Vol. 53, No.6bUDBURt

PUBLICRegreening takes root -

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P ierre Rouleau soars pastheadframes and smokestacks, his bright yellow

aircraft starkly contrastedagainst the barren, blackenedrocky knolls.

Travelling at more than100 miles per hour at treetoplevel, he picks out the exactspot on the blurred landscapebelow and skillfully drops thetwo-ton load of lime exactlywhere it was meant to go,paying attention to his con-trols as the aircraft suddenlybecomes two tons lighterwithin a few seconds.

"You need a special kind of

pilot to do this. It takes specialtraining," said Pierre.

It takes about six secondsto drop the load. Many yearsof experieuce by Agric Air pi-lots lik&Piere and theirground crews have reducedthe time :for landing,; reload-ing and take-off to just twominutes. Depending on how..far the drop zone is from theiroperational base at the Froodairship, the runway some-times sesembles a hutt1e serv-icewith a loaded aircraft wait-ipg to take off while a second*craft lands t pick up an-other load.

Pierre is understandablyenthusiastic about Inco'sregreening program in gen-eral and specifically the com-pany's decision five years agoto experiment with aerial seed-ing of areas inaccessible bythe usual shoe leather andall-terrain vehicles.

"I like to fly," Pierre ad-mits, but that's not the onlyreason he welcomes the Incoassignment.

"It's a high-profile programand quite frankly it's the kindof job that we would like tohave in our resume."

Pierre and his fellow pilots

get a lot of satisfaction seeingthe difference their 1,625 acres(including this year) of Incoaerial seeding has alreadymade. "You can see it fromthe air. It's obvious. There's alot of green that wasn't therebefore."

One reason he's eager topromote Agric Air's involve-ment in the Inco regreeningprogram is to help changepublic misconceptions thatoften undermine his chosenline of work. "People tend tosee us as barnstormers andcrop-dusters who deal withchemicals and pesticides."

In fact, he said, forestry andagricultural biological workis their main expertise, andthey've flown as far as Mexicoand Africa to do it.

The Inco experience hasalso proved a valuable learn-ing experience for Agric Air."It's the first time we've con-centrated so much work intosuch a short period. This yearwe had three weeks to do 500acres. We apply about 10,000pounds of lime per acre andanother 770 pounds of seedand fertilizer.

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September 1994Ontario DivisionGoodbye bear hugs for Creighton pensioners.Seepage 12 & 13.

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Doug Haliman of Laurentian University presented a• paper on the construction and operation of Sudbury's

Neutrino Observatory, located at the 6,800 foot level ofCreighton Mine.

Inco weltreprented at

• conferenceT he World Rock Boring explained down-reaming ex-

Association is not anperlences and Glenn Elliottaspiring group of musi- assisted in an update on

clans. Borpak operations. Another• It's a serious group of men paper was presented by Doug

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Lamacraft2 Dnllinga bigger hole

T he telephone, the automobile, the airplane,space travel.. . all were

beset with problems that onlytrial and error could over-rie.

Ralph Lamacraft, with In-co's Mines Research Depart-ment, knows this only too well.

Ralph presented a paper tothe World Rock Boring Asso-ciation outlining the difficul-ties of increasing three-footand a four-foot ventilation

holes into an eight-foot hole.The research project at

Coleman Mine, which wouldalso serve McCreedy East, wasa joint venture between theRobbins Company and Inco.To create a larger hole froma smaller hole, a great dealof stability is needed in orderto keep it in line. The settingup of a drilling platformstructure was basically un-eventful. This was followedby some mechanical prob-

lems, but the quest to corn-plete the 670-foot hole wenton. At 186 feet, the reamerhit a major problem whichremains a dilemma for Ralphtoday.

He is optimistic that newtechnological designs willeventually enable him to corn-plete the project. He is con-sulting with other experts inthe field of stabilization andassisting in learning new tech-niques in disc cutting.

Ball update s backfilln the space age, the old tons of ore Inco hopes to re- long hole bore drill will bring.adage of "What goes up,I cover below the 3,400-foot the toothpaste-consistencymust come down" may level of Garson Mine. Garson substance to the 3,400-foot

no longer be applicable. operatedfrom 1929 until 1986 level. Steve has succeeded inHowever, as underground when operations wre tempo- getting the hole through a 57-

miners have found out, what rarily put on hold due to de- year maze of various mining'comes up from underground, pressed nickel markets and operations. Despite somemust be back-filled under- problems with ground stabil- dewatering problems, Garsonground. ity. Ball told the audience an is now on line to get the paste

This posed a unique prob- innovative rock excavation fill system in operation. Thelem for Inco engineer Steve technology for today's mm- gravity-fed fill will consist of,Sall, which he outlined at the ing seminar some of the prob- fine sand, reclaimed slimesWorld Rock Boring Associa lems encOuntered in resum and three per cent cementtion 'conference in Sudbury. ing operations at the mine. Garson expects to become aSteve's challenge was to fill in The answer was a new, in- full production facility In thethe holes from the 20 million novative paste fill system A coming weeks

Hydraulic drilling i sa Canmet experiment

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• day conference at the Willett versityontheconstructionand ould hydraulic jumbo "Water-Powered Jackleg at claims there would be many• • Green Miller Centre at Sud- operation of Sudbury's Neu- drills be the way of the the Experimental Mine of advantages of converting to

bury's Laurentian University trino Observatory, located at future at Inco? CANMET: Experimentation a hydraulic system from a ,2,recentlyto discuss innovations the6,800footlevelatCreighton ayant Pathak, of the fed- and Adaptability Study", he pneumatic system. It wouldin rock excavation technology Mine. eral government agency, expressed the advantages of mean less noise vibrations, afor today's mining. The opening keynote ad- CANMET, presented a paper changing to a hydraulic sys- higher production rate and

More than 100 delegates dress was made by Milt Jowsey, to World Rock Boring Associa- tem. He poihted out that the an overall 44 per cent reduc-from eight countries around a 33-year Inco veteran and a tion delegates. Pathak is lead- devices are used in mines in tion in operating costs. Mostthe world attended. lnco was retired vice-president of Mining ing an experimental project South Africa, but noted the important, forthehealthand

• very well represented, offer- ofthe Ontario Division. Heout- at a small underground gold dissimilar working condi- environmentally conscious,i ng three of the sixteen papers linedthe historyof mining from mining facility near Val d'Or, tions with Canada. South hydraulic drills produce onlypresented. the early days to the present Quebec using jackleg drilling African mines are deep and 10 per cent of the dust emis-

Inco's Steve Ball discussed high technology environment, equipment. Though jacklegs hot with temperatures often sions created by pneumatic ,• • a new underground fill deliv- The WRBA session was high- are allbut non-existent at Inco exceeding 40 degrees Centi- drills. CANMET is now in the

• cry system, titled "The Need lighted by a banquet at the Sci- operations, Pathak is testing grade. Miners and drill op- process of modifying its ex-for Accurate Large Diameter ence North Cavern with Inco the water-powered devices in erators, at times, are forced periences with the jackleg .Long Hole Drilling" at Inco's Ontario Division President Jim the narrow vein mine, to sit or kneel in work areas drills for possible use inGarson Mine. Ralph Lamacraft Ashcroft as guest speaker. In his address entitled of one metre or less. Pathak jumbo drills.

Former Inco VP gives brief history of mininghue the basic metallur

• gical process of form-ing tin and copper to

produce brnnze has changed lit-tle since the Bronze Age, the meth-ods used by the extractors of theseand other ores have evolvedgreatly over the centuries.

At the keynote address ofthe World Rock Boring Asso-ciation (WRBA) converence inSudbury, retired Inco Vice-President of the Sudbury Min-ing Division Milt Jowsey out-lined a history of the miningindustry. Hundreds, even

thousarids of years ago, theore extractors were invariablyslaves or serfs. Less than a halfcentury ago, a strong backwas a major job prerequisitefor miners. Jowsey, a SecondWorld War air force flying ace,recalls noticing the metamor-

phosis that began in the early'SOs. He told the WRBA del-egates of the new technology,particularly raise boring.

He noted that historically,Canada depended on foreigntechnology and equipment.Although he says this is chang-

ing, much more effort and re-sources must be spent on re-search and development. Hesummarized that senior min-ing officials must definitelysupport research and develop-ment and ensure that new in-novations are seen to fruition.

