Volume 202
Mining Branch 1955
Mining, Minerals Beneficiation, Coal, Industrial Minerals, Geology, Geophysics
Title Page
Foreword, Robert C. Stephenson, Chairman
Contents

Mining

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Chuquicamata Develops Better Method to Evaluate Core Drill Sludge Samples Glenn C. Waterman
Discussion Glenn C. Waterman
Pumping Test Evaluates Water Problems at Eureka, Nev. Wilbur T. Stuart
Exhaust Dust Control in Dry Percussion Drilling. Abstract. Howard L. Hartman and Eugene P. Pfleider
The Daniel C. Jackling Award - Presentation by Tell Ertl  
Mining Technology. The Outlook for the Future E. D. Gardner
Blasting Research Leads to New Theories and Reductions in Blasting Costs B. J. Kochanowsky
The Chollet Project, Stevens County, Washington M. W. Cox and V. F. Hollister
Analysis of Roof Bolting Systems Based on Model Studies Louis A. Panek
Geomechanics-Scientific Tool for the Mining Engineer W. A. Vine
Errors in Underground Air Measurements Stefan Boshkov and Malcolm T. Wane
Comments on Evaluation of the Water Problem at Eureka. Nev. (With Discussion) C. B. E. Douglas

Minerals Beneficiation

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Quartz Flotation with Anionic Collectors A. M. Gaudin and D. W. Fuerstenau
Flotation of Molybdenite at the Morenci Concentrator J. E. Papin
Refractory Design Increases Rotary Kiln Efficiency W. F. Rochow and W. C. Burke
Flotation of Quartz by Cationic Collectors P. L. de Bruyn
Development of Metallurgical Practice at Tsumeb J. P. Ratledge, J. N. Ong, and J. H. Boyce
Laboratory Recovery of an Oxidized Lead Mineral from a Southeast Missouri Deposit M. M. Fine and E. J. Haug
An Agglomeration Process for Iron Ore Concentrates W. F. Stowasser
Discussion W. F. Stowasser
Quantitative Use of X-Ray Diffraction for Analysis of Iron Oxides in Gogebic Taconite of Wisconsin R. S. Shoemaker and D. L. Harris
Use of Autoclaves and Flash Heat Exchangers at Beaverlodge R. W. Mancantelli and J. R. Woodward
Mineral Flotation with Ultrasonically Emulsified Collecting Reagents S. C. Sun, L. Y. Tu, and E. Ackerman
Analysis of Variables in Rod Milling. Comparison of Overflow and End Peripheral Discharge Mills Will Mitchell, Jr., C. L. Sollenberger, T. G. Kirkland, and B. H. Bergstrom
Streaming Potential Studies. Quartz Flotation with Cationic Collectors A. M. Gaudin and D. W. Fuerstenau
Extraction of Lithium from Its Ores Reuben B. Ellestad and Fremont F. Clarke
Fluorochemical Collectors in Flotation Strathmore R. B. Cooke and Eugene L. Talbot

Coal

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Pillar Extraction in the Pittsburgh Seam with Continuous Miners W. E. Hess
The Petrographic Composition of Two Alabama Whole Coals Compared to the Composition of Their Size and Density Fractions Reynold Q. Shotts
Coal Preparation with the Modern Feldspar Jig G. A. Vissac
Agglomerating Fine Sized Ores with Low Temperature Coke C. E. Lesher
Increasing Coal Flotation-Cell Capacities. A Report on Semicommercial-Scale Experiments B. W. Gandrud and H. L. Riley

Industrial Minerals

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Processing Perlite. The Technologic Problems Robert H. Weber
European Fluorspar Supplies H. R. Hose
Synthesis and Properties of Large Single Crystals of Strontium Titanate Leon Merker
Requirements of Modern Paper Clays C. G. Albert
Mining and Concentrating Spodumene in the Black Hills, South Dakota Gerald A. Munson and Fremont F. Clarke
Extraction of Lithium from Its Ores Reuben B. Ellestad and Fremont F. Clarke

Geology

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Hydrothermal Alteration at the Climax Molybdenite Deposit John W. Vanderwilt and Robert U. King
Mining Hydrology Problems in the Birmingham Red Iron Ore District Thomas A. Simpson
Structural and Stratigraphic Control of Ore Deposition in the West Shasta Copper-Zinc District, California A. R. Kinkel, Jr.
Replacement and Rock Alteration in the Soudan Iron Ore Deposit, Minnesota George M. Schwartz and Ian L. Reid
Application of Geology to the Discovery of Zinc-Lead Ore in the Wisconsin-Illinois-Iowa District Allen F. Agnew
Occurrence of Mineral Deposits in the Pegmatites of the Karibib-Omaruru and Orange River Areas of South West Africa Eugene N. Cameron

