Making the Christmas Cake

(STORY ON PAGE 2)Making the Christmas Cake

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Published for all employees of The Inter-national Nickel Company of Canada , Limited.

Don M . Dunbar , Editor.

l l)ITORLII, OFFICE ('OI'PER CLIFF, ONT.

Mrs. Blackmore OurChristmas Cook WithHer Terrific Cake

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When Mrs. George Blackmore starts tomake what she calls (with a nice little touchof understatement) her Rich ChristmasCake, the first thing she does is open theback door and throw out the calorie counter.Then, turning her back politely but firmly onthe family budget, she proceeds to fashiona culinary masterpiece that would drive afat man out of his mind.

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MRS. BLACKMORE AND PAULA

Mrs. Blackmore, who is just as pleasantas she looks, has been at this sort of thingever since she was a young girl in CopperCliff. She and her three sisters all learnedto cook before they were 12 years old, theirmother, Mrs. Albert Suckow, being a firmbeliever in putting first things first.

Her expert early training has stood herin good stead for she is regarded as one ofthe best cooks in Sudbury. Cooking actuallythreatened to become a sort of "seven yearitch" with her - she was in charge of thekitchen at the Copper Cliff Club for sevenyears. and later she operated a bakeshop inSudbury for seven years - but she now hasit under control and devotes her culinarytalents to the delight of her relatives andfriends, and to the projects of the ladies'association at Knox Presbyterian Church.

When she married George Blackmore (anelectrician at Frood-Stobie No. 3 Shaft) in1932, she took on a steady "customer" whois unfailingly appreciative of her skill withthe skillet. They are a very happy couple.They live at 114 Roxborough Drive, Sudbury.

Little Paula MacKinnon from next doorwas waiting in bright-eyed anticipation forthe time to lick the spoon when the Trianglecalled around to make a picture of Mrs.Bla&kmore for the cover of this issue. Thecameraman eventually got the shot hewanted but he'll never be the same -- he'shad visions of Christmas cakes dancing inhis head ever since.

INCO TRIANGLE NOVE\iin;i&, 1955

School Band to Play Concert Series

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To encourage instrumental music in Northern Ontario schools the Sudbury High

School Band will play engagments during the winter months at Sault Ste. Marie,

Espanola, North Bay, Parry Sound and Huntsville. The series, inaugurated by the

concert at Copper Cliff High School shown above, will enable other schools to hear aparticularly fine young 50-piece band with a broad repertoire, expertly conducted by

Earl Simard.

Here's the recipe, men, and don't take nofor an answer:

RICH CHRISTMAS CAKE

3 lbs. seedless raisins2 lbs. seeded sticky raisins1 lb. citron peelSmall box candied ginger (optional)1 lb. glazed cherries3 lbs. cut mixed candied fruit1 lb. colored candied pineapple rings1 lb. blanched almonds1 lb. butter21/4 cups white sugar12 eggs312 cups flour1 tsp. salt

?s tsp. each of maize, cinnamon and cloves

1 tsp. each of vanilla, almond and lemonflavouring

1 cup pineapple juice

Method:Wash raisins and place in flat pan to dry.

(This should be done in advance to allowsufficient time for drying.)

Cut up pineapple rings and with fruit andalmonds add to raisins.

Place in large mixing bowl.Using another mixing bowl:-

cream butter and sugar well;add eggs one at a time and beat well;add flour one cup at a time and mix;add pineapple juice, vanilla, almond and

lemon flavouring;add spices and salt; mix until blended;pour over fruit and mix well.

Pour in pans which have been lined withpasteboard and wax paper.

If desired a few almonds may be placed ontop of the cake.

Bake in oven at 275' for 31% hours.Note: No rising ingredients required in

this cake.

Five Queen Scouts at Willisville

Willisville, the Lawson Quarry town, more than makes up in quality what it lacks inquantity where its Boy Scouts are concerned. Shown with their scoutmaster GeorgeStalker ( second from left) these five members of the 1st Willisville Inco troop wereall presented with Queen Scout certificates by Governor General Vincent Massey inceremonies at North Bay. They are Hugh Stalker, Michael Filston, James McCue,Peter Filston and Peter Dow. At the world jamboree of Scouting at Niagara Falls inAugust, Peter Dow was chosen to present a relief map of Canada to Major-General

Spray, the world chief of Scouting, on behalf of all the Canadian Scouts at the Jamboree,to which he was accompanied by Peter Filston and James McCue.

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It's getting around to the time again for Good KingWenceslas , and Adeste Fidelis, and 0 Little Town of Beth-lehem , and all that other wonderful music of Christmas.Among those singing it joyously will be: (1) Mr . and Mrs.Jack Karpinchick ( Port Colborne ) with their twin daughtersBeth and Cathie , aged 2 . ( 2) Mr. and Mrs . Walter J. ClarketGarson Mine ) with Ronald , 21/2 mos. , Carolyn , 5, Catherine,8, Kenneth , 3, and Keith , 11/2. (3 ) Mr. and Mrs. Al Beauchamp(Levack Mine ) with Lise, 10 mos., and Joy, 21/2. (4) Mr. andMrs. Oswald Arsenault ( Coniston ) with Maurice, 6, andBobbie, 4. (5) Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blackwell ( Creighton) withDonna, 8, David , 3, Bill, 7, and Gail, 6. (6) Mr. and Mrs. HerbTelfer ( Copper Cliff locomotive shop ) with Marcia, 5, Mari-lyn, 7, Sharron , 11, Herbert , 14, and Wendy , 13. (7) Mr. andMrs. Jack Nilsson (Frood-Stobie Mine) with Theresa, 71/2,and Allan, 31/2.