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This year's 500 acres brings aerial seeding total to 1,625continued from page i Inco's partner in the project in Lakes treated with lime in the Inco's environmental co- that the aerial application has

program included an ambi- the Daisy Lake watershed past have improved tempo- ordlinator of Decomissioning made in just a few years."tious, multi-discipline, multi- area, which involved apply- rarily, but returned to previ- and Reclamation Paul The aerial application caninstitutional research project ing dolomitic limestone in one ous acidic levels because of Yearwood, scud the aerial ex- get into places virtually mac-that will test nature's own subwatershed while another nearbyacidicsoilandstreams. periment has been a great cessible by other methods. "Inmethod of restoring area lakes of identical size was left un- Also seeded this year was a success. "Perhaps the most some of these areas it wouldagainst a second method touched. Both areas will be 100-acre corridor east of the obvious place to see the differ- probably take us a month towhere nature is assisted by monitored to see if the aerial LasalleextensionbehindMCTV ence is along Godfrey Drive do by foot or all-terrain vehi-aerial bombardments of lime. liming improves the water and 300 acres west of Little nearClarabelleMillYoucan't cle what one of these aircraft

Laurentian University is quality of the subwatershed, Stobie towards Highway 144. help but notice the difference can do in a single drop."

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A tractor, bin of lime, conveyor and overhead loadingfacility help keep the aircrafts' time on the ground tounder two minutes.

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A bag of seed Is fed into an aircraft hopper.

It looks like a realignment for the Frood-Stobie 'I

headframe as the Agric Air Bull Thrush aircraft takes Pierre Rouleau fuels upoff from the nearby Frood airstrip, with the engine running.

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A Bull Thrush airplane buzzes a secdon of bush near Stoble Mine. It's the kind of landscape the pilots would like to create.

Flat tires and other maintenacework is done much like repair workin a race track pit stop. With onlythree weeks to do 500 acres,afrcraft are on the ground as littleas possible.

4 SEPTEMBER 1994

Savings by solving the mysteries of the furnaces

T he anode furnaces usedto be the Copper Refin-ery's own little mystery.

Experienced operators werethe refinery's "mystics" whointerpreted the cries, waftedthe subtle aroma and felt theheartbeat of the demons inthe machine.

"Intuition," explains com-bustion technician Jim Bolger."Running the furnace burn-ers was more in-tuition thananything else.With enough ex- "Itperience, youcould tell by thesound If every-thing was workingright. But at best itwas an educatedguess, and therewas no way for anew man on the job to tell."

A1though risking the Cop-per Cliff Refining's depend-ency on its most valuable eyes,ears, nose and throat, Jim feltthe refinery needed a demys-tified yardstick to calculatehow things were going insidethe furnaces.

"In 1992 it was costing usabout $1.6 million to run thefour burners and the price ofgas was expected to go up. Wewere facing a 25 per cent in-crease in the cost of naturalgas," said Jim.

With a major overhaul onthe horizon and parts for theexisting equipment expensive,hard or nearly impossible toget, Jim came up with the ideaof upgrading the natural gasburners.

"There were no obviousoperating problems with theequipment at the time," said

Jim, 'butwejust figured thingscould be improved."

The two burners in each oftwo furnaces were last up-graded in 1962. "It was state-of-the-art equipment backthen, but it's close to anti-quated by today's standards,"said Jim.

The evolution of Jim's origi-nal idea was a textbook modelof cooperation and teamwork.

was kind of a surprise toodv when it started without

"It began as your basicgood idea that became aCadillac version with all theinputfrom others. I don'tthinkit would have gotten off theground without the ideas ofother people."

Jim points to enlightenedmanagement as the majorreason the project got off theground. "No question. Man-agement here has becomemuch more receptive to new

regard-less of where they originate. Ifyou come up with an idea,people listen. It wasn't alwayslike that."

First to be tackled was theseat-of-the-pants operation ofthe burners. "Without instru-mentation there was simplyno way for us to tell how effi-ciently the burners were oper-ating. We had suspicions thatthings could be run a lot more

efficiently, but we had no wayto analyze the performance,"said Jim.

Enter instrumentationman Alf Doherty. Workingwith ailey Systems, themanufacturer of the compu-ter control systems that runsother segments of (he refin-ery's analysis system, AIfhelped expand the controlsystem by about 35 per cent tocover the burner operations.

It was refinery electrical en-gineer Dave Ballantyne's jobto tie the two systems togetherand to design the crucial wir-ing systems.

"The hardest part wasmaking newequipment fit intoan old container."said project man-ager GatesPerrault. "We hadthe full coopera-tion from justabout everybodyto get this thingdone, and that in-cluded the furnace

operators, instrumentationpeople, electricians and justabout all the trades people wehave. It was the 100 per centinput from everybody that al-lowed us to pull it off."

Much of the work was in-novative, untried and ex-tremely critical. Not only didthe high-tech control systemneed to be installed and thewiring hooked up, but an endwall had to be taken out of thefurnaces and replaced alongwith all the old and new pip-ing, cables, switches andvalves.

And It had to be done inthe four-week refinery shut-down.

"There was some questionabout whether we could doit," said Gates. "We had sixmonths of weekly planning toget every detail in place."

Engineered by Garth Harris

and carried out by mainte-nance mechanic Austin Laneand crew, the job was donewith a few days to spare.

When the switch wasthrown and everythingworked as planned, there werea few sighs of relief.

"It was kind of a surprise toeverybody when it startedwithout a hitch, consideringall the things that could havegone wrong," said Gates.

It's too early to provideexact figures, but savings areexpected to be substantial."We figure between 12 and 30per cent improvement in gasefficiency," said Jim.

For anode furnace instru-ment man Don Strain, theadvantages are already evi-dent. "It makes my job easier.Diagnosis is much easier thanbefore. You can tell what'swrong and where the prob-

lem is quicker and with moredetail.

Burner analysis will nolonger require an educatedear. In fact, the project hasmade the burners almost in-audible. "Used to be you hadto wear ear protection aroundthe furnace," said Don. "Youhad to scream at people if youwanted to be heard."

No more. "There's been avast improvement in the deci-bel level. It's so quiet that it'shard to tell when the burnersgo down," said AIf.

In fact, the unexpectedimprovement in the noise levelhas brought about the needfor a solution to a totally un-expected minor problem.

"Since we can't hear theburners anymore, we're in theprocess of installing a warn-s.ing light to let us know whenthe furnace is out," said Alf.

a hitch, considering all the thingsthat could have gone wrong,"

Instrument men Don Strain and Aif Doheity run thecomputer program that allows analyzing of burnerperformance.

Jim Bolger, Dave Ballantyne and Gates Perrault at the furnace.

Jim Bolger stands by an end furnace wall. The wall hadto be removed and rebuilt.

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Something fishy about this award

MNR recognition for Inco Spanish work

T hink Inco. Picture Incopeople: A skyline ofsmokestacks, head-

frames and mountains of ore,molten metal, scooptrams,jumbo drills, faces underhardhats with headlamps thatslice through the undergroundblackness.

Think again. Picture a fish-ing pole.

Inco Power Departmentgeotechnical engineer DavidVitone proudly lifts a certifi-cate of recognition, signed byMNR minister Howard Ham p -ton, for lnco's "valued part-nership in fisheries manage-ment on the upper Spanishwatershed."

Inco's main objective maybe wresting tons of ore fromdeep beneath the Sudburybasin and converting the hardrock into saleable metal, butthere's no better example ofthe company's seriouscommittment to the environ-ment than the decade-longattempt to find a compromisewith the sometimes conflict-ing interests of all of the Span-ish River watershed's inhabit-ants.

"We work together for thecommon good. We could onlyhave accomplished what wedid with everybody workingtogether. I think we (Inco)did our share," said Dave.The award was, at least inpart, in recognition of com-promises made to reach awater management plan forthe 23,000 acres of land and

6,700 acres of water thatmake up the 80 miles of lakesand rivers of the Spanish Riverwatershed.

Inco and E.B. Eddy ForestProducts, in co-operation withOntario's Ministry of NaturalResources, manage the waterthat runs through the system.Inco, the most involved of thetwo private partners in theprogram, is interested in gen-erating hydro-electric powerat its four generating facilitieson the Spanish River-at HighFails #1 and #2, and Nairnand Big Eddy. Inco derivesbetween 17 and 20 per cent ofits annual power needs fromthe system, using it as a kindof "peak control" to reduceconsumption when costs fromOntario Hydro are highest. Bynature, Inco's consumption isin great peaks and valleys,and Inco uses its Spanish hy-dro to lessen the financialimpact of an intricate OntarioHydro billing system that es-calates hydro costs at peakperiods.

Water regulation techni-cian Garry Stevens and assist-ant Hal Kohls help Inco con-trol a resource almost as vitalto its survival as nickel. At atime when energy costs aregoing up along with labor,environmental and most otheroperating expenditures, thetwo are "mining" hydro-elec-inc power

Last year Inco saved morethan than $17 million on hy-dro purchases, part of that

due to better management ofthe Spanish system.

"Water is our version ofhigh grade ore," said Dave."Our compromise involvedconsidering such things as fishspawning before drawingwater from the system."

The biggest challenge hasbeen getting the word out."Education, getting everybodyto view the watershed as awhole rather than their ownlittle corner. That's made thedifference," said Dave. "Oncethat was done, cooperationand teamwork kicked in."