Geophysics

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Geophysical Case History of a Commercial Gravel Deposit Rollyn P. Jacobson
Magnetic Surveys Over Serpentine Masses, Riley County, Kansas Kenneth L. Cook
Determining Depth of Faulting from Magnetic Field Intensity Measurements Otto W. Nuttli
Work of the Geochemical Exploration Section of the U. S. Geological Survey T. S. Lovering
Magnetic Storm Monitor W. E. Wickerham
Uses and Limitations of the Airborne Magnetic Gradiometer Milton Glicken
The Inductive Electromagnetic Method Applied to Iron Exploration Stanley H. Ward, Gerald J. Anderson, E. Richard Randolph, and Rolland L. Blake
Ground, Helicopter, and Airborne Geophysical Surveys of Green Pond, N. J. W. B. Agocs

Technical Notes

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Measuring the Tensile Strength of Rocks Rudolph G. Wuerker
Pillaring with Continuous Miners Stephen Krickovic
Comminution as a Chemical Reaction A. M. Gaudin
A Stereographic Method of Determining the Attitude of Beds Intersected by Diamond Drilling J. W. Mills

Discussion of Papers Published Prior to 1955

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Depth Determinations by Electrical Resistivity (1954) 199, p. 915 Harold M. Mooney
Electrolytic Production of Hydrometallurgical Reagents for Processing Manganese Ores [The article from which this abstract is reprinted appears in Trans. A.l.M.E. (1955) 203, p. 51; Journal of Metals (January 1955).] J. Bruce Clemmer, Carl Rompacek, and P. E. Churchward
Structure and Mineralization at Silver Bell, Arizona (1954) 199, p. 1095 Kenyon E. Richard and James H. Courtright

Extractive Metallurgy

As many members of the Mining Branch are interested in the papers of the Extractive Metallurgy Division, the titles of the papers published for that Division in 1955 are listed below. These papers, and discussion, appear in Transactions (1955) 203, Metals Branch.
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Canadian Copper Refiners Ltd. Electric Furnace Melting Practice W. A. Sheaffer
Electrolytic Production of Hydrometallurgical Reagents for Processing Manganese Ores J. B. Clemmer, C. Rampacek, and P. E. Churchward
Sulphur Pressure Measurements of Molybdenum Sesquisulphide in Equilibrium with Molybdenum C. L. McCabe
Chemistry of the Ammonia Pressure Process for Leaching Ni, Cu, and Co from Sherritt Gordon Sulphide Concentrates. F. A. Forward and V. N. Mackiw
Acid Pressure Leaching of Uranium Ores F. A. Forward and J. Halpern
Preparation and Arc Melting of High Purity Iron G. W. P. Rengstorff and H. B. Goodwin
Fuming of Zinc from Lead Blast Furnace Slag. A Thermodynamic Study R. C. Bell, G. H. Turner, and E. Peters
Electrical Conduction in Molten Cu-Fe Sulphide Mattes G. M. Pound, G. Derge, and G. Osuch
Activities in the Iron Oxide-Silica-Lime System J. F. Elliott
Experimental Production of Al-Si Alloys in a Three-Phase Furnace L. H. Banning and W. F. Hergert
Hydrometallurgy of Copper-Zinc Concentrates. Kosaka Smelter, The Dowa Mining Co., Japan H. Kurushima and S. Tsunoda
Integration of Metallurgical Engineering Education R. Schuhmann, Jr.
Use of Autoclaves and Flash Heat Exchangers at Beaverlodge R. W. Mancantelli, J. R. Woodward
Reaction Rate Study of the Dissolution of Cuprite in Sulphuric Acid M. E. Wadsworth, D. R. Wadia
Processing of Zinc Oxide Fume at Flin Flon, Manitoba R. Ellerman
Metallic Materials Resistant to Molten Zinc W. Hodge, R. M. Evans, A. F. Haskins
Diffusion in Liquid Lead-Bismuth Alloys R. E. Grace, G. Derge
Production of Zirconium Diboride from Zirconia and Boron C. T. Baroch, T. E. Evans
Continuous Ion Exchange R. McNeill, E. A. Swinton, D. E. Weiss/td>
Phase Equilibria in the System FeO-Fe2O3-SiO2. A. Muan
Preparation of High Purity ZrCl4 from Alkali Chlorozirconates R. V. Horrigan
Solubility and Density of Hydrated Aluminas in NaOH Solutions A. S. Russell, J. D. Edwards, C. S. Taylor
Production and Purification of TiCl4 L. W. Rowe and W. R. Opie
Wet and Dry Filtration Studies-Electric Furnace Ferrosilicon Fume Collection L. Silverman and R. A. Davidson
Preparation and Chlorination of Titaniferous Slag from Idaho Ilmenites A. H. Roberson and L. H. Banning

Index

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