# EXHIBIT 24(a)

POWERS OF ATTORNEY

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

TAKE
NOTICE FROM THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, that the undersigned Director of INCO LIMITED (the
Company), a Canadian corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Stuart F.
Feiner, Richard L. Guido, Julie Lee Harrs and Thomas W. Leishman, and each of them with
full power to act alone, as true and lawful attorneys and agents in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
in connection with the preparation and filing of the Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (10-K Report) pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, including specifically but without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the undersigneds name in the capacity
of Director to the 10-K Report to be filed with said Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to any and all amendments and/or supplements to the 10-K Report, and to any and all
exhibits, instruments or documents to be filed as part of or in connection with the 10-K
Report and any and all amendments and/or supplements thereto; and the undersigned Director
hereby ratifies and confirms all that the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has subscribed this power of attorney this 4th day of
February, 2003.

| | (Signed) GLEN A. BARTON
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| | Glen A. Barton         

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

TAKE
NOTICE FROM THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, that the undersigned Director of INCO LIMITED (the
Company), a Canadian corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Stuart F.
Feiner, Richard L. Guido, Julie Lee Harrs and Thomas W. Leishman, and each of them with
full power to act alone, as true and lawful attorneys and agents in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
in connection with the preparation and filing of the Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (10-K Report) pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, including specifically but without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the undersigneds name in the capacity
of Director to the 10-K Report to be filed with said Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to any and all amendments and/or supplements to the 10-K Report, and to any and all
exhibits, instruments or documents to be filed as part of or in connection with the 10-K
Report and any and all amendments and/or supplements thereto; and the undersigned Director
hereby ratifies and confirms all that the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has subscribed this power of attorney this 4th day of
February, 2003.

| | (Signed) ANGUS A. BRUNEAU
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| | Angus A. Bruneau         

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

TAKE
NOTICE FROM THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, that the undersigned Director of INCO LIMITED (the
Company), a Canadian corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Stuart F.
Feiner, Richard L. Guido, Julie Lee Harrs and Thomas W. Leishman, and each of them with
full power to act alone, as true and lawful attorneys and agents in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
in connection with the preparation and filing of the Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (10-K Report) pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, including specifically but without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the undersigneds name in the capacity
of Director to the 10-K Report to be filed with said Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to any and all amendments and/or supplements to the 10-K Report, and to any and all
exhibits, instruments or documents to be filed as part of or in connection with the 10-K
Report and any and all amendments and/or supplements thereto; and the undersigned Director
hereby ratifies and confirms all that the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has subscribed this power of attorney this 4th day of
February, 2003.

| | (Signed) RONALD C. CAMBRE
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| | Ronald C. Cambre         

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

TAKE
NOTICE FROM THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, that the undersigned Director of INCO LIMITED (the
Company), a Canadian corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Stuart F.
Feiner, Richard L. Guido, Julie Lee Harrs and Thomas W. Leishman, and each of them with
full power to act alone, as true and lawful attorneys and agents in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
in connection with the preparation and filing of the Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (10-K Report) pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, including specifically but without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the undersigneds name in the capacity
of Director to the 10-K Report to be filed with said Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to any and all amendments and/or supplements to the 10-K Report, and to any and all
exhibits, instruments or documents to be filed as part of or in connection with the 10-K
Report and any and all amendments and/or supplements thereto; and the undersigned Director
hereby ratifies and confirms all that the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has subscribed this power of attorney this 4th day of
February, 2003.

| | (Signed) ELEANOR R. CLITHEROE
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| | Eleanor R. Clitheroe         

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

TAKE
NOTICE FROM THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, that the undersigned Director of INCO LIMITED (the
Company), a Canadian corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Stuart F.
Feiner, Richard L. Guido, Julie Lee Harrs and Thomas W. Leishman, and each of them with
full power to act alone, as true and lawful attorneys and agents in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
in connection with the preparation and filing of the Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (10-K Report) pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, including specifically but without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the undersigneds name in the capacity
of Director to the 10-K Report to be filed with said Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to any and all amendments and/or supplements to the 10-K Report, and to any and all
exhibits, instruments or documents to be filed as part of or in connection with the 10-K
Report and any and all amendments and/or supplements thereto; and the undersigned Director
hereby ratifies and confirms all that the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has subscribed this power of attorney this 4th day
February, 2003.

| | (Signed) JUDITH A. EROLA
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| | Judith A. Erola         

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

TAKE
NOTICE FROM THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, that the undersigned Director of INCO LIMITED (the
Company), a Canadian corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Stuart F.
Feiner, Richard L. Guido, Julie Lee Harrs and Thomas W. Leishman, and each of them with
full power to act alone, as true and lawful attorneys and agents in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
in connection with the preparation and filing of the Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (10-K Report) pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, including specifically but without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the undersigneds name in the capacity
of Director to the 10-K Report to be filed with said Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to any and all amendments and/or supplements to the 10-K Report, and to any and all
exhibits, instruments or documents to be filed as part of or in connection with the 10-K
Report and any and all amendments and/or supplements thereto; and the undersigned Director
hereby ratifies and confirms all that the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has subscribed this power of attorney this 4th day of
February, 2003.