Garry and Hal act as Incospokesmen in the area. Theyknow that most people rely onthe watershed for a good va-cation at the very least andtheir very livelihood at most.With the various interests ofthe local residents, the envi-ronment, government andInco's power needs at stake,operating the system can be ajuggling act.

In theory, the solution tomaintaining water levels is assimple as turning on the tap,the "plumbing" consisting ofa series of six lakes intercon-nected by rivers. Water flowbetween lakes is controlled bya series of retention and spill-way dams that act as faucets.Water's too low? Openthe tap.Too high? Turn it off.

But the problem is thatthere's only a limited amountof water. Garry and Hal pointout that problems startedwhen residents used to see only

the water in front of their cot-tage or under their particularcanoe.

Both are convinced that

Inco's relationship with peo-ple on the system has greatlyimproved over the past fewyears, mainly through a con-tinuing dialogue and a will-ingness to be open and frank.Inco uses the biggest portionof Spanish hydro in the wintermonths when hydro costs arehighest. In the summer, mostof the adjustment of levels isdone to help ensure there'senough water in the system tomaintain an environmentalbalance, to allow fish-egghatching and to bring waterlevels to near as normal con-ditions in exceptionally dry orwet seasons.

"It works out to a compro-mise with our power needs,nature, and our neighbors onthe system. We give up be-tween 10 per cent to 15 percent of storage water in thesummer months to help main-tain an environmental balance," said Dave. "That prob-ably works out to between $1million to $2 million in losthydro production, but it's aprice the company is willingto pay to be a good neighboron the Spanish. It's also thekind of thing that provesthere's real teeth in Inco's En-vironmental, Health andSafety Policy."

Stevens, at the helm of In-co's powerhoat, patrols 6,700acres of Northern Ontario wa-terways.

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Carry Stevens and Hal Kohis (left) during a check of water levels at Ramsay #7 dam.

David Vitone holds the Ministry of Natural Resourcescertificate of recognition awarded to Inco forthelrenvironmental efforts on the Spanish River watershed.

Teamwork a malor factorin Clarabefle uccess

T eamwork has been somuch a part of the suc-cess story at Clarabelle

Mill this year that a specialTeam Appreciation Barbecuewas held for mill employees.

A summary of the team-work that has been going onover the past year at ClarabelleMill would have to list almostall of the people at Clarabelle,since the mill's smooth opera-tion demands full cooperationfrom everyone. Nevertheless,a detailed account of some ofthe success stories and the peo-ple involved has been at-tempted. Our appologies foranyone who has beeninadvertantly left out.This isthe second of two articles list-ing some of the people in-volved in the significantstridesmade at Clarabelle.

Eight teams have beenworking diligently for the pasttwo months to join the Trans-portation and Milling Areas,eliminate duplication andshare resources. This massiveteam escort will start to paydividends in fall.

Some teams are involvedin introducing new technolo-gies at Clarabelle Mill. We arenow using space-age wear re-sistant materials which oftenextend the wear life many foldover the previously used parts."Alanx" ceramics are used forsuction side plates on purrips,"Rod ceramics" as chute lin-ers for coarse particles and"Irathane" for all flotationimpellers and stators.

Rollie Bosch has just re-placed our xanthate

flowmeters with state-of-the-art, accurate and mainte-nance free mug flowmeters.

Fred Boyer and RonGarbutt have teamed up toconnect our 40 personal com-puters to a "Local Area Net-work" (also called "LAN").This allows these micro com-puters to talk to many othercomputers throughout theOntario Division.

When disaster strikes, teamwork is more important thatever. The problem with thecracked trunnion on the SAGmill was successfully resolvedby a team. When #4 millneeded to be converted to arod mill, the shift crews andbullgang teamed up to deballthe mill in record time. Spe-cial thanks to Mike Gaudettefrom North Mine, who blastedthe fine ore bin numeroustimes to provide ore for #4 rodmill.

Safety concerns are almostalways resolved by teams.Doug Morrison teamed upwith Rick Gagnon, JohnKutchaw, Terry Mcl(enzieand John Kanerva to find asafer and faster way to servicecrane rails at the crushingplant. On their recommenda-tion, a static line was engi-neered and installed.

Thanks fora job well done.The list below shows some

of the "Safety Teams" whichwere active over the past year:

• Deta Handling Failsafe• Sulfuric Acid (Low Sulfur

Tails) Failsafe• Tipple Failsafe•Semi-Wet Crushing

Failsafe• Confined Spaces• Critical Job Procedures• SAG Liner changes• Central Mills Reagent

Failsafe• Overhead Power Lines• Natural Gas Lines• Near-Miss Report• Tugger Hoist Failsafe• Removal and Installation

of liners in the SimplicityScreen Oversize Launder

• SAG Lube ProcedureFailsafe

• Cleaning Fine Ore BinFeeders

• Review of O.D. Safety,Health and Environment Pro-gram

• Silica Dust Removal inthe SAG area

• Trip to Strathcona Mill tocompare Safety Programs

• High Risk Areas• Mobile Equipment Break-

ing Systems on Ramps• Crushing Plant Oil Room

Spillage• Emergency Preparedness• Contractor Access and

many more.After a critical review of

our Burning and Welding Pro-cedure by John Jetty, J.P.Hotte, Ray Leblanc, PaulLebeau, Henry Bielanski,Julian Savage, John Fisch,Harry Northorp, BillSheppard, Pat Corcoran,Frank Langeman andTracey Hobden. John took iton himself to give presenta-tions to all work groups.

The recent Environmental.Health and Safety Audit by ateam of six auditors took two

weeks to complete. A CentralMills team, headed by BobShaw, supplied the auditorswith information, explana-tions and support. The reportfrom the audit is expectedsoon.

A major safety team effortis really paying off. Safety sta-tistics for 1993 and 1994 havebeen excellent.

There is still a long list ofteams left to describe, toomany to mention here. I willjust mention a few

"Do the job ourselves in-stead of contracting out" isthe mandate of the Contract-ing Outleom. Norm Bodson,Rick Gagnon, Ted Boyd,Gary Smith, Terry Mckenzie,Cohn Craig, Gord Camillucciand Jack Hamill have re-duced our contracting outdramatically.Switch taggingup to 550 volt can now becarried out without the helpof an electrician by manyClarahelle Mill employees,thanks to the diligent and thor-ough efforts of the SwitchTagging Team. Thanks go toGary McLean, Murray Jewitt,John Dandenault, JimlhImtskI, Gary Kurlicki, DaveWylie, John Kanerva, AndyBelanger, Keith Gullon andmany otherst

• Vendor Rationalizationis a joint effort between thePurchasing department andall plants, includingClarabelle Mill. Their goal isto buy from fewer suppliers,generate less paperwork andget better prices and quality.

Thlsyear, about $340,000willbe saved in grinding mediacost by switching from balls tobillets for our ball mills.

• When Rick Gagnonteams up with Kurt Koski and.the suppliers to modify thecrusher hydraulic systemL hetakes first prize with a $10,000Suggestion Plan award!

• The TQI Steering Teamco-ordinates the team efforts,training and establishes goodcommunication. Members areJ.P. Gervois, Maurice Hubert,Marcel Leclair, TerryMcKenzie, Joe Dippong,Dietrich Liechti, MickThrossell and GeorgeWhitman.

Over the past year, numer-ous Clarabelle Mill employ-ees attended leadership, teambuilding and facilitator train-ing. Some of the courses in-clude Facilitatorship("Ralpha"), TQI Training,Leader 2001, Leader Effective-ness Training (LET) etc.

What can be done better inthe coming year?

• Close the loop better. Abetter job will be done in tell-ing everyone what we are do-ing. (The "Team Board" onthe bottom floor will give eve-ryone more information).

• Everyonewill geta chanceto work on a formal TQI Team.(This is difficult for 12 hourshift crews.

On shift, it is easier to dosmall, informal projects toaddress concerns of crew mem-bers, for instance, spillageavoidance projects).

Outside comparisons for Inco's hydro operation

I nco's Power Departmenthas been in the forefrontof Ontario Division's cost-

cutting efforts, with energyconservation projects slicingmillions off the company's an-nual electricity bill.

Now the department willcompare notes with others tosee if there's a better, morecost-effective way to run thehydro generating programon the Spanish River Water-shed.

In late September, thePower Department playedhost to the second meeting ofa group of hydro producersthat is sharing information tolearn from each other abouthydro generation.

"It's a group that involvespeople like us, mainly indus-

tries that produce hydro as asideline from the main busi-ness," said Power Departmentengineer Mike Chorkawy. "Incomparing notes with otherslike us, we hope to share infor-mation, to learn how we com-pare with others and how wecan do better.

Inco and E. B. Eddy ForestProducts, in co-operation withOntario's Ministry of NaturalResources, manage the waterthat runs through the system.Inco, the most involved of thetwo private partners in theprogram, is interested in gen-erating hydro-electric powerat its four generating facilitieson the Spanish River - at HighFalls #1 and #2, and Nairnand Big Eddy.

