Industrial tours will take place on Thursday, August 28th, 2003. Each tour includes transportation and lunch and is limited to a maximum number of participants. Tours will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Industrial Tour 1: Cominco Trail Smelter and Refinery
Cominco Trail is the world's largest fully-integrated zinc and lead smelting and refining complex with capacities of 300,000 t/a zinc and 120,000 t/a lead. The Trail complex is also a significant producer of silver, gold, indium, germainium, bismuth and copper products.
This tour includes a flight to Castlegar, chartered bus and meal and requires a minimum of ten (10) participants. Participants will be selected on a first-come first-served basis.
Departure: 6:30 from Vancouver Sheraton Wall Centre entrance
Return: 21:00 at the Vancouver Sheraton Wall Centre entrance
Price: $600
Industrial Tour 2: CESL Pilot Plant and Canadian Autoparts Toyota
CESL has developed a hydrometallurgical process for the rifining of copper and/or nickel from sulphide concentrates. The pilot plant serves to determine the process feasibility ofr a given concentrate.
Canadian Autoparts Toyota employs 230 people and produces over a million wheels per year by low pressure die casting, TDP die casting, machining and painting.
Departure: 7:30 from Vancouver Sheraton Wall Centre entrance
Return: 17:30 at the Vancouver Sheraton Wall Centre entrance
Price: $80
For more information contact:
Kamal Adham
Hatch
Sheridan Science and Technology Park
2800 Speakman Drive
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5K 2R7
Tel.: (905) 403-3877
Fax: (905) 855-8270
E-mail: kadham@hatch.ca
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