Industrial tours
The participants will have the
opportunity of visiting some of the world’s most
important metallurgical and materials processing
operations and mines.
For more detailed information, contact:
Doug McKay, Teck Metals Ltd.
douglas.mckay@teck.com
Tour 1 - CAPTIN (Canadian Autoparts
Toyota, Inc.)
Focus: Light Metals, Materials Science
Date: Wednesday October 6, 2010
Number of Touring Delegates : 10-20 in 2-4 groups
Price: $65 - Includes charter bus to/from Delta,
light snack on bus for evening tour and pizza/refreshments
at CAPTIN, following tour.
Description of Business: Canadian Autoparts Toyota, Inc. (CAPTIN) was incorporated
in 1983 by Toyota Motor Corporation and represented the first manufacturing investment by Toyota in Canada.
CAPTIN’s location is British Columbia is strategic due to its proximity to aluminum supplies, economical
electrical power and seaport for shipping. From the 24,645 square-metre plant located in Delta, British
Columbia, the approximately 300 team members at CAPTIN manufacture 42 aluminum alloy wheel models for Toyota
vehicles globally. Production started in 1985, and initially all the wheels were shipped back to Toyota
assembly plants in Japan. Now CAPTIN supplies Toyota assembly lines across North America, including the
Toyota plants in Ontario. The CAPTIN facility has been touted as one of the most efficient manufacturing
operations in British Columbia, and their facilities have been a source of innovation and industry standards
for many years. The company has been at the forefront of development over the years, completing a 17%
capacity expansion in 2007 and can now produce 1.6 M wheels per year.
Notice to Delegates: No open-toed
shoes. Safety glasses and hearing protection will be
provided.
Delegates asked to bring ball-caps per Toyota policy.
No photography!
Preliminary Itinerary:
| WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 6TH |
 |
| 17:15 -
18:00 |
Depart
Hyatt - Light snack to eat en-route |
| 18:05 -
18:15 |
Introductions and safety awareness |
| 18:15 -
19:45 |
Tour |
|
19:45 - 20:30 |
Pizza/refreshment and roundtable discussion |
|
20:40 - 21:30 |
Transfer to Hyatt |
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Tour 2 - Teck Metals Ltd, Trail
Operations
Focus: Lead-Zinc Hydrometallurgy and Pyrometallurgy
Date: Thursday October 7th to Friday
October 8th
Number of Touring Delegates : 25
Price: $725 - Includes charter bus to/from airport,
charter flight to/from Trail, hotel, ground transportation
in Trail, lunches and
banquet diner provided by Teck.
Description of Business: At Trail, located
in British Columbia's beautiful Kootenay region,
participants will see and learn
about one of the world's largest integrated zinc/lead
smelting and refining complexes.
Notice to Delegates: Trail Operations
respirator policy will be in effect - no beards.
Cameras will not be permitted. Personal Protective
Equipment will be provided as needed. Maximum luggage
weight for the charter aircraft is 35lbs!
Preliminary Itinerary:
| THURSDAY
OCTOBER 7th |
|
| 08:00 |
Leave Hyatt
by bus charter |
| 09:30 |
Pacific Coastal charter leaving Vancouver South
Terminal |
| 10:30 |
Arrive Trail airport |
|
10:45 |
Depart to Teck by van/bus with Teck host/driver |
|
11:15 |
Lunch with Teck hosts, safety talk, PPE handout
introduction to Trail Operations |
|
12:30 |
Trail Operations tour |
|
15:30 |
Wrap up |
|
16:30 |
Delegates to hotel |
|
18:00 |
Reception and Banquet dinner with Teck hosts |
| FRIDAY
OCTOBER 8th |
|
| 07:30 |
Checkout
hotel and travel to Teck |
| 08:00 |
PPE handout |
| 08:30 |
Trail Operations tour |
|
11:30 |
Lunch and wrap up |
|
13:00 |
Depart to Trail airport |
|
14:00 |
Pacific Coastal charter to Vancouver |
|
15:00 |
Arrive Vancouver |
|
15:15 |
Bus charter to Hyatt (expected arrival at Hyatt
16:00) |
|
18:00 |
Reception and Banquet dinner with Teck hosts |
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Tour 3 - (a) Toxco, Trail Operations and
(b) Firebird
Focus: Innovation
Date: Thursday October 7th, 2010
Number of Touring Delegates : 10-15 in 2-3 tour groups
Price: $525 - Includes charter bus to/from airport,
airfare to/from Trail, lunch and ground transportation in
Trail to tour sites.