Inco derives between 17

and 20 per cent of its annualpower needs from the system,using it as a kind of "peakcontrol" to reduce consump-tion when costs from OntarioHydro, the huge government-owned utility, are highest. Bynature, Inco's consumption isin great peaks and valleys,and Inco uses its Spanish hy-dro to lessen the financialimpact of an intricate OntarioHydro billing system that es-calates hydro costs at peakperiods.

Along with Inco, the per-formance benchmarkingproject includes Great LakesPower Ltd., LaCie D'EnergieMcLaren Quebec, Abitibi-PriceGrand Falls, Chi Develop-ments and Abitibi-PriceSaguenay Hydro Division.

Abitibi-Price SaguenayHydro Division initiated theperformance benchmarkingproject in order to create amodel for measuring the com-pany's ability to fulfil its mis-sion; to provide the customerswith a good, reliable and lowcost product while maintain-ing the integrity of the assetswith no unacceptable operat-ing risk.

The objective of the firstmeeting, attended by Mikeand Power and Utilities su-perintendent Peter Pula, wasto present the Saguenayproject to some comparablehydro utilities in order toevaluate the interest level ofdelegates in this project, iden-tify organizations that aresuitable for it, sign up poten-

tial collaborators and definethe project organizationalstructure and strategy.

Each participant describedhis organization's type olin-stallation and main activi-ties and outlined his needsfor henchmarking and ex-pectations from the project,including such things ashealth and safety, environ-ment, cost and other specificissues such as training andreliability.

Utilization of equipment,:defining operational objec,tive, water management opti-mization, measuring the hy.dro contribution to reducecustomer product costs andmaintaining condition of as-sents will also be part of thebenchmarkinq process.

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Ministry and Creighton cooperate, not confront

Acooperative, unitedapproach to occupa-tional health and safety

by employees, managementand government initiated atCreighton Mine is getting sup-port from all quarters.

"It's the way to go," saidCreighton Mine OccupationalHealth, Safety and Environ-ment co-chair Randi Condie."The way we want to do it is toprevent accidents rather thanlook for somebody to punishwhen an accident happens."

The mine ventilation manand his co-chair, mine super-intendent Fred Stanford, werepart of a team set up to exam-ine a better way to deal collec-tively with the critical issue ofoccupational health andsafety at the mine.

What they came up with isa program that adapts thepreventive, cooperativeapproach that's provedsuccessful in programs suchas community-based crimeprevention.

Ministry of Labour electri-cal mechanical inspector FredWhite was instrumental in thechange in direction. He saidhe was not satisfied being "theguy with the big stick" whocame in to impose punish-ments after an accident hap-pened or a problem was un-covered, so he asked the mine'sOSHE committee to help himchange the relationship inmuch the same way that po-lice forces have turned to edu-cation and community in-volvement to prevent crimesfrom happening in the firstplace.

"I told them I wanted tochange the way I worked withthem as an inspector," he said."I told them I will put the bigstick to sleep. They know I willprosecute if I have to, but aslong as we're improving andthey don't give me any needto, I won't do it. And nobodyhas tried to take advantage ofthat."

The change in directionlead from frustration at theworkplace accidents in On-tario that stubbornly remainhigh despite all-out efforts toreduce the numbers since theOccupational Health andSafetyAct was passed in 1978.

White points out that itwasn't Creighton's accidentrate that triggered the newapproach. Instead, it was aneffort to be proactive, beingvisible on-site when problemsweren't happening ratherthan running around after thefact.

Creighton miners, fromsenior management to peo-ple in the drifts, were behindthe change in direction. Safetyaudits were conducted in ar-eas identified by the Jointhealth and safety committeeas being of concern, includingworking conditions, heat anddust levels and sources of igni-tion of mobile equipment.

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"I think there's more trustthese days that the companyis serious about safety. Andthe people who are doing thework are involved in the proc-ess. They're involved in find-ing solutions. I think that allmakes a difference," saidRandy. "This way, the minis-try is more of a service to Incothan an adversary."

He said a major reason forthe backing of employees inthe effort is because they wereinvolved in the decision mak-ing. "These decisions aren'tmade anymore on an elevatedmanagement level," he said."Employees are approachedfor their input and ideas morethan before, and that's madea difference."

Undoubtedly, said Randi,safety cannot be commanded."It takes the conscientious ef-forts of everybody at the mine.But there's not question thattoday's miner is better edu-cated, more skilful and bettertrained than ever before. Thatusually goes hand in handwith a much more responsi-ble attitude about safety aswell."

Worker safety representa-tive Dollard Dolbeck agreed.A member of the OSHE com-mittee, Dollard's input wascrucial. "There's no questionsthat our employees are muchmore motivated if they areincluded and consulted in theprocess" he said.

The cooperative effortswere very successful, accord-ing to White, who said prob-lems were identified and rec-ommendations made to im-prove things, some of the sub-sequent solutions leading to"significant" improvements.

Most of the problem solv-ing was done by the minersthemselves. White said hedidn't lead the discussions, butoffered advice and assistanceinstead.

After an examination ofstatistics revealed that a ma-jority of injuries were backinjuries stemming from awk-ward positions people work inand the nature of the work, an

ergonomics expert went un-derground to examine theworking conditions. Recom-mendations about improvingpositioning and equipmentmodifications were adopted aspart of a long-term strategy toreduce the number of backinjuries. An in-house videoabout preventing back inju-ries was also produced.

White says the preventa-tive approach is working. "It'sby no means perfect, but theimprovement in attitude isfantastic."

Fred Stanford says work-ing with the ministry to re-solve problems can be refresh-ing. "On the whole, it just helps

when you've got a problembrewing to be able to phonethe ministry and get construc-tive help without worryingabout them coming out withthe big stick."

"In the past, one of theproblems was we had our pri-orities and things we were try-ing to do to improve and theministry had theirs. The use ofthe big stick to make us focuson their priorities was not aneffective solution. Sitting downand thinking the issuesthrough is much better.

"The education and con-sultation approach makespeople more receptive toideas."

Register now for training

I ncozs Human Resource De-velopment department isurging employees to indi-

cate their training interestsand needs by registeringquickly for the dwindlingnumber of openings that stillremain in this year's trainingsessions. Here is an outline ofworkshops remaining for therest of the year.

For more informationabout these learning oppor-tunities, please contact yourarea's training supervisor.

Calendar of workshops remaining for 1994

Workshop

Basics of Project ManagementCreative Presentation TechniquesEffective Decision MakingGold of the Desert KingsLeadershipManaging Personal PerformanceNew Role of the LeaderOHSA & Mining RegulationsTeam FacilitationUnderstanding Employee Rights

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Ministry of Labour Health and Safety Branch inspector Fred White, OSHE co-chair Randi Condie, and worker safetyrepresentative Dollard Dolbeck look on as Creighton Mine superintendent Fred Stanford affixes a MOL-OSHE'Searching for a Better Way" decal.

8 SEPTEMBER 1994

Creighton Mine's neutrino driftis as clean as driven SNO

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Who turned off Dave Schroeder's water? Nobody. Thisis an air shower that blows any remaining dust off thespecially-designed anti-lint and anti-static coveralls.

A lot is expected fromtoday's undergroundenvironment. It's as

safe as technologically possi-ble, as comfortable as ventila-tion allows and undergroundlunchrooms even attempt toprovide that homey touch.

But dust-free?"Well, not exactly dust-free,

but close," said contaminationcontrol specialist DaveSchroeder who has been hiredby the Sudbury Neutrino Ob-servatory to make theCreighton Mine underground

facility as dust-free as possible.With the drilling, blasting

and constant activity that goeson in most mining environ-ments, controlling dust seemslike almost an impossibility,and Dave admits the task waschallenging.

"The normal air we allbreathe in the surface envi-ronment averages out at about150,000 particles per cubicfoot," said Dave. "We want tobring that down to 10,000 hereat this underground facility."

Despite massive ventila-

tion efforts, the very nature ofthe underground mining en-vironment creates more dustthan the surface environment.

Dave has worked on "cleanrooms" in the electronics in-dustry, including the Cruisemissle and fighter cockpit dis-play research projects.

New to the undergroundenvironment, Dave talked toInco ventilation people whohave many years of experi-ence trying to make the un-derground environment thebest it can possibly be.

"1 talked to Inco's suppliers,too," said Dave. "1 even talkedto the drymen to see what kindof soap they used in their clean-up work and what worked best.Inco people were invaluable indirecting me to people whocould help in my work. I gotlots of telephone numbers ofexperts who could help."

Dave said the work initiallybegan with brooms and shov-els. "The trick is to get it asclean as possible and keep itthat way, rather than clean-ing it constantly. We used high

pressure power washers andeventually we wiped every-thing down by hand.

"I'd estimate that we'vescrubbed this entire fablitydown at least three times."