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Two bulwalks of Canada's greatness , her traditional link with the Crown and her mighty mining industry , are represented inthis picture of His Excellency the Governor General , Mr. Vincent Massey , and Vice-President Ralph Parker of Inco. In the back-ground are the Frood Open Pit , the headframe of Frood-Stobie No . 3 Shaft and , on the skyline, the chimneys of Copper Cliff Smelterand the iron ore recovery plant.

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The Governor -General Pays a Visit to the Nickel BeltImpressing everyone with his quiet friendli-

ness and his deeprooted enthusiasm for allthings truly Canadian, Governor GeneralVincent Massey made his official visit to theNickel Belt on October 31 a memorable one.

"This is my first visit to your city," hesaid in his address to the Sudbury CanadianClub. "I have long since wanted to see thiscommunity which plays so important a partin our national economy. You are a veryCanadian city. It is a privilege to be here.

"Today we in Canada have achieved ma-turity and have shown that we have. Wehave acquired great material strength with,I believe, an accompanying sense of respon-sibility.

"Never before in our history have we beenable to contribute so much to the world,both as a powerful nation in ourselves, andas an influential country in the internationalfield, where the contributions we have made,and are making , are regarded as valuable

and characteristic."No country, however, in either prosperity

or adversity, can do without certain qualitiesof heart and mind - call them what youwill. We needed those qualities two genera-tions ago for our survival; we need themtoday to deepen our unity, and to keep safethe previous things which have come to usout of the past. We need this nationalfeeling - a sense of purpose - to cope with

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Stanley Stadium at Copper Cliff was filled to capacity for the visit of the Governor General who , having obtained the consentof His Worship Mayor C. O. Maddock , drew tumultuous applause by declaring a holiday for the school children . Standing withMayor Maddock ( foreground ) behind Mr. Massey are Principal A. G. Orr of the public school , Principal W . H. Harrington of thehigh school, Chairman N. H. Kearns of the public school board , Chairman G. S. Jarrett of the high school board, Fit. Lieut. IanMacMillan, one of His Excellency 's aides de camp, Esmond But ter, asst. secretary , Lionel Massey , secretary to his father, Mrs.Massey and Mrs. Maddock.

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What Happens When Staid Geologists Slip the Hobble

The Caruso Club , Sudbury, was the scene of this year's high finks as members of the Foot & Hangingwall Society and theirladies held their annual costume party . A few of the widely assorted characters present are shown above : at the carbaret table, leftto right, Theresa Guenette , Kylle Pajala , Mr. and Mrs. Norman York , Percy Demers and Lena Facca ; on the right, flanked by a pairof skeletons from the geological department cupboard (Mr. and Mrs . Carl McIntosh ) are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zurbrigg.

First Aid TrainingAgain Pays off forFrood-Stobie Man

If further evidence were needed of thevalue of Inco's First Aid training program, i

More merrymakers at this popular mardi gras of the usually stern and staidgeologists were, on the left, Mrs. Bill McGill, Mrs. Ron Taylor, and Mrs. GordonMerriam; above, Mrs. Terry Podolsky dancing with Bill Mullock , Mrs. Charlie Michenerbetween Mr . and Mrs. Bill Fritz , Mrs. Jack McAndrew jiving with Bert Souch. Theparty marked the 21st birthday of the Foot & Hangingwall Society, a group usuallydevoted to solemn and learned discussion ; president is Freeman Marshall, vice-presidentLouis Fajcz, secretary-treasurer Carl Goddard , and chairman of the entertainmentcommittee Terry Podolsky . It is learned with relief that no serious complicationsresulted from mistaken identities at the festivities.

Sudbury and even arranged for blooddonors.

D. K. Irwin of St. Catherines who was the

driver of the accident car, has written avery appreciative letter to the Companywhich states in part, "One of your em-ployees, Mr. A. Ellstrom, rendered valuableFirst Aid to my wife before a doctor arrivedon the scene and I believe he deservescommendation for his prompt action. Iwas able to personally thank this man butfelt I would like to write this letter to yourCompany as I understand Mr. Ellstrom'sknowledge of First Aid was gained throughyour Company's excellent training program."

Al is proud that since taking the IncoFirst Aid course five years ago this was thesecond chance he has had to put his know-ledge to work in giving assistance in anemergency.

That old adage, "A little knowledge is adangerous thing," certainly doesn't applywhere First Aid training is concerned.Knowing even only the elementary principlesof how to care for the injured can turn outto be of incalculable value. More than 3,600of the Company's employees In the SudburyDistrict have taken the excellent generalcourse in First Aid arranged by Inco'ssafety department in conjunction with themedical staff, so no one in the area is atany time very far away from trainedassistance should an emergency arise, avery reassuring thought indeed.

a recent experience of Frood-Stobie's AllanEllstrom dramatically filled the bill.

Al, a popular operating shaft boss at No.3 Shaft, was returning to Sudbury oneevening last summer from a trip to NorthBay, Approaching Stinson he came upona car-and-truck collision in which severalof the occupants had been severly injured.After promptly .Sending for medical aid andthe police, Al, with the assistance of anotherpassing motorist, was able to check thecondition of the injured, reduce .shock bymaking them warm, quiet and comfortable,and keep the highway clear in order toprevent further accidents.