(a) Toxco
Description of Business: In business since 1984, Toxco Inc has become the most diverse battery
recycling company in the world. All of Toxco’s processes are based on certified recycling techniques for material
recovery and operate under strict Provincial and Federal permit guidelines. In 1992 Toxco Canada commissioned in
Trail BC a unique patented process for the recycling of lithium primary batteries and remains the only company in
the World that can recycle any size or type of lithium primary battery. Toxco Inc has since grown and developed
recycling solutions for most batteries and portable electronics, today recycling usable materials from not only
lithium, but also; nickel cadmium, nickel metal-hydride, lead, mercury and most other batteries. Lead and nickel
based batteries are processed at either Toxco’s California or Ohio facility.
Toxco Inc has been at the forefront
of recycling hybrid electric vehicle batteries. Toxco Inc’s operations in the US are currently recycling NiMH
batteries. The next generation of hybrid batteries will be lithium based and Toxco Inc is working with a number
of companies already including Nissan, Toyota, Honda, GM, JCI, Compact Power and Telsa. Toxco’s Trail facility
has conducted a number of recyclability studies on hybrid vehicles already and will do all the development work
for a new facility to be installed in Toxco Inc’s Ohio facility.
(b) Firebird Technologies Inc.
Description of Business: : Firebird Technologies Inc.
was incorporated in 1991 in Trail, BC to continue the compound semiconductor technology developed at Cominco Electronic
Materials (CEMI). It is now a leading manufacturer of antimonide-based compound semiconductor wafers, specifically Indium
Antimonide (InSb). In recent years, the company has levered its knowledge and expertise of metal compound purification,
Czochralski crystal growth and custom fabrication/shaping to produce the high purity metal products 7N Antimony, 6N5
Indium and 7N Tin. The diversification has allowed for a secure supply of raw materials for the company’s InSb product
line and led to new market opportunities within the infrared imaging field. Firebird markets its specialty products worldwide.
Notice to Delegates: Delegates
employed by companies producing high-purity metals using
potentially competing technologies will not be permitted to
tour Firebird. Company references will be checked
before the tour commences. Cameras will not be
permitted. Safety equipment will be provided by tour
hosts as needed.
Preliminary Itinerary:
| THURSDAY
OCTOBER 7th |
|
| 06:45 |
Leave Hyatt
by bus charter |
| 08:15 |
Pacific Coastal Airlines flight 401 |
| 09:30 |
Arrive Trail and transit to Toxco |
|
09:45 - 11:45 |
Toxco tour |
|
12:00 - 13:15 |
Lunch in Trail |
|
13:30 - 15:00 |
Firebird tour |
|
15:15 |
Depart to Trail airport |
|
16:05 |
Depart Pacific Coastal to Vancouver flight 412 |
|
17:20 |
Arrive Vancouver |
|
17:35 |
Depart Hyatt |
|
18:15 |
Arrive Hyatt |
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Tour 4 - (a) CESL Pilot/Demon Plant, (b)
Barrick Technology Center, (c) ALS Minerals
All participants are required to sign the confidentiality agreement (view agreement).
Focus: Hydrometallurgy
Date: Thursday October 7th, 2010
Number of Touring Delegates : 12-25 in 2-5 tour groups at each facility
Price: $75 - Includes charter bus transportation and
lunch provided by CESL
(a) CESL Pilot/Demo Plant
Description of Business: As part of Teck's Technology
Division, CESL focuses on sustainable external and internal growth opportunities, technology transfer and improvement
projects. Growth opportunities are pursued through the potential application of proprietary hydrometallurgical
technology and the development of novel process designs for the treatment of nickel, copper and copper-gold concentrates.
