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P.J. Mackey is program manager, Noranda Process, with Noranda Mines Limited. He received his BSc and PhD in metallurgical engineering from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. He joined Noranda Research Centre in 1969. He was smelter technical superintendent at Noranda Mines Limited, Noranda, Quebec from 1974–1979, and was responsible for technical policy for bot. operations and development at the large Noranda Smelter. During 1979–1980, he was professor of metallurgy at Laurentjan University.

A.D. Church is superintendent of Technical Services, Process Technology, in the Copper Cliff Complex of INCO Metals Ltd, Sudbury, Ontario. He was previously superintendent of Process Technology at the Copper Cliff Smelter, and responsible for development of metallurgical improvements and process and environmental control. Prior to joining the smelter in 1976, he held positions in the Port Colborne Research Stations and the J. Roy Gordon Research Lab of INCO Metals. He received his BSc from Brunei University, London, England.

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