Being the sort of chap he is. Al was notcontent with the service he had alreadyronavi-ed :he accident victims but alsori: iioct thorn during their hospitalization In I

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Vince Mazza , famous coach of the Port Colborne Lakers, was photographed whilechatting with some of the Incoites who helped win the Intermediate ORFU champion-ship. Standing are John I{arpinchick and Gino Favero , and seated are Teck Babirad,Zeke Robins , Bill Yankovich , Jerry Fleming, Punko Ivanich , Dick Bell, Ed MeWatters,Fred Butler, and Lloyd Goss.

NOVEM BER, 1955

Hardrocks FoundPort Colborne IsMuch Too Refined

The young Port Colborne Lakers, playingtheir first season of ORFU competition underthe coaching of Vince Mazza, former Hamil-ton Tiger-Cat and Detroit Lion, beat Sud-bury Hardrocks 24-5 for the all-OntarioIntermediate B championship.

A crowd of 2,000 at Port Colborne watchedthe well-played match in which the Lakers,although slightly outweighed, produced thestronger passing and rushing offensive.Hardrocks were wobbly in the passing de-partment and handicapped themselves withpenalties that helped set up all four PortColborne touchdowns.

Hardrocks took command of the gameafter the opening kickoff by rushing the ballto the Port 25 on gains by Sid Forster, NormLekun and Ted Curtis. Then quarterbackPaul Dinan completed a pass to Curtis onthe 10. Curtis lateralled wide to NormRuttenburg who romped over on one of thebest plays of the game . Lakers broke throughto block the attempted convert.

The Port Colborne touchdowns were scoredby Lorenzo, Marr, Burke and Favero, withquarterback Pete Rysdale converting all four.

Lakers won only four games and tied oneagainst five losses in their regular schedule,but have wound up with four straight winsand a tie in their next five efforts.

The game was of particular interest toInco people, and the result seemed to indi-cate that the refinery end of the Company'soperations is more conducive than miningand smelting to refined football, if not torefined golf.

Governor General

ft"Just before the battle mother" some of the Sudbury Hardrocks were pictured in

a locker -room huddle. The speaker is Sid Forster , and the group includes Cec Brown,T. Andruschuk , L. Jaworski, R. Giacomin , R. Pierce, N. Lekun , Doug Ogsten, and R.Dussiaume.

(Continued from Page 4)the many problems a country like oursmust face."

Mr. Massey referred to the increasingnumber of people who are coming each yearfrom other countries to make Canada theland of their adoption. "These newcomers,and they are with us in large numbers, mustbe welcomed and made members in thefullest sense of the community they come toJoin. They must be encouraged to feel thatthey belong, that they are not Canadians inany hyphenated sense, but are to be offeredfull membership; they must be persuaded torealize that the cultural gifts they bringwith them from the lands of their origin willbe accepted as part of our national pattern."

The Governor General spoke briefly tolarge gatherings of school children (5,000at the Sudbury Arena) and won their undyingfriendship by declaring November 10 a schoolholiday.

He paid a short visit to Frood Open Pitand Copper Cliff Smelter, displaying keeninsight as the operations were explained tohim and his party by Vice-President RalphParker and other officials of the Company.

EVERYBODY HAPPYMr. Barr was a keen cyclist and his young

wife played the piano. They had a little sonand desired to christen him with a namethat would suit both sides of the family.

After much thought they decided to callhim Handel Barr!

Teck Babirad of Port Colborne Lakers gathers in a pass, with Lorne Jawors.ki 15)and Rolty Giacomin (10) of the Hardrocks bearing down on him.

CREASE-RESISTANT; TOOKing Arthur: "Ods bodkins, Lancelot, what

dids't thou pay for that suit of armor?"Lancelot: 'Five cents an ounce. Sire; its

first-class mail."


Much Pleasure Depends on the Efforts of These People

Loyal Staffs KeepActivities on the GoAt Employee Clubs

Soaring birds and rows of maples maysound like a summer's day to the naturelovers, but to the busy people who run theInco employee clubs they sound like bad-minton and bowling, very much to the forein winter too.

These two big B 's of Inco employee activi-ties are once again in full swing but whilethey hold the lion's share of attention they'reby no means the only items on the recrea-tional bill of fare. Many other activities aresponsored and encouraged by the staffs ofthe six Inco entertainment centres in thedistrict, where members have as usual beengreeted by gleaming revitalized facilities, the


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The three operations in installing a rock bolt in an Inco mine are shown in these photographs . In the first picture the hole is drilledin the back, using carbide insert steel . In the second picture the rock bolt is being driven into the hole, using a threaded dolly which in only30 seconds' driving time gives the anchorage to the bolt required by Inco standards . In the third picture the bolt is being tightened with thetightening dolly, which turns with the rotation of the stoper . The miner is Hugo Iiaudaskoski, Levack.

On the left above Alex Splers of Murray Mine, is seen with the rock bolt truck used in haulage drifts to provide a working platform forthe rock bolter and also portable storage for his equipment and supplies . On the right Louis Gore uses a hydraulic pull tester to make aroutine spot check of the anchorage of a roof bolt , which at Inco must resist a minimum pull of 15 tons.

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lock Bolting Coming Into Its Own as Back Support►s Inco 's Engineers Broaden Use of "Sky Hooks"

Rock bolting is on the march! Since firstreporting the introduction to Inco mines ofthis "sky-hook" device 20 months ago theTriangle finds that in addition to simplifyingand improving its installation, Inco engineershave made major strides in adapting it forseveral new phases of mining.

Besides its use as back support in drifts,for which it was first introduced, rock bolting

has now been successfully demonstrated incut and fill stopes, fresh air raises and box-holes, and also in shaft stations, undergroundhoist and rectifier rooms etc., in place of theconventional steel beams.