But keeping the facility::.clean isn't a matter of equip..ment and technology, it's oneof education. "One carelessperson can bring an unbeliev-able amount of contamina-tion into the facility," sold::..Dave. "People who use the:-observatory will have to betrained in keeDino it deem" -

Doug Neuman of Laurentian University's Physics Department does some early morningwork at the SNO above-ground facility before going to the underground site.

A partial view of the huge cavern. The 20,000 square feet of wall (without floor orceiling) was sprayed with nine coats of waterproofing material. . . by hand.

This structure, at the top of the cavern, provides accesSto the huge acrylic vessel that will hold 1,000 tonnes ofheavy water.

The entrance to the underground observatory looks like many other undergrounddrifts.

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A workman installs a ventilation pipe thatbrings cool air to the people working in thehuge cavern. At 6800 feet underground, thetemperature can get as high as 90 degreesfahrenheit.

The procedure begins witha boot bath, then personnelstrip down and take a showerand dress in socks, underwear,t-shirt and specially-designedanti-lint and anti-static cover-alls that remain at the facilityand are washed every two daysat SNO laundry facilities.

Lunch pails are placed intwo plastic bags, a black bagthat is discarded at the showerstage. The inside white plasticbag is used to repack the lunchpail to avoid contaminationwhen leaving the observatory.

Floors and equipment sparkle at SNO. Note the overhead ducts that distribute filtered airthrough the facility.

Many of the papes and ducts in thefacility are labelled.

Individual plastic basketsare provided for shoes and toi-letries and are used to depositunderwear, socks and t-shirtson departure.

An additional three stagesmust be passed before enter-ing the main laboratory, in-cluding a tacky mat and avacuum shoe cleaner that re-moves any remaining dustfrom shoes. The final stage is aspace-age shower that useshigh pressure air rather thanwater to blow off any remain-ing dust particles.

Contamination controIspecialist Dave Schroederexamines one of a seriesoftUters used to reducedust in the observatory.

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S now and SNO are defi-nitely in the forecast forSudbury.

Doug Hallman of Lauren-tian University's Physics De-partrnent gave delegates atthe World Rock Boring Asso-ciation conference in Sudburya review of on the SudburyNeutrino Observatory nowunder construction on the6,800 foot level of CreightonMine.

Hallman outlined theprogress of the cavity whichwill house the 22-metre diarn-

Craig Danyluk deans out the nozzle in the equipmentwashdown b*y. Looking on Is SNO constructionsupervisor Joe Giroux who retired from Inco in 1991.

A workman washes off his workboots before enteringthe underground observatory.

ton ideal for

eter by 30-metre-high, worldclass facility. He noted it was nodoubt the best deep mine site inNorth America for the project.

Although he tried to keephis presentation as brief aspossible, his talk was a majorhighlight of the three-day con-ference. A lengthy questionand answer period followed.Hallman noted the size andstability of the constructionworks and the cooperation ofInco in disposing of the rockso as not to interruptCreighton's production sched-

ules. He was especially thank-ful for the assistance of inco'snow retired Phil Oliver.

Everything appears to beon schedule, he siid. The nextmajor phase will be in Octo-ber of 1995. The workers willbegin filling the enormousacrylic vessel which will holdradiation-free heavy watervalued at $3 million. Theheavy water is on loan fromthe Canadian government. Itis expected first observQtion ofthe elusive neutrinos will oc-cur by the end of next year.

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• The founders of rSO chose this name because they believed that the 12. Control of Non-Conforming Product• development and use of standards would make all things equal. The 13. Correclive Action

I t's called the "International Organization for Standardization -ISO.--- The publication of the ISO 9000 series in 1987, together with theand it poses on interesting question: what wou'd happen if all your accompanying terminology standard. has brought harmonization on anemployees decided to take their pension at the same time, and the last international scale and has supported the growing impact of quality as a

one out turned off the light and shut the door. factor in international trade.: Could a new workforce pick up where your pensioners left off? The ISO 9000 series consists of:

How many of your operations ore carried out by the know-how' seat-of- ISO 9000: Quality Management and Quality Assumnce Standards-the-pants experience of senior employees? How many production proce- Guidelines for Selection and Use

. dures have been established to the peak of perfection over the years by trial ISO 9001 : model for Quality Assurance i n Design/Development, Produc-and error? How many are done that way by tradition? tion, Installation and Servicing and is for use when conformance to

Now for the crucial point: How much of this know-how. trial and error specified requirements is to be assured by the supplier during several stagesand tradition is written down somewhere? which may include design/development, production, installation and

Even more Importantly, howdo you get the word out to your world-wide servicingcustomers that your products will remain at the same high standards even ISO 9002: model forQualityossurance in Production and Installation forif such an unlikely event was to take place? use when conformance to specified requirements Is to be assured by the

A fundamental premise of ISO 9000 is that a company should be able supplier during production and installationto continue making it products at the same level of quality even if there is ISO 9003: model for Quality Assurance in Final Inspection and Test for

: significant turnover In personnel . This requires that all procedures, work use when conformance to specified requirements Is to be assured by the. instructions, processes and related activities be exhaustively documented. supplier solely at final inspection on4 test

The surface plants of the Ontario Division (and the Clydach Nickel ISO 9004: Quality Management and Quality System Elements-Guide-Refinery) and the Manitoba Division are collecting documentation and lob linesprocedures and writing manuals in order to have the processes involved in At the 9002 level the Quality System is made up of 20 elements:the production of market products certified at the ISO 9002 level. 1. Management Responsibility

For each product or process being certified, a policy and a procedure 2. Quality Systemmanual must be written which detail the activities, events, organIzational 3. Contract Reviewstructure responsibilities, procedures, processes and resources for achiev- 4. Document Control

• ing the established quality policies and objectives. 5. PurchasingThe manuals and each element of the Quality System in place at the 6. Purchaser Supplied Product

plant site are assessed by a recognized, Independent third party before the 7. Product Identification and Traceabilityovemli Quality Progrum Is registered. 8. Process Control

The ISO. a worldwide federation of national standards bodies such as 9. InspectIon and TestingtheStandard5CouncllofCanada,wasfoundedin I946andisheadquartered 10. Inspection, Measuring and Test Equipmentin Geneva, Switzerland. 11. Inspection and Test Status

objective of ISO standards is to create a level playing field Internationally. 14. Handling, Storage, Packaging and DeliveryThe work of preparing International standards is normally corned out 15. Quality Records

through technical committees. Each member body Interested in a subject 16. Internal Quality Auditsfor which a committee has been created has the right to be represented on 17. Trainingthat commIttee. 18. Statistk.al Techniques

Today the ISO has a full-time staff of 146 representIng 27 of the 91 19. Designmember countries. This full-time workforce supports 173 technical corn- 20. Servicingrnittees, 631 subcommIttees and 1,830 working groups all made up of For anyone who has been with the company for more than than tenvolunteers from member nations. To date, 68,580 pages of technical text years, the format is similar to the Five-Star International Safety Ratinghave been generated. System. Foreach productorprocess being certified, a policy ondo procedure

In the years just prior to 1979 when the Technical Committee ISOITC manual must be written which details the activities, events, organizational176 was formed, "quality" was rapidly emerging as a new emphasis In structure, responsibilities, procedures, processes and resources for achievingcommerce and industry. Various national and multinational standards the established quality policies and objectives.had been developed for commercial and industrial use or for military or The manuals and each element of the Quality System in place at thenuclear power industry needs. Some standards were for contractual use plant site are assessed by a recognized, independent third party before thebetween purchaser and supplier organizations. overall Quality Program Is registered.

These various standards were not sufficiently consistent for widespreaduse in international trade. Terminology in these several standards and in Next column: Who are the Independent third parties? What do they do?commercial and industrial practice also was inconsistent and confusing. Why is registration important?

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Inco reps active at CIM conferenceInco people were prominent

among those taking partin this year's CIM Geo-

logical Society's Fourth An-nual Field Conference at theSheraton Caswell Hotel in Sad-bury.

Planned by representativesfrom the Ministry of NorthernDevelopment and Mines andseveral local mining compa-nies including Inco Limitedand Inco Exploration andTechnical Services, the themeof the conference was "Explo-ration and Mining Geology ofWorld Class Deposits: Strate-gies for Success"

"We tried to offer presenta-tions of interest to both explo-ration and mine geologists",said Mines Exploration super-intendent and program com-mittee co-chairman Larry

Cochrane. "Too often the minegeologist is left out when tech-nical programs are planned.For this conference, we incor-porated talks of interest togeologists working utah stagesof exploration, development,and mining -and the numberof delegates who attended toldus that our program appealsto all these interests."

Among the speakers in thesession on "Corporate Strate-gies" was Terry MacGibbon,Director, Exploration, NorthAmerica, for Inco Explorationand Technical Services Inc.Senior executives from fiveother major mining compa-nies, each of whom describeda different strategy for suc-cessful exploration and devel-opment, also took part in thesession.