CESL’s processes treat a wide range of concentrates in an environmentally sound manner, including those which are
challenged by low-grades and contained deleterious elements. The CESL processes are potentially attractive options
for some ore bodies.
CESL’s proprietary processes are developed and advanced at the combined pilot and demonstration plant facility in Richmond, British Columbia.
Operating campaigns are carried out on a 24 hour basis, generally seven days per week. Extensive data is collected to ensure optimal
operations are achieved and maximize confidence in future engineering studies.
(b) Barrick Technology Center
Description of Business: : The Barrick Technology Centre (BTC)
is a metallurgical technical facility located in Vancouver, BC. BTC provides metallurgical support services to Barrick’s Technical
Services Group, Research & Development Group, and the company’s mine sites around the globe. The group has expertise in mineralogy,
mineral processing, pressure oxidation, precipitation, leaching, adsorption, process modeling, environmental technologies, and
analytical chemistry. The well-equipped facility has laboratory and pilot-scale equipment for most unit processes and has recently
undergone a significant expansion and renovation.
(a) ALS
Description of Business: ALS Laboratory Group's Mineral
Division is a leading provider of assaying and analytical testing services for mining and mineral exploration companies.
Specializing in the analysis of a variety of sample types (soil, sediment, rock cuttings and core), ALS offers a
comprehensive range of packages designed to suit the needs of the industry. Its laboratories span the world's most
active mining regions and with over forty locations on six continents, ALS services are accessible by even the most
remote projects.
ALS recently expanded to a new, custom-built, geochemical analysis, assay, and mineralogy laboratory in North Vancouver. This laboratory
is the largest and most advanced of its kind in the world and represents a significant, long-term investment in BC and the mineral
exploration industry. This lab is part of the “Hydrometallurgy” tour.
Notice to Delegates: Agreement to and signing of a confidentiality and
non-use agreement will be required prior to the CESL tour. No open-toed or high-heeled shoes. No shorts or skirts.
Basic safety equipment will be provided as needed.
Itinerary:
| THURSDAY
OCTOBER 7th |
|
| 08:15 |
Depart
Hyatt |
| 09:00 -
11:30 |
CESL Tour |
| 11:30 -
12:30 |
Lunch (provide by CESL) |
|
12:30 - 13:30 |
Transit to Barrick |
|
13:30 - 15:30 |
Barrick Tour |
|
15:30 - 16:15 |
Transit to ALS |
|
16:15 - 17:30 |
ALS Tour |
|
17:45 |
Depart to Hyatt |
|
18:30 |
Arrive Hyatt |
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Tour 5 - Interstyle
Focus: Refractories/Ceramics
Date: Thursday October 7th, 2010
Number of Touring Delegates : 10-15
Price: $50 - Includes charter bus transportation
Description of Business: Interstyle
Ceramic & Glass - Infusing design and engineering excellence in the production of innovative glass and ceramic tiles.
In 1977, Ernesto and Georgia Hauner founded Interstyle as a ceramic tile distributor and manufacturer of decorative tiles.
Six years later, in the spring of 1983, Interstyle pioneered the production of modern fused glass tiles and today continues to
lead in the development of original, high quality glass tiles and innovative ceramic tile and trim, producing a truly impressive
range of decorative and specialty glass products.
True to its roots, Intersyle remains a family-owned business that is passionate about making original wall and floor tile -
products that embody creativity, warmth, precision and elevate everyday space.
Notice to Delegates: No open-toed
or high-heeled shoes. No shorts or skirts. No
cameras.
Itinerary:
| THURSDAY
OCTOBER 7TH |
|
| 09:00 |
Depart Hyatt |
| 09:45 |
Arrive Interstyle |
| 10:00 -
12:00 |
Tour |
|
12:15 |
Depart to Hyatt |
|
13:00 |
Arrive Hyatt |
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