While this method of back support hadbeen used in the coal mining industry andsome other mines for many years its poten-tialities in metal mining were not fully ex-

plored until Inco became actively interestedin it. The Company has been a leader inhelping to bring along this newcomer to itspresent prominence as a means of groundsupport under many types of conditions inmetal mining.

Today, many stopes where ground condi-tions would normally dictate square set


These "before and after" pictures illustrate the effectiveness of rock bolting in two of the many types of underground openings where It isI at Inco . In the top photos, rock bits compare with conventional timbering for back support in a gangway chute, and in the bottom pictures theyw their advantages over steel beam support in a slusher station . They 're faster , easier , and more economical to instal.

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The victorious Creighton Mine brigade Is seen on the left above: front row, F. Pentney, P. Britton , W. Blackwell , M. Cayen,F. Blunt, A. Blackwell, W. G. Serpell ; back row, E. LeBreton, B. McAllister, F. Szmiglelski, M. Jarman , W. Zyma, J. Dingwall, G.Wilson. On the right are the non -pamper champs from Frood-Stobie No. 3 Shaft , front row, R. J. Borkovich,Jacques, L. Johns ; back row , N. White , E. Barrett, D. Fortin, L. Hall, G. Passi.C. Sandberg, H.

Runners-up to Creighton in the pumper event were Levack , seen on the left above, front row, L. Leroux , D. Konopoda,E. O'Connor , G. Carvel ; centre row , R. Lawton , B. Owens, S. Kemp, L . Parker, R. Purvis; back row, H. Kulmala , G. Calford , E. Kauppinen,A. Hutchinson , C. Shaller, S. McKenzie, W. Bushnell, R. Pearson . On the right are Coniston (McLean 's shift), runners-up In thenon-pumper event , front row, J. Bett , W. Bradford , A. McLean, A. Strachan ; back row, 1W. Churchill, A. Rivard, L. Lafontaine,E. Grenon.

Fire Inspector Humphries times asmoke test in the competitions for theInco inter-plant championships.

Creighton and Frood-Stobie No. 3 AreNew Inco Fire-Fighting Champions

Inco's fire-fighting championships havebeen decided for another year.

When the smoke cleared away and thehoses were dried and coiled, Fire InspectorBill Humphries announced that the Creigh-ton Mine brigade under Chief Fred Pentneyhad won the pumper competition, withLevack only four seconds behind the winnerand Lively, last year's champs, in third place.

Smelter and Mill, two from Lively and oneeach from Creighton, Levack and Coniston.Their problem consisted of three parts, twoof which involved the use of the pumperand the third a smoke test requiring thattwo lengths of hose and a nozzle be coupledtogether in a smoke-filled chamber, thefireman wearing a mask.

NOVEMBER, 1955

The non-pumper contest had 13 entries.In the non-pumper class Frood-Stobie No. three each from the Copper Refinery and

3, directed by Chief Norman White, per- Coniston, two from the Open Pit, and oneformed the four required tests in the re- each from Frood-Stobie No. 3 and No. 7,markably good total time of 10 minutes and Murray, Creighton No. 5, and Garson. Tests30 seconds, with Coniston as their closest in this competition consisted of four parts.rival. A handicap system was used whereby

This was the 10th consecutive year thatthe interplant fire brigade competitions wereheld, and it appeared that interest andenthusiasm were keener than ever. After

previous winners had three minutes chalkedup against them before they started. Evenwith this handicap Rebellato's brigade fromthe Copper Refinery finished in third place.

reviewing the results. Fire Inspector Humph- The four-part problem in this class con-ties expressed his satisfaction with the silted of: stretching a line of 11(^ inch hosecalibre of the competing brigades and warmly 200 feet long and hoisting the nozzle by ropecongratulated the winners. to a predetermined height; coupling two

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Longest 4 DaysHe'll Ever SpendSays John Delay

If there was any question about the mentaland physical toughness of nickel miners, itgot its answer in the feat of big, happy JohnDelay of Frood-Stobie No. 3, who was lostin the bush in mid-November for four dayswithout food or matches, and came out fitand smiling.

On Saturday, November 12, John and acompanion went deer hunting a few milesnorth of the town of Field. They becameseparated and by late afternoon John realizedhe was lost in country that was entirelynew to him. His companion had taken thecompass and matches, and he had only hiscigaret lighter, it low in fuel.

Chuckling heartily at his plight, Johnmade himself comfortable for the night withspruce boughs and a fire, and managed tohave a pretty good sleep. The next day,Sunday, he came across a power line butcouldn't follow it far since it crossed waterhe was unable to ford or circle. Now admittingto himself the seriousness of his position, heshowed great presence of mind by remaining

near the power line until Tuesday despitethe temptation, at times almost Irresistible,to try to find his way out. That night itrained, a cold penetrating rain, but Johnimprovised a small shelter and got somesleep although by now his lighter had gonedry and he had to do without a fire.

On Monday he shot a deer and attemptedto eat some of the warm flesh but thisnauseated him. Hunger however had ceasedto be a great problem to him after the firstcouple of days.