In addition to the techni-cal sessions, four short coursesand five field trips were ar-ranged. Gord Morrison, sen-ior geologist, Inco Explorationand Technical Services Inc.,was one of the leaders of asurface tour of the SudburyBasin. Gord's field trip, andtwo of the other four, werefilled to capacity more than amonth before the conferencestarted. Likewise, two of thefour short courses were filledweeks before the conference."I was surprised üt the interestshown in the borehole geo-physical methods short coursewe were offering", commentedAlan King, senior geophysi-cist, Inco Exploration andTechnical Services Inc. "Itproves that other people rec-ognize the success we have

had using these techniquesand want to learn more aboutthem."

Andy Bite and Steve Ballacted as hosts for a field trip toGarson Mine, focusing on thegeology and ore mineralogyof the Garson deposit and al-lowing an overview oftechno-logical developments and newapproaches in safe, cost-effec-tive and ev4iamentallysound mine development.

Inco played an importantrole in the poster session,where displays of ore, coresamples, level plans, and sec-tions from almost 30 of thelargest mines in northeasternOntario and northwesternQuebec were on view. Nine ofInco's mines from the Sad-bury area were highlighted inthe session.

"This was one of the larg-est mining-related conferencesever held in Sudbury," sold EdDebicki, Manager of Explorotlon, Ontario for Inco Explo..ration and Technical ServicesInc., and finance chairmanfor the conference. With del-egates from across Canadaand at least 10 other coun-tries, it was an excellent op-portunity for all participantsto exchange information andideas. It was also a real boostto Sudbury's economy. Inca'sgenerous financial supportensured that the conferencewas a success and that manyof the Canadian delegatesfrom outside the Sudburyareaas well as other parts of theworld went home with goodmemories r the conferenceand their visit to Sudbury"

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Proud PPO tradition revived on the greenst looks like the Safety and said Mike.Plant Protection Golf Tour-

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fishing its long-standing tradi- started but it soon cleared,"tionofgoodtimesonthegreens. said Mike.

Organizers Mike Neault Rick Trottier was the onlyand Janie Stokes report the Inco employee on the win-annual event has grown ning team. Teammates Jimsteadily since it was revived Panko, Don Heaphy andthree years ago. Kevin Manuel are all spon- - _____ -

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Cathy Mulroy, Don Burke, Al Burns and MervMcLaughlin strike a competitive pose.

Laura Dinko, Line Filippini, Janet Wyman and BIHRorison.

Claims administrator Lino Filippini takes a swing.

Student Leanne Knight and PPO Phil Perras: Why walk when there arewheeis?

Smiles mix with sadness as latest orounof retirees say their final farewII

There is absolutely noquestion, insists RollyWing, that work looks a

whole lot different when thedecision to put your nose tothe grindstone is up to you.

"I've been working since Iwas 15 years old," said theretired Inco risk managementsupervisor, "and I can't seeme quitting altogether rightnow. I'm too young. I want tokeep myself active, to shootfor goals. I can't do nothing.

"On the other hand," hemused with a leisurely philo-sophic look on his face, "I don'twant to work from nine to fiveagain. I'm not sure I want to(10 the full time thing again.I'm shooting for perhaps threeto six months of work a year.

maybe."By the time Rolly was ri-

fling through his desk at theGeneral Office in search ofpersonal paraphernalia col-lected in his 30 years Ut Inco,he'd already been approachedby several companies aboutworking full-time.

"I'll be doing some under-writing and risk managementconsulting, but on my ownterms," he smiled. "It won't bea money thing with me. Justsomething to keep me busy."

Rolly packed up and movedout in June.

Payroll analyst DickBontinen won't be leavinguntil October, but he's alreadyplanned his retirement. He'llstill be connected with peo-ple's payrolls, but from an-other angle.

Dick will augment his pen-sion income with earnings asa blackjack dealer.

"I'll probably deal about15 or 20 hours a week," saidDick. "I don't want this to be-come a full-time job. Basically,this'll back up my pensionincome and give me a chanceto get out and meet people."

Dick holds a governmentlicense as a dealer. He's alsotaken a dealers' course andtable test for a local company.

He's been hired already.With more than 30

Creighton miners not return-ing to work after the summershutdown, the mine held aspecial thank you session notonly for the miners, but fortheir wives as well. "We know

that the support of the ladiesbehind our guys is what makesit all possible," said industrialmechanic Wayne Sawyer.

In a short ceremony at themine's lecture hall, peoplewho had worked together fordecades said goodbye to eachother. It was a mix of goodhumor and emotion. To theroars of onlookers, the newretirees were presented withthe tools of their new trade..brooms. Others were speech-

less, visibly moved by a warmbear hug and backslappinggoodbye.

The wives were presentedwith flowers and the groupwas taken to lunch at theTradewinds where they werepresented with a gift certifi-cate from the Creighton MinesAssociation and a small sculp-tured figure of a miner withshovel on a piece of ore.

"It was the first time we

Dick Bontinen won't have a hard time dealing withretirement.

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Armed with a broom, the "tool of his new trade," CordMorris says goodbye to his workmates while his wife,Christena, looks on.

Rolly Wing won't quit working now that he's retired, but he'll follow his ownschedule.

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tried something like this andit turned out to be quite amoving experience not onlyfor the people who were leav-ing but for us who watchedthem go," said Brian Crowderof Employee Relations whohelped organize the event.

Of all of the new retirees,John Koski undoubtedly hadthe easiest time adapting tohis new pensioner status.

And why shouldn't he? Hisdaily routine at Creighton, theunderground environment,the work to be done and evenmany of the faces under thehardhats are the same todayas when he retired in June.

In fact, the only differencebetween Inco John and Pen-sioner John is who he's work-ing for.

His last day as an IncoCreighton miner was on June22, but seven weeks later he

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was back underground atCreighton, This time he wasworking for the Sudbury Neu-trino Observatory project, run-ning a tram shuttle service tothe underground scientific fa-cility.

"I was considering retiringfor some time, but the com-pany offer kind of made mymind up for me. I knew at thetime that there was a job withSNO if I wanted it, but I wasn'tsure about taking it at thetime."

Only 48 years old, Johndecided to sign on with theproject. "It's much the sameas before n a lot of ways," hesaid, "but I guess workingwhen you choose to does makea difference."

The following is a list ofpeople who participated in themost recent voluntary earlyretirement program.

BUDGELL, WILFRED CAYEN, MARCEL CIRILLO, GIOVANNI FERGUSON, DAVIDBURNS, RICHARD CHAMPAGNE, JOSEPH CLARK, J FERGUSON, DONALDCACCIOTrI, ENZO CJ-IARBONNEAU, GILLES CLEAVER, GORDON FERLO1TE, JOSEPHCAMPBELL, DONALD CHARBONNEAU, PHILIPPE COLLIN, VICTOR FERRIJCCI, NiCKCAMPBELL, EGBEI4T CHARTIER, DONALD COLOSIMO, ANGELO FEX, ALEXCAMPBELL, LYMANCAMPEAU, GEORGE

CHARTRANO, ARMAND COMBA, STUARTCHARTRAND, IRENE CONNAUGHTONJERRENCE

FILLATOR, MARYFILSHIE, JOHN

CAPLEUE, LEONARD CUENIER. GERARD CONNELL, SIDNEY FIOROUO, DANTECARLYLE, WILLIAM CHEVRIER, CLAUDE COOPER, ADOLPH FLOOD, GERALDCARNWLLO, GINO CHEVRIER, GASTON CORBIERE, ARCHIBALD FOEHR, WOLFGANGCARRIERE, DANIEL CHOMIAK, MELVIN CORNTHWALTE, DONALD FOLZ, REGINALDCARRIERE, RAYMOND CHONG TOl-! COTE, PIERRE FORTH, ROBERTCARROLL, LUKE CHRISTIANSON, JAMES COULTER, LENNA FRASER, JOHNCAVERLY, LAWRENCE CIPOLLONE, BRUNO COYLE, ALEXANDER FRIEND, BRUCE

CRACK. WILLIAMCRAWFORDr EDWARD

GAGNON, GJLLESGAGNON, WAYNE

CRESSWELL, KENNETH GAMBLE, GERRYCROWDER, CHRIS GAMBLE, JOHNCROWLEY, THOMAS GAUTI-IIER, ARTHURDAGENAIS, DONALD GAUTJ-IIER, LOUISDAVIDSON, JOHN GAUTI-!IER, RENtDAVIES, EDWARD GEDDES, RONALDDAViES, j. GENDRON, RONALDDE FOUGIERES, PHILIPP GIBLIN, BRIANDEAGRELLA, DESMOND GIBSON, IVANDECOSSE, NORMAN GILLIARD, GASTON

- DEL R1CCIO, BENEDETTC GOUDREAU, RONALDDEMEESTER, HENDRiCK GRAFFI, SERAFENODEMERS, ANDY GRArrON, ELAINEDENAULT, lAMES GRAY, RONALDDERMODY, PATRICK GREEN, HARVEYDERY, IEAN-YVES GREENSLADE, DONALDDESBARBiEUX, THOMAS GREER, JAMES

