplings frequently broke, requiringreplacements. The universal joints reduced maintenance and manpower cost.

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From left Bryan McGregor and Bert Lecuyer - $730Gil/es Grandmaison - $920Jockey Bertrand- $1,135

Laszlo Szigeti - $195Benard Stephen - $505Gerry Levac - $595

$640 At Copper Cliff South mine, Dennis Bean was awarded $640 for his suggestion to usepulleys on jumbo cable rather than clips. The suggestion simplified the advancing of the cable,reducing wear and tear on it. Savings were made on manpower and material.

$595 Gerry Levac of the smelter noticed that transfer car cables, grooved the cable drum,preventing the cables from moving freely. To correct the problem, Gerry thought of building upthe drum with weld to make it smoother for the cable to move on. As a result, the drums didnot have to be changed as often. Manpower and maintenance costs as well as down timewere reduced.

$505 At Coleman mine, Bernard Stephen submitted a suggestion to use 100 foot rolls of one inch80 PSI plastic hosing for cleaning out plugged sandfull lines. In the past, the plastic pipe,which came in 10 foot lengths, had to be threaded and coupled. The threading would often getstripped and required replacement. The new piping didn't need couplings, was easier tohandle and less expensive.

$270 Norm Laurin and Leo Laroque at Coleman mine split $270 for their suggestion to install afresh water line on the siphoning lines to the sump pump. This prevented the siphoning linesfrom plugging up after the pump had been siphoned. Manpower and labor costs werereduced.

$220 Alex Hanuska of the Port Colborne nIckel refinery suggested the use of a bracket to holdblock grease over the trunnion on the utility nickel dryer in number four building. Thesuggestion ensured that the trunnion and tread ring were always lubricated. The idea alsoeliminated damage from poor lubrication and saved labor through decreased servicing.

$215 Keith Ferris of Creighton mine devised a method to repair and reuse threads from thecentering unit on LM56 Copco muckers. The threads often wore down, which required theinstallation of a complete new unit. Savings were made on parts and labor.

$195 At the Port Colborne nickei refinery, Laszlo Szigeti suggested turning the utility and fapcasting machine return roller bushings 180 degrees after some 11 months of service toincrease the life of the bushings. They lasted almost twice as long. Savings were made onmaterials and labour.

$175 Isadore Raymond at the Copper Cuff North mine found that water was entering the air lineon the COP6 ITH machine, causing excess wear on machine parts. The water was redirected,eliminating maintenance repairs.

$150 Ron Brunette at Frood mine suggested to fabricate a new dash for the M&R undergroundlocos to hold various part switches, making it easier to carry out maintenance work on them.Time was saved when troubleshooting wiring problems on the locos.

$150 Merv Gribbons and Raymond Paquette at the smelter shared $150 for their suggestion toinstall anti-friction bearings on the casting crane auxiliary trolleys. Maintenance costs werereduced. The machine's operation was made safer due to less wear on the pin and trolleyframe.

$150 At the divisional shops, Vern Roy netted $150 for devising a method to control the solutionlevel on the chemical cleaning tanks. The idea reduced the time required to heat the tanksand water contained in them.

$140 Teodore Koleszko at the smelter noticed that Ml (copper sulphide) in powdered form fellthrough the holes at the ends of bins to the floor below. To rectify the problem, Teodore cameup with the idea to weld plates on the ends of the bins to keep the MK on the one floor.Spillage was eliminated and savings were made on labor.

$125 Roland Spencer of centrai utilities made the suggestion to install a screen barrier aroundopen areas of the oxygen piperine. This eliminated a hazard for children playing in the areaand extended the life of the insulation covering the line.

$100 At the divisionai shops, Jean Prudhomme and Gord Evans split $100 for their suggestionto install lift plates on the corners of mine pumps. The idea prevented damage to pump parts.The pump was easier and safer to handle.

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TWO brother acts have 275 years ofservice between them

Brother acts have had their placein various avenues of life - the Hullsand Espositos in hockey, theRockefellers in business, theKennedys in politics, the Marxs inshow business.

lnco has had its share of brotheracts, but few have come close to theMeilleur brothers and the Rainvillebrothers. Theirs is truly a hard act tofollow.

Six Meilleur brothers and sixRainville brothers are employed atInco's Sudbury operations. Altogetherthey have a total of 275 years ofservice with the Ontario division ofInco Metals Company.

The Meilleur brothers alone haveaccumulated a total of 129 years ofservice. Herve and Lucien both haveworked 31 years. Herve spent muchof his time at Creighton beforetransferring to Clarabelle mill wherehe is presently working. Lucien, too,put in a good number of years atCreighton. He is currently working atthe Copper Cliff mill.

Brother Ernie follows closelybehind with 30 years of service. Hewas also employed at Creighton formany years. He later moved to theCopper Cliff mill where he continuesto work today.

Marcel has 15 years of service.He, like his brothers above, spentseveral years at a mine, notCreighton, but Stobie. Three yearsago Marcel left Stobie but he didn'tleave the complex. He went next doorto Frood.

Brother Raymond, with 14 years ofservice, has been and still is, workingat the Copper Cliff smelter.

The youngest of the six brothers,Daniel, recently put in his eighth yearwith Inco. Most of his working yearshave been spent at Levack.

The Rainville brothers have talliedup a total of 146 years of service.Gerald, Marcel and George eachhave 29 years. The Copper Cliff mill isfamiliar territory to Gerald and Marcelsince both have been there for most,

.puI IThe Meilleur brothers are, from left, Ernie, Herve, Lucien, Daniel, Raymond and Marcel.

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if not all their working years. Georgehas worked at the smelter, Murrayand Levack mines as well as CopperCliff South mine where he is atpresent.

Brother Claude is a member of theQuarter Century Club. His first fewmonths at Inco were spent at thesmelter, the rest of the time he hasworked as a maintenance mechanicat various surface plants in the.Corper Cliff area.

Raymond and Ubald both began

working for Inco 17 years ago.Raymond first worked at Frood andStobie mines. He later moved toGarson mine where he has remainedto this day. Ubald began at thesmelter, moved to Stobie mine thenClarabelle Open pit. From there hewent to Coleman and Kirkwoodmines. He has since relocated to thedivisional shops complex.

Congratulations fellas Wishing youmany more years of continuedservice.

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