On Tuesday, his position growing desperate,he took a bearing with his knife on histhumbnail and headed for what he thoughtwas the road. Some sixth sense soon toldhim he was going in the wrong direction sohe very wisely decided to retrace his stepsto the area where he had become lost andwait there, reasoning that by this time areal search for him would be underway. Hisonly movements from then on were shortwalks within the area to keep warm,

He slept a little on Tuesday night andwhen he awoke on Wednesday he foundhimself blanketed with a couple of inchesof snow. Again he resumed his vigil andas it became colder he realized he must now

keep moving or die. Resolutely putting downthe panic that mounted swiftly within him,he cheerfully prepared himself for an ordealof survival. But along about noon his earcaught the sound of the first human voicehe had heard in over four days, and finallyover a small ridge there appeared just aboutthe most welcome sight he had ever seen -two men coming to his aid. After exchanginghis coat for a dry warm one, and having adrink and a sandwich, he walked the threemiles out to the road with his rescuers. Earlythat evening he was safe again in his homeat Blezard with his devoutly thankful wifeand three kiddies, actually very little theworse for his gruelling experience. Thelittle community, which to a man had ralliedfor the search, rejoiced with them.

Will he go hunting again? "Sure I'll gohunting again," says John. Having been inthe bush every fall for the past 24 years,and never lost before, he sees no reason togive up his favorite sport, but he's quick toadd that he'll never again be caught withouta compass and matches. And he'll alwayshave his own private reason cause to re-member that cardinal rule of the woodsman,"No matter what happens, don't panic orlose your head."

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mining can be mined by the cut and fillmethod if rock bolting is used for backsupport. Through exhaustive testing andchecking by Inco's mines' Research andOperating departments, a standard patternof holes for this type of bolting has developedusing six foot bolts at 5-foot intervals, carebeing taken that the side bolts do not extendinto the pillar nor the vertical holes extendabove the height the new cut will be blasted.This latter eliminates the possibility of boltsholding up small remnants of the back afterblasting.

Gangway chutes are another of the rockbolts' conquests. Here they have eliminatedthe gangway sets of 10 x 10 fir timber com-monly in use and thus considerably reducedmaterial and installation costs. They havealso made it possible to reduce the size ofthe gangway opening required, which in turnincreases safety and shaves exavation costs.

Slusher stations, shaft stations, rectifierrooms, underground hoist and pump rooms,in fact almost any large underground roomwith average ground conditions in whichsteel beams were formerly used, may nowbe much more quickly, safely and economi-cally supported by the use of rock bolts,Inco's mining men have found. Gunniting,a form of cement application, is frequentlyused in conjunction with rock bolting in largeexcavations. This forms an air and moisture-proof seal that prevents, or at least retards,spalling in addition to improving appearances.

Still another recent application of thisprize pin-up project is in preventing boxholebrows from becoming enlarged and requiringconcreting at a later date. Bolts are countersunk to avoid being struck by the flow ofmuck. The most recent use of rock bolts,however, is in fresh air raises that requiresome wall support in order to prevent futuresloughing. In such raises bolts are installedas the raise advances so that upon com-pletion the raise is merely stripped to beready for action with none of the formertrouble encountered from falling groundwithin the raise. This eliminates the neces-sity sometimes encountered of having todrive an oversize raise and concrete it later.

Rock bolt Installation consists of threephases - drilling, driving and tightening.In this work improvements are constantlybeing made in the equipment involved. Theoriginal driving dolly was a comparativelycumbersome article which, among otherthings, required at least a minute and a half

driving time with a heavy stoper to providethe required anchorage on the bolt in harderrocks. In conjunction with the rock drillmanufacturers a streamlined dolly waseventually designed which gave the requiredanchorage in only 30 seconds driving timeand had a stem that fitted directly into thechuck, doing away with the necessity ofremoving it for driving or drilling.

Impact wrenches, which at the outsetwere required to tighten all rock bolts, werelargely replaced by the development of anadapter for stopers that provided the re-quired tension on the bolts by means of thestoper rotation. It is still necessary to usean impact or ratchet wrench on wall boltsbut it is probably only a matter of time be-fore this too will belong to the past.

Testing and checking of tension and an-chorage of bolts is a highly organized featureof the Inco rock bolting program. Monthlyspot checks by specially trained engineersare made with a 30-ton hydraulic pull testerto determine anchorage. In addition mem-bers of supervision make frequent checkswith torque wrenches to test the installedtension of the bolts, Inco standards callingfor an installed tension of seven tons andan anchorage of 15 tons. This means thatone rock bolt will withstand the pull orweight of at least 15 tons of loose before itwill move, and the tension test indicates thatif there is a measurable tension of seventons on the bolt then the ground is so firmlyclamped or bolted together that it has nochance to start moving.

The standard rock bolt stoper in use atInco mines has a 2ai inch bore and is fittedwith a 7i-inch hexagonal chuck for use withcollared insert-type steel. Steel lengths of2, 4, 6 and 8 feet are used with bit gauges of1.34, 1.30, 1.26 , and 1.22 inches respectively,extensive testing having shown these themost satisfactory. One-inch wedge type roofbolts in four and six-foot lengths with lefthand rolled threads and Ills inch hexagonalnuts are standard at Inco mines. Plates arefive inches square cut from % inch steel.After exhaustive testing a 7/s-inch by ?a,-inchby 6-inch wedge was found to give the bestanchorage under local ground conditions.

At present an average of over 5,000 rockbolts are installed each month at Inco mines.While the actual installation of bolts iscomparatively simple the prescribed methodmust be followed accurately at all times inorder to ensure dependability. When rockbolts are correctly installed and regular spotchecks of anchorage and tension are made,they are the equal and in most cases thesuperior of conventional steel or timbersupport.

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MISS BLUE & GOLD

Sally McDonald (centre above) a 5thform student, was acclaimed Miss Blue &Gold at the annual Sadie Hawkins danceat Copper Cliff High School . With herare the runners-up in the popularity con-test, Alice Digby and Violet Tokary.