• DESBOIS, lEAN GRICHEN, THEODORE. DESCOTEAUX, JOSEPH GUENETTE, MARILYN

• DESIAROINS, CARL GUITARDI DONAT• - DESIARDINS, IACQUES GUSE, LAMES

DESPOT, STEVE HALL, JOHNDESROCHERS, lEAN HAMELIN, GERARDDEVER, NORMAN HAMILL, JACK

I DIWOST, jLkN HANCOCK, DOUGLAS- , . DEWAR, DARRELL HANSON, JOSEPH

- DHINEL, RONALD HARPER, MARILYN- DINIRO, LAURA HAWKES, WILUAM

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1: : DUUON, ADAM HUBERT, ALEXDYKENS, RAYMOND HUGHES, ROBERTELLIOTT, WiLLIAM HUPPE, JEAN-CLUDELLIS, DENNIS HUYCKEtIl]NGER, GORDON HYNES, lACKFAP4NONILAUREY HYWARREN ERNIE

- FAUBERT GERARD INGRAM, lACKFAVRET, VITTORIO 1NGRISUL1, NICHOLAS

/ FEELEY, NFJL JAMIESON, JOHNNew pensioner MaflI Makit1o gets a f.rtwell bear hug FENTON, ERIC JENKINS, EVERICKfrom Wayn. Sawyer. FEOLA, ALDO ENSEN, ARNOLD

Is this Creighton's John Koski before.. . or after retirement?

JOHNSON, KENNETH MAGGS, STANLEY NEWELL, BRUCE . ROBB, ROBERT TANG, VICTORJOHNSON, REGINALD MAISONNEUVE. ROLAND NEWMAN. WILLIAM . . ROBERTS, RAYMOND • . TAYLOR, GERALDJOHNSTON, EARLEN MAIOR, VIATEUR NOBLE. lAMES . ROBILLARD, CONRAD • TAYLOR, WALLACEJOKINEN, RAUNO MAKELA, RONALD NOBLE, 101-IN ROCCA, DOMEWICO TEDDY, DOUGLASJONES, EARL . MAKITALO, MATh NOFTALL. WILLIAM ROCCA, GJOVANNI TEGEL, IOHNJONES. RICHARD MALLETTE, ROGER NORRIS, WILLIAM . RODNEY, CECILIA T5IER, ANDREJORGENSEN. KENNETH MANFRED, FREDERICK NORTON. ROBERT ROGERSON, KEITH TETREULT, CONRADKAY, RUSSELL MARCHIONI, GIUSEPPE NYLUND, OLAF . ROHN, CLYDE TI-IELLANtJ, DALEKEEGAN. DONALD MARCOTTE, LAWRENCE 0 LEARY, BERNARD RORISON, WILLiAM THERIAULT, GEORGESKELLY, JOHN • MARCOUX, VIC 0 NULL, MICHAEL ROSKO, MICHAEL ThOMAS, LLOYDKENDZIORA AIIXANDER MAROIS, LUCEN OATrES, JOHN ROY ALEXANDRE . THOMPSON, JOt-INKENNEDY, GEORGE MARROCCO, GIUSEPPE ONGARO, MARCELLO ROY, GILBERT THORPE, JOHNKERO, TMSTO MARSH, DONALD ORAM, LEROY ROY, MICHEL TODD, GEORGEKERR, ROBERT MARSOLAIS, ERNEST • ORASI, RON ROY, ROGER TOMASINI, JAMESKIV1AHO, WIWAM MARTIN, BRIAN PAGUIBITAN, NARCISO RUTLEDGE, WAYNE TOTH, JOSEPHKOL11JN, GORDON MARTIN, ROGER PAKKALA, THEODORE RUTZ, GARNET . TOTOLO, ALBERTOKOSKI, JOHN MASON, CECIL PALMER, LORNL SAARI, TAUNO . TOULOUSE, DARCYKOSMERLY, JACK MATCHIM, EDWARDS • PANDOLFO, GUIDO SABOURIN, JACQUES TREL1NG, JOHNKOTSOPOULOS, DIM!TRI MATI-1ESON, GORDON PAQUETTE, DELMER SACCHE1TO, CIRRILLO TREMBLEY, HAZELKOVACS, STEVE MATTHEWS, SAMUEL • . PATTERSON, GEORGE SALLOWS, ROBERT IROTTIER, CLEOKUHN, THOMAS MCALLISTER, CALVIN PA11TRSON, ROBERT. SALO, RAYMOND TROTTIER, DENNISKULIK, JOHN MCAULIFFE, TOM PAUL. HERMAN • SANFELICE, DOMF.NICO TRO1TIER, GERMAINKURTU, WILFRIED MCDONALD, EDMUND PEDERSEN, KJELD SANTI, EDWINO TROTTIER, MAURICEKVASSAY, STEPHEN MCDOUGALL, HARRY PELI.LRIN, IACK SAVARD, GILLES TRUDFJW, MARCELLABBE, LOU!S MCFADDEN, JAMES PELLERIN, ROLAND SCHUETrE, JUERGEN TIJOMI, GARYLABELI.E, DORIAN MCGREGOR, EUGENE PELLETIER, ZOEL ScOTF, BARRINGTON UDOVIC, JO5ELACROIX, MAURICE MCGU!RE, MICHAEL PERRAULT, ALBERT SOU, WILLIAM URSO, LEOPOLDLAFLEUR, ALLAN MCINTYRE, LEO . PHARAND, BRUNO SCOTT, WILLIAM VAILLANCOURT, CLAUDELAIRENIERE, PAULETTE MCJANNET, ROBERT PIATA, JOHN SEER', ALIEN VALLEE, RAYMONDLAGACE, STAN MCKAY, BERNARD PIcHE, GERARD . SEGUIN, BERNARD VANAYAN, SOURENI.AGANA, GINO MCKENZIE, EMILLS PILON, LARRY SEGUIN, LORNA VANDERPLUYM, JOHANNESLAM, SUEY MCKENZIE, EXFORD PILON, LUCIEN SEKERAK, MELAN VANTTINEN, MARTTILAMOTHE, LAURENT MCKINNON, HARRY • PILON, YVON • SERAFINE, BENITO . VARIEUR, JEAN-GUYLANDRY, RICHARD MCNAMARA, JOHN POEt, FAY SHARPE, JAMES VAUDRY, BARRYLANGDON, ROBERT MCNEIL, JOHN POTTLEY, RALPH SHAW, ROBERT VENDETTE, ROGERLAPALME, GERARD MCPHAIL, TOM POGUE, DON SHAWBONQUIT, ELMER V1AU, FERNLAROCQUE, LAWRENCE McQUILLAN, TERRANCE POIRIEI1, ROGER SHEA, BRIAN VIAU, MICHEI.LAROCQUE, ROGER ME!, GARY POOLE, FLOYD SHEPPARD, EDMUND VIGNUZZI, ALBERTOLAROUC1IE, ROLANP MEL, ROBERT POTTER, J SIGNORETFI, EZIO VINCENT, ARMANDLA RUE, CLIFFORD MERKLEY, GARRY POT yIN, OSCAR SIMARD, RODRIGUE VINCENT, JEANLAURIN, MAURICE MIDDLETON, KENNETH POTVIN, RHEAL SIVRAIS, WILLY VIOLINO, BONITALACRIN, ONEZIME MIGWANS, ALEX POULIN, ROLAND SKELTON, GRAHAM VOWELS, CLARENCELAVALLEE, CLAUDE MILLER, THOMAS POULIN, RONALD SMITH, BRIAN WAKEGIJIG, RAYMONDI.\VALLEY, LIONLL MILOSEVICH, BOZIDAR POWER, CHARLES SMITH, DONALD WATSON, ORVILLELA VOlE. RICHARD MIRAULT, KENNETH PRENTICE. 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CentralMills

retirementAlmost 30 new members will he inducted

at the 11th annual Central Mills RetirementParty to be held on October 29 at the SportsNorth Villa.

For information, call Angie Gagnon at682-5730 or Susan Benoit, 682-8805

The Triangle 15

New locationfor Benefits

nco's family of pensioners The new main floor head-and current employeesI quarters provides a more di-will soon have a better, rectandconvenientaccessand

easier to find home for all their is only steps away from publicbenefits' needs. transportation.

As of October 1, the seven The Benefits area will bemember Benefits Department prominently marked with newwill be taking up new head- signs.quarters in the Copper Cliff Telephone numbers willClinic in the heart of down- remain the same after thetown Copper Cliff. move. Anyone requiring more

"It's centrally located in information can call (705)the community and pension- 682-6625.ers and employees will not "By careful planning,have to go through the in- teamwork and foresight, weconvenience of entering the hope to minimize any confu-plant in order to visit the Ben- sion or problems for our cli-efits Department which has ents resulting from the move,"been housed in the General said Terry.Office," said supervisor Terry To further eliminate anyDuncan. "The new home will confusion a letter including aallow us to provide a more map showing the dinic's lo-effective and efficient deliv- cation will be sent to all pen-ery of service to all of our sionersinformingthemofthecustomers." move.