| | (Signed) CHAVIVA M. HOEK
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| | Chaviva M. Hoek         

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

TAKE
NOTICE FROM THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, that the undersigned Director of INCO LIMITED (the
Company), a Canadian corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Stuart F.
Feiner, Richard L. Guido, Julie Lee Harrs and Thomas W. Leishman, and each of them with
full power to act alone, as true and lawful attorneys and agents in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
in connection with the preparation and filing of the Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (10-K Report) pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, including specifically but without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the undersigneds name in the capacity
of Director to the 10-K Report to be filed with said Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to any and all amendments and/or supplements to the 10-K Report, and to any and all
exhibits, instruments or documents to be filed as part of or in connection with the 10-K
Report and any and all amendments and/or supplements thereto; and the undersigned Director
hereby ratifies and confirms all that the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has subscribed this power of attorney this 4th day of
February, 2003.

| | (Signed) CHARLES H. HANTHO
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| | Charles H. Hantho         

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

TAKE
NOTICE FROM THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, that the undersigned Director of INCO LIMITED (the
Company), a Canadian corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Stuart F.
Feiner, Richard L. Guido, Julie Lee Harrs and Thomas W. Leishman, and each of them with
full power to act alone, as true and lawful attorneys and agents in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
in connection with the preparation and filing of the Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (10-K Report) pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, including specifically but without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the undersigneds name in the capacity
of Director to the 10-K Report to be filed with said Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to any and all amendments and/or supplements to the 10-K Report, and to any and all
exhibits, instruments or documents to be filed as part of or in connection with the 10-K
Report and any and all amendments and/or supplements thereto; and the undersigned Director
hereby ratifies and confirms all that the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has subscribed this power of attorney this 27th day of
February, 2003.

| | (Signed) PETER C. JONES
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| | Peter C. Jones         

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

TAKE
NOTICE FROM THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, that the undersigned Director of INCO LIMITED (the
Company), a Canadian corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Stuart F.
Feiner, Richard L. Guido, Julie Lee Harrs and Thomas W. Leishman, and each of them with
full power to act alone, as true and lawful attorneys and agents in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
in connection with the preparation and filing of the Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (10-K Report) pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, including specifically but without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the undersigneds name in the capacity
of Director to the 10-K Report to be filed with said Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to any and all amendments and/or supplements to the 10-K Report, and to any and all
exhibits, instruments or documents to be filed as part of or in connection with the 10-K
Report and any and all amendments and/or supplements thereto; and the undersigned Director
hereby ratifies and confirms all that the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has subscribed this power of attorney this 4th day of
February, 2003.

| | (Signed) DAVID P. OBRIEN
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| | David P. OBrien         

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

TAKE
NOTICE FROM THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, that the undersigned Director of INCO LIMITED (the
Company), a Canadian corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Stuart F.
Feiner, Richard L. Guido, Julie Lee Harrs and Thomas W. Leishman, and each of them with
full power to act alone, as true and lawful attorneys and agents in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
in connection with the preparation and filing of the Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (10-K Report) pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, including specifically but without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the undersigneds name in the capacity
of Director to the 10-K Report to be filed with said Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to any and all amendments and/or supplements to the 10-K Report, and to any and all
exhibits, instruments or documents to be filed as part of or in connection with the 10-K
Report and any and all amendments and/or supplements thereto; and the undersigned Director
hereby ratifies and confirms all that the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has subscribed this power of attorney this 4th day of
February, 2003.

| | (Signed) JAMES M. STANFORD
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| | James M. Stanford         

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

TAKE
NOTICE FROM THIS POWER OF ATTORNEY, that the undersigned Director of INCO LIMITED (the
Company), a Canadian corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints Stuart F.
Feiner, Richard L. Guido, Julie Lee Harrs and Thomas W. Leishman, and each of them with
full power to act alone, as true and lawful attorneys and agents in the name and on behalf
of the undersigned, to do any and all acts and things and to execute any and all
instruments which the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or
advisable to enable the Company to comply with the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the 1934 Act), and any rules, regulations and
requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof,
in connection with the preparation and filing of the Companys Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (10-K Report) pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of the 1934 Act, including specifically but without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the power and authority to sign the undersigneds name in the capacity
of Director to the 10-K Report to be filed with said Securities and Exchange Commission,
and to any and all amendments and/or supplements to the 10-K Report, and to any and all
exhibits, instruments or documents to be filed as part of or in connection with the 10-K
Report and any and all amendments and/or supplements thereto; and the undersigned Director
hereby ratifies and confirms all that the said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned has subscribed this power of attorney this 4th day of
February, 2003.

| | (Signed) RICHARD M. THOMSON
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| | Richard M. Thomson