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The Shape of Things to Come"NOVEMBER, 1955

Silhouetted against the sky in "the shape of things to come" are some of the buildings at Inco 's iron ore recovery plant,photgraphed during construction. It will bring to an impressive 14 the number of elements the Company is getting from its ores.

Iron Ore Recovery Latest Success inGetting the Most Out of Inco's Ores

The latest major result of Inco's work inprocess research, the iron ore recovery pro-ject at Copper Cliff, was discussed by Dr.John F. Thompson, chairman of the board,in his letter of November 15 to the share-holders.

The maximum utilization of its ores is oneof the Company's primary objectives, hesaid. Process research is constantly beingcarried on, looking toward improvements inexisting mining methods and the establish-ment of improved processes in all of theCompany's plants. Dr. Thompson's remarksfollow:

"While Inco is engaged in a never-endingsearch for new nickel deposits, an importantcorollary is the constant attention ourresearch staffs devote to getting the mostout of the mineral deposits which are minedby the Company. The success of our effortsis apparent in the number of productsrecovered from these deposits.

The Company's most important product.of course, is nickel, of which Inca is theworld's largest producer. Next in importanceis copper and, in addition, we have animpressive output of 11 other elements

platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium,iridium, gold, silver, cobalt, selenium, tel-lurium, and sulphur in the form of sulphurdioxide and sulphuric acid. Now, iron oreis soon to be added to these products asthe result of an Inco-developed process forthe recovery of nickel and of iron ore fromnickeliferous pyrrhotite.

"This development by Into constitutes anoutstanding advance in extractive metal-lurgy. Other nickel recovery processes incurrent commercial operation do not use-fully recover the iron content of the ore.lInternational Nickel after years of labora-tory and pilot plant study has solved thisproblem with a new process which recoversthe iron content of the pyrrhotite in theform of high-grade iron ore, the nickel con-tent being removed by an atmosphericpressure ammcnia leaching process.

"Built at a cost of $19,000,000, the first unitof the Company's iron ore recovery planthas been virtually completed, less than twoyears after construction was initiated at theplant site near Copper Cliff, Ontario. Trialoperation of the equipment has begun, a.nd'ithe plant is scheduled to go into commercial

production in the near future. In this firstunit, 1,000 tons of pyrrhotite concentrate will


The $19,000,000 plant has taken lessthan two years to build . Picture showsthe 637-foot chimney in an eary stageof construction.

NOVEMBER, 1955 INC() TRIANGLE Page 13

As the Two Minutes of Silent Remembrance Was Observed

At one of the largest Remembrance Day observances ever held in Sudbury, the legion of the living saluted the legion of thedead on the 37th anniversary of the signing of the armistice ending World War I . Ministers from five Sudbury and district churchestook part in the solemnly impressive services , assisted by Sudbury Canadian Legion president Wes Edwards and past president ArtCressey. A color party from the various Legion branches in the district flanked the approach to the cenotaph , and four airmenfrom the Falconbridge station stood guard at the four corners of the granite memorial with arms reversed.

Jim Hugli , electrician at Conistonsmelter for 15 years, brought home someextra bacon the other day in the form ofa 367.00 Suggestion Plan payoff for animprovement to the compressor motorson the 50-ton locomotives. An even nicerreward was the big kiss he got from hisproud wife Mae.

SCORELESS"So you didn't do so well with that mil-

lionarie's daugther?"

-I did terrible - ua runs, no hits and noheiress,"

The first of more than 50 wreaths laid at the foot of the cenotaph was placed onbehalf of the district's Silver Cross mothers by Mrs. P. A. Peterson of Azilda. Her sonHoward was killed in May , 1943, while on duty overseas with the RCAF. He workedat both Levack and Frood mines. Mrs. Peterson was escorted by Lieut.-Col. C.NtWilson, commanding officer of 58 (Sudbury{ LAA Regt. RCA, and Sq. Ldr. Jack King,acting commanding officer of the RCAF station at Falconbridge. Legionaires fromSudbury, Copper Cliff, Lively, Levack, Garson, Falconbridge and Capreoi took part inthe long parade along with the Polish Vets, military and civic. personnel, cadets, andother organizations.

Cage 14 INCO 'I'RIAN(GLE Nt)VEJIBER, 1955

At Party for the Coniston Red Sox

About 140 attended a hugely enjoyed banquet and dance held at Coniston's ClubAllegri in honor of the Coniston Red Sox , who defeated Creighton Indians 4 games to2 in the final playoff for the 1955 Nickel Belt baseball championship. A committeecomposed of Ray Bouchard , Art Gobbo and Argyle Eastwood was in charge of thearrangements, which left nothing to be desired. Some of the guests of honor and theirladies are seen above : back row , Richle Cavarson , Miss Madeline Stoivac , Keith Boyd;third row , Bert Boyd , Miss Noreen Benedetti, Joe Barbe , Mrs. K . Boyd; second row,Mrs. Bert Boyd, Clarence Fox, Mrs. Normle Hann and Coach Hann ; front , Mrs. C. Fox,Mrs. Veno and her 3rd-base hubby Murray.

more

'te'enagers,

The sual employee activities

Loyal Staffs Keep prevail with attention paid here alsoto the who have a big weekly doeach Friday.

(Continued from Page 7)result of much wax, polish, paint and plainelbow grease applied during the quiet season.

