46 46 Page 46 Contd from pg 44 Peter s A ward A green feld now occupies the site of the former Jarosite Pond T oday moose bear and other wildli fe come to the area Kidd Operations is part of Glencore plc a leading integrated commodity producer and trader op erating worldwide Its unique busi ness model covers diverse products activities and locations all along the commodity chain Net income attributable to equity holders increas ed from a loss of 5 billion in 2015 to a proft of 14 bil lion in 2016 Glencore reported Its business covers over 90 commodi ties encompassing metals and miner als ener gy products and agricultural products as well as related marketing and logistics activities Its materials are transformed into products that are the foundations of everyday life Glencore s Sudbury Integrate d Nickel Operations Sudbury INO activi ties include exploration Fraser Mine Nickel Rim South Mine Strathcona Mill and Sudbury Smelter The company has been mini ng nick elcopper ores in the Sudbury area of Northern Ontario since 1928 The facilities are spread throughout the 60 kilometrelong ovalshaped geologi cal formation known as the Sudbury Basin Nickel and copper are the primary metals but cobalt and precious metals such as gold silver platinum and pal ladium are also produced Sudbury INO currently employs ap proximately 1300 permane nt em ployee Glencore says Cana da is an important part of our global business W eve operated in Canada for more than 100 years and have interests in a range of businesses across the coun try Our sites span seven provinces and we employ around 7450 people Our assets include nickel copper coal and zinc mining operations and projects agricultural facilities and a consulting business In many of our industries we explore and source the commodity produce it process and refne it market and blend it and ultimately handle store and transport it to customers around the world Our breadth diversity economies of scale and geographic reach enable us to efciently connect our products with their end consumers Along the way we also manage the price volatil ity that comes with commodity In 2015 Glencore contributed 96 billion to the Canadian economy Its most signifcant economic contri bution comes from its core business activities employing people sourc ing from local communities and pay ing taxes to its host governments Glencor e leading integrated commodity pr oducertrader Page 47 SUDBUR Y 269 Fielding Rd Lively ON Canada P3Y 1L8 P 7056821120 F 7056822728 TIMMINS 99 Lidanri Court Timmins ON Canada P4R 0K1 P 7053605145 F 7053605199 Toll Free 18883858559 wwwequipmentnorthcom EXPER TS IN Underground Material Handling