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The Effect Of Sulphur Dioxide