At Levack the employees' club is the hub

The Inca club in Sudbury is a regularrendezvous for men and women from manymines and plants and here are held variedforms of entertainment ranging from a tussle'

of a major portion of the town's recreational of wits at the regular chess session to theactivities and with keenly interested Lloyd i weekly battle of the bulge, brawn andDavis and his wife attending to the stewardduties there is rarely if ever a dull moment.Many youth activities are encouraged hereand these along with the usual bowling, bad-minton, ping pong, billiards, TV room, cardparties, dances, etc., provide a fine outlet forthe playtime energies of Levack residents.

The Creighton club, under the capablestewardship of Lawrence and Mary Sharpe, Iis the entertainment centre for Creightonand Lively families. This club, always ahotbed of badminton, is no exception thisyear with nearly 100 teenagers whompingthe little feathered object with a vengeance.while that old master Ev. Staples looksthem over hoping for another Hreljac. Bow-ling also ranks high at this club with severalleagues from both Creighton and Livelypushing the facilities to the limit.

The Copper Cliff and Coniston communityhalls, directed respectively by Don Cooneyand Lou Draper, provide a meeting placefor many organisations in those towns suchas Boy Scouts , Girl Guides, and Cadets, andare also much in demand for teas , showersand other social events. At Copper Cliff a !weekly baby clinic is held at the club and atboth locations badminton and basketball aswell as other activities are enjoyed by many.

At Garson the operation of the club is inthe very capable hands of pert Mrs. SammyGras.:am, who has things as well organisedthere as the would in her own home, only

biceps at the popular Monday night wrestlingshows. Sandwiched in between such extremes,are bowling , badminton , bingo, dances, con- I

certs, meetings, first aid contests, etc, etc.,making the club a veritable hive of goings-on.Impressario of this many-ringed circus IsVern Tupling, who is aided and abetted by astaff of trained personnel familiar tothousands of Inco employees.

These clubs and their facilities play avital role in community life and with theirvery nominal membership fees are well withinreach of all Inc. employees in the district.

For the benefit of those beyond theirbailiwicks, and also for the few local peoplewho haven't yet met them, the accompany-ing layout gives a pictorial introduction ofthe popular people who run the Inco funhubs:

1. Mrs. Sammy Grassam (centre) and hertwo loyal assistants, Mrs. Irma Peramakiand Mrs. Linnea Latvala, take the pausethat refreshes while they plan the day's work.

2. Mr, and Mrs. Lawrence Sharpe checkover some bowling scores at the Creightonclub.

3. Here's the staff of the Sudbury club,familiar faces to thousands of Incoites andtheir families: Mrs. Jennie McNichol, MissDorothy Purvis, Mrs. Margaret Vaillancourt,and, in the back row, Henry Dunn, DonGreer, Steward Vern Tupling, Red Downer,Val O'Neil and Sam Krazewski.

4. At Coniston, Lou Draper was into oneof his regular rassles with the banquet tableswhen the Triangle cameraman came around.

5. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Davis check thetest pattern on the TV set at the Levackclub.

6. Don Cooney is the genial gent in chargeof the community hall at Copper Cliff.

RECEIVES BUTTON

A member of the Copper Cliff mechani-cal engineering staff on loan to PortColborne, Doug Thom was welcomed intothe Quarter Century Club by PresidentH. S. Wingate at the annual banquet ofnickel refinery branch on November 8.

Bob Pascoe Honored by Big Gathering

MA handsome television set was presented to Bobby Pascoe of Creighton Mine at a

retirement party largely attended by friends and collegues In the mines mechanicaland operating departments . Picture shows the popular Bob ifourth from the right)with a group of his well -wishers at the festivities , H. liodgins, J. Thomas, F. Pentney,J. Dawson , B. Johnson , M. Jurman , Bob Pascoe , O. Mattinen , A. Husson, and C .Cretzman. The presentation was made on behalf of the big gathering by J. C. Ferguson,master mechanic of mines.

\OVE\IBER, 1955 INCO TRIANGLE' Page 15

Dream Comes True to Tune of $56,000Improved Mining Methods

Excessive experimentation has led to theadaptation of mining methods which, incombination with improved metallurgicalprocesses, permit Inco to treat economicallylower grades of ore than was possible previ-ously. Inco's underground ore productionrate has been increased from about 5,000,000tons in 1945 to over 12,500,000 tons a yearat present.

Matte FlotationAll of Inco's matte is now treated by this

improved process, replacing the historic;Orford nickel-copper separation process onwhich the Canadian nickel industry wasfounded. In the new process, the coppersulphide and nickel sulphide in the matteare separated by subjecting it to a combina-tion of operations including controlled special

fj cooling, followed by grinding, magneticIn separation and flotation.

Oxygen Flash SmeltingAll of the Company's copper concentrate

is now treated by this process at Inco'sCopper Cliff smelter in Ontario. This process

:-:.1' ' - - l provides economies through curtailment ofn coal requirements and permits large-scale

A holiday trip by air to Mexico during the I home, through work for that day. There recovery of by-product sulphur dioxide.

Christmas season is what Mr. and Mrs. were some joyful hugs when he arrived at Electrolytic Refining of CobaltBeverly Fallis and son Francis are planning his cosy place in Lockerby. The production of electrolytic cobalt which

as a celebration of their $56,000 windfall in Bev, who is also known as Pop at Garson, was started recently at Inco's Port Colborne,

the Irish Hospitals sweepstakes on the 113th has worked for Inco for five years, starting Ontario, refinery, marked the first com-

running of the Cambridgeshire Handicap in first at Creighton Mine. The $56,000 wind- mercial output in Canada of cobalt in thisEngland. fall gave him no thoughts of quitting his form. The high purity of Inco's cobalt

It was Mrs. Fallis who held the ticket in job, he said, but it did give him a very makes it particularly useful in the manu-relaxed feeling about his family's security. facture of electrical alloys and of high-the good-luck nom de plume of 7 - 11. The temperature alloys,It will enable them to do some things the 'veyhorse she drew was Turk's Blood, which

finished second. often dreamed about but never quite expectedthy'd ever be able to enjoy.

She was alone at home when she heard Bev's hobby is photography, and one fin a broadcast from radio station CKSO J luxury he'll now probably allow himself arethe wonderful news that she had won. She a couple of extra lenses for his Lelca camera

Creightonrushed next door to tell her neighbor, Mrs. as well as a few of the latest darkroom (Continued from Page 10)McLean, the thrilling news. Then she tried gadgets. Ito a nozzle while wearing a mask inside ato telephone her husband at his job at Garson Mr. and Mrs. Fallis have a daughter, Mrs. 1 smoke-filled room; a 10-part questionnaireMine, where he works in the rockhouse. She Bob Packham of Minnow Lake, whose hus-Ion fire extinguishers; stretching of a 21,--was so excited she tried about a dozen wrong band works at Falconbridge, and a lovely' inch hose under conditions designed tonumbers before she finally got through to little grandaughter named Carole Anne. approximate a twisting corridor or hall orFred Desjardins in the topman's office at Their son Francis, who is all boy and 11, 1 flights of stairs, turns and corners etc. Timethe mine. Fred got in touch with Bev, who is in Grade 5 at McLeod Rd. public school, was calculated from the starting signal untilof course punched out and went straight where his teacher is Mrs. Doyle. water hissed from the nozzle.

Iron Ore Recovery(Continued from Page 12)

be treated daily. After operation of thisunit at full capacity, expansion is plannedto permit an ultimate annual output ofabout 1,000,000 tons of iron or higher ingrade than any now produced in quantity inNorth America. This ore will contain morethan 65 per cent iron and less than two percent silica.

"It is expected that Inco's iron ore willcommand a premium price for direct usein open hearth and electric furnace pro-duction by the North American steel in-dustry, which has been largely dependenton imports from foreign countries for itsrequirements of ore of such high quality. IThe decision to proceed with the construe-'tion of this new plant enabled the Companyto take special measures to anticipate therelease of smelter capacity which will resultfrom the new process. This early releaseof smelter capacity made it feasible for Incoto assume the contract, signed in May, 1953.to provide the Defense Materials Procure-ment Agency of the United States Govern-ment with 120,000,000 pounds of nickel and100,000,000 pounds of copper during the fiveyars ending in 1958. Thus the new plantbefore completion of construction has madea most important contribution.

"It is a source of satisfaction to the Com-pany to have pioneered this and many otheradvances in extractive metallurgy, especiallyin the nickel industry. Inco's process forthe recovery if iron ore opens the way for

All in all they were very fine competitions,increased recoveries of other elements from well handled and displaying keen rivalry andthe complex Sudbury ores, including ele- interest amongst the many participants, andmental sulphur, when such recoveries are all associated with the project are to beeconomically feasible. It is one of a series warmly commented for their efforts. Faintof planned long-range developments by , rumblings have already been heard aboutwhich International Nickel's ore treatment next year and what a cinch it will be to beatprocesses are being revolutionized." you know who, etc., indicating that the

Other important research developments at interest is due to be stepped up still anotherInco over the past decade include: notch.

Well-Known Refinery Man Retires

rA I.` i'^r...When Harry Roe retired at Port Colborne recently after over 32 years of valuable

service to Inco , he and his wife were guests of honor at a dinner party at which thispicture was made. Extending congratulations and best wishes to him is R. C. M.cQuirefright), manager, nickel refining division , while to the left of him are Mrs. Roe andMr. and Mrs. W. J. Freeman.

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SNAP S HOT SOF LIFE WITH INCO

Photographed with some of his chainblocks, sheaves, and other equipment he hadjust moved Into the new rigger 's shop atLevack Mine is Al Hutchinson, rigger boss.

The first real snowstorm of the season, onNovember 20, was put to good use by ButchDupuis, Glen Taylor, Bill Rorison and PatArmstrong, who put up the first real snow-man of the season at the corner of Worth-ington and Douglas in Sudbury. Glen'sfather, Noss, works at Frood -Stobie and Billis a nephew of Hughie Rorison , Garson foot-bail great.

The well -pleased people In this picture are Alex Salo (right ) of Copper Cliff andhis son Allan , who were among the first hunters home with their deer following theopening of the season on November 1. Hunting from their camp on Lake Penage theybrought down this 240-lb. beauty on the third day about six miles up the lake . They car-ried it two miles through the bush and brought it the rest of the way by boat. They gaveaway a few cuts to friends and the rest has gone into their frozen food locker. In the10 years that they have been hunting together, Alex and Allan have never failed toget their buck. Reports indicate that the 25-day season in Sudbury District (only 10days on Manitoulin Island ) has been about average, most nlmrods being successful inthe great annual quest.

Fellow in the middle , cheque in hand , is Bill Matson, drill fitter at Garson, wearingone of those big Suggestion Plan smiles on learning that his Idea for improving thecable guard rollers on small air slashers brought him $238.00 . Rallied around tocongratulate Bill on this big windfall , not exactly unwelcome just before Christmas,are Alex Brethauer , topman , Mike Pechkoff, drill fitter boss, Glen Stutt of the carpentershop and Maurice Martin, a welder from the shops . Bill has been at Garson throughouthis 16-year Inco career. His daughter Is the wife of Clive Taylor , another Garson man.

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