Casstar AsBestos Corporation LimiITep Pace ELEVEN PLANT AND EQUIPMENT The total cost of additions to plant and equipment during the year was $1,473,876, and included the following: Mine 1 — 34-yard Shovel 2 —20-ton Trucks 1 — Tournadozer 1— TD-25 Bulldozer 1 — Payloader 1 — Bus 5 — 4-WD Pickups Waste Rock Rejection Circuit Mill Mill expansion to 1,500 tons/day Mechanical fibre batching Townsite Community Recreation Hall Dental Clinic 5 — Staff Houses 5 — Employee Houses Transport 4— Fibre Vans 7 — Fibre Trucks (used) West Indies Wharf Warehouse Sprinkler System In addition the company continued its policy of financial assistance to employees erecting their own homes. OUTSIDE EXPLORATION An active field force was maintained throughout the year, and several groups of claims were staked for further examination. No asbestos deposits of interest were found. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS May I take this opportunity of thanking the Board of Directors for the support they have given management throughout the year, and to acknowledge the loyal and efficient service given the company by Mr. T. T. Tigert, Consulting Engineer, Mr. N. F. Murray, General Superintendent at the mine, Mr. N. Gritzuk, Manager of the Transport Division, their staffs and employees. Respectfully submitted, J. D. CHRISTIAN, General Manager CASSIAR ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED Toronto, Ontaric December 16, 1960