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Levack Complex bafflesto top of ball league

The Levack Complex ball team clinched the mines' ball league title for the secondconsecutIve year. The winners are, from left (front) maintenance foreman DenisDeschamps, mine foreman Mike Mascioli, Denls Deschamp's wile Lesley, secretaryLise Philipow, goelolgist Roger Jackson, consultant Joe Palladini (rear) mechanicGreg Chepelsky, planner Denis Thibodeau, safety foreman Dan Maclntyre, P.M.coordinator Janle Therrien, planners Trevor Courchesne and Duncan Middlemiss.Absent when the picture was taken were surveyor Carol Deslauriers, projectengineer Rkk Godin, ventilation assistant Brian Keen, chief mine engineer 8ruceGoard, division supervisor Brian Buss, planner Leo Traynor, TQI coordinator TomCorkal and chief mine geologist Greg Greenough.

T he Levack Complex'sfinest (ball players, thatis) came from the cellar

to take top spot for the secondyear in a row in an expqrdingin-house softball league

The team languished at ordose to bottom enciof the five-team league standings . formost of the May to Augustseason, then slugged their wayto the top of the league intheplayoffs.

"This league's mostlyabout coming out and havinga good time," said complexsecretary Use Philipow. "We

compete but it's not all thatserious. The most importantthing is enjoying ourselves."

A member in good stand-ing of the winning teamtheTimberdogs, Lise said theleague is a growing concern."And we expect even moreteams tbe ftmed as the wordgets out."

Teams from Levack,Creighton, Stobie, Frood/Lit-tle Stobie and South Mine faceeach Other on the ball field.While the teams so far repre-sent only mines, league mem-bership is open to surface

plants and offices."The more people we get

out, the more fun we have1"said Use.

Games are played once aweek at the South Mine bullfield and team membership iskept flexible. "Husbands andwives are invited to take pcut,"said Lise. "Those interested inplaying bull or forming a teamnext year should start think-ing about it now so that by thetime the season comes around,they'll be ready. We'd like toget every plant, mine and of-fice involved."

Scholarship competitionfor Children

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16 SEPTEMBER 1994

Weatherman 'sblues

40 Years AgoHe was right 88 per cent of the time, got 80 telephone calls a day and once,

when the temperature sank to 47 degrees below zero, logged 700 telephone callsbefore he stopped counting.

Not the Prime Minister of Canada, or even a stockbroker with a genius l.Q. anda magic crystal boll, but that most intrepid of all unimpeachable stalwarts ofscientific wisdom - the weatherman.

Burdened with the blight of a poor press agent. even he got his due in theTriangle.., and the coverage was quite enlightening.

Not done with smoke or mirrors or guess work of any kind, apparently,weather forecasting was a pretty complicated affair, with emphasis given totemperature, wind direction and velocity, dewpoint, altimeter readings and thetype of clouds over Sudbury at a given time.

All this information was teletyped to the district forecaster at Malton Airportevery hour - and more frequently if conditions were unusual - and every six hoursthe district forecaster would send back a general weather forecast.

As scientific as it all was the weather had a fickle temperament though, saidthe Triangle, so that even "with sound scientific information, patience, accuracyand faithful attention to duty" the weatherman sometimes made a mistake.

Nevertheless, records proved, It was only once out of eight times.. . regardlessof what your old, cantankerous uncle Silas says.

Other stories that month: "Dr. Thompson Tells of Nickel's Role In the Fieldof Electrons" "Random Shots of Inco Homes" "Inca Scholarship AwardsAnnounced"

24 Years AgoAt 8:40 a.m. on August 20. 1970, a freak storm with hurricane winds of up to

100 miles an hour struck sections of Lively and Sudbury with savage intensity. Inabout five minutes it caused three deaths and $5 million In damage,

About 300 people were injured In the storm, some seriously, and 310 homes

were damaged, 40 boxcars overturned, 3000 telephones knocked out of serviceand the worst breakdown In Northern Ontario Hydra history occurred.

But after the storm was over, people pitched in to help. and there was a longlist of them.

In an artide in the Triangle, it took mayor Len Turner four paragraphs lust tomention the organizations they came from.

Other stories that month:"Nickel Belt Bowmen Find Archery a True Challenge""Innovation on Plating Tanks Boosts Port Colborne Potential""Installing 2,000 Ton Liner Next Maor Stage in Stack"

14 Years AgoTermed a tremendous success by meet organizers, the credit was given to the

right blend of corporate and government sponsorship, dedicated volunteers andan excellent response from Sudburians.

Thousands of local sports fans attended the three-day event and were rewardedwith top calibre performances from the rising stars of 20 natIons in the first juniorPan American Track and Field Championship held at the Laurentian Universitysports complex in Sudbury the previous month,

Canada captured seven gold medals, 14 silver and 19 bronze to take secondplace behind the United States, with 22 gold. 18 silver and 19 bronze.

An Interesting performer who excited the crowd was Carl Lewis, who would goon to bigger and better things in two Olympic Games, He dominated the 100 and200 metre races and contributed substantially to the United States winning the 400metre relay.

One of Canada's outstanding performers was Angela Bailey "who rocketedacross the finish line" in the women's 100 and 200 metre events for double gold.

Other stories that month: "A Week To Remember" (National Little LeagueChampionship) "Terry Fox - Courage Personified" "Inco Exchange Program - ALearning Experience"

INCOMideas

Investors owe it to themselvesto know their wants and how tosatisfy them. Last time I suggestedbeginning with investment goalsand then I broadly divided Mu-tual Funds into classificationsbased on the types of investmentsheld in the funds. Choosing thecategory only narrows the field alittle. You can narrow the rangeof choices by considering how thefund has performed in the post,who the fund managers are orhow the costs of running the fundare allocated to the investors.

Performance

shares it holds at that time andthen divides this by the numberof units that have already beenpurchasedbyotherinvestors. Thistells them the number of unitsyour investment is purchasing.The value of the units changesfrom day to day as the values ofthe investments the fund holdschange. But the number of unitsyou hold is changed only whenyou make an additional invest-ment or when you choose to rein-vest your dividends in more unitsof the fund.

Fund managers

One of the first questions thatinvestors ask is "How has the fundperformed?" Performance statis-tics for Mutual Funds are pub-lished in newspapers every quar-ter. You can learn how the fundhas performed over the pastmonth, 3 months, orthelastone,two three or 10 years. The reportwill tell you by what percentagethe unit prices have increased ordecreased over each period. Yes, Idid say decrease. Funds go upand down just like the shares inwhich they are invested. Whatexactly increases or decreases invalue? When you purchase Mu-tual Funds, you buy units in thefund. The Mutual Fund managerthen takes your money and in-vests it in shares for the fund.When you invest, the companycalculates the value of all the

In any industry, there are peo-ple who do their jobs extraordl-norily well. The Mutual Fund in-dustry is no exception. Some in-vestors believe it is beneficial toknow who Is managing a fundand how it has done under thatmanager. A change in fund man-ager may indicate a change inthe investment philosophy, so thisis another factor to conslderwhénmaking your decision.

Paying for your purchase

The companies selling MutualFunds are doing just that, theyare selling them. This meansthatthey expect a fee for their serv-ices. This fee can be calculatedand collected in a number of ways.

Some funds have what iscalled a front-end load. This

by Susan LeMay, CMA

means that some of your originalinvestment dollars are not usedto buy units in the fund. Insteadthey are paid to the fund formanaging your money. Thecharge is usually calculated as apercentage of the amount youinvest.

Some funds have what iscalled a back-end load. Thismeans that when you sell yourunits in i fund, the managementtakes a percentage of the value ofyour units as its fee for havingmanaged your money for theperiod.

A third way mutual fund com-panies make their money is bycharging an armual adrninistra-lion fee. This fee is a small per-centage of the income that thefund earns from interest, divi-dends or capital gains over thecourse of a year. The companytakes its share before any pay-ments are made to unit holders.

Each method of charging hasits advantages and disadvantagesfor you the investor, and the wayyoupay for management of yourmoney should not be the decid-ing Issue unless you are choosingbetween two funds which areequally suitable in every otherrespect.

Buying Mutual Funds requiresresearch, setting investmentgoals, and making decisions.Deciding when to sell them re-quires, much the same effort. Youshould have purchased them as

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part of a long-term strategy, soselling them should be deter-mined by whether or not youhave met your investment goalsor by significant changes in theinvestment environment, not bythe daily ups and downs of themarket. The markets are affectedby both economic and political

events and we have to be awareof the effects of these forces on ourinvestments and know enough toreact quickly to significantchanges. There is no magic for.mula. We cannot just invest ourhard earned money and hope forthe best. lnterest and knowledgewill make the difference.

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