CIM to examine Cominco refinery

The process adopted to increase the capacity of Cominco’s Cajamarquilla zinc refinery in Lima, Peru, will be explained at the next luncheon of the Vancouver branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, to be held Oct. 29 at 12 noon at the Stanley Park Pavilion.

Kieran Metcalfe, Cominco’s general manager of metal production, will be the featured speaker. Reservations are required by Oct. 27. For more information, contact Alistair Kent. Phone (604) 664-3109. Fax (604) 664-3057. E-mail: akent@hasimons.com