{"id":2355,"date":"2012-09-13T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-13T10:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/index.php\/2012\/09\/13\/xstrata-to-house-nickel-mining\/"},"modified":"2015-06-01T19:42:03","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T19:42:03","slug":"xstrata-to-house-nickel-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/13\/xstrata-to-house-nickel-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"Xstrata to house nickel mining employees in new office tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Laval beats out Montreal, Toronto, Quebec City, Rouyn-Noranda<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<b>By Robert Frank<\/b><br \/>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesuburban.com\/\">www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Swiss mining giant Xstrata has decided to locate up to 200 staff who run its nickel mining operations in new facilities in Laval. <\/p>\n<p>      \u201cWe conducted a two-year study to find the best place,\u201d spokeswoman C\u00e9liane Dorval told <i>The Suburban<\/i> in an interview. She said that Laval was selected after competing with many other cities, including Montreal, Toronto, Quebec City and Rouyn-Noranda. <\/p>\n<p>      \u201cLaval was the strategic choice because it is a hub as well as a tremendous base of skilled manpower, and for its proximity to major airports, since our staff often has to travel.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>      She said that Xstrata\u2014the fourth-largest nickel producer in the world\u2014will rent three floors in the new building, currently under construction by Montoni on Maurice Gauvin Street, adjacent to Highway 15. <\/p>\n<p>      \u201cIt will house key personnel such as geologists, engineers, financial analysts, accountants and strategic planners,\u201d Dorval explained. \u201cThe new premises will provide us with a single facility where we can unite our staff, which is currently dispersed in several locations.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<br \/>\n She added that\u2014although only about 100 people will work there initially\u2014the burgeoning company will be in hiring mode after its Laval facility opens in March 2013. <\/p>\n<p>      \u201cDespite falling mineral prices, Xstrata is extremely well-positioned in the nickel market,\u201d Dorval observed. <\/p>\n<p>      \u201cLast year, we announced that we would invest $530 million in Xstrata Nickel Raglan Mine, which will enable us to increase our production of nickel\u2014which currently stands at 1.3 million tonnes of ore per year\u2014by more than 50 per cent by 2016.\u201d <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe need the extra staff to enable us to achieve these objectives,\u201d she concluded.&nbsp;\u201cLaval will be the optimal place to recruit them, because of the large number of qualified people available there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-m53eL_tQgo0\/UFHKhhA2iwI\/AAAAAAAAAFY\/KzWJev6_6RY\/s1600\/Xstrata+Laval+sod+turning.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"213\" src=\"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Xstrata-Laval-sod-turning3.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Montoni has started building a new office tower on Maurice Gauvin to house Xstrata&#8217;s burgeoning nickel mining business. (Left to right) Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Verret, strategy and communications director, Xstrata; Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt; Michael J. Welch, vice-president, Xstrata<br \/>\nNickel Raglan Mine; and Laval Technopole vice-president Gilbert Leblanc.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laval beats out Montreal, Toronto, Quebec City, Rouyn-Noranda By Robert Frank www.thesuburban.com Swiss mining giant Xstrata has decided to locate up to 200 staff who run its nickel mining operations in new facilities in Laval. \u201cWe conducted a two-year study to find the best place,\u201d spokeswoman C\u00e9liane Dorval told The Suburban in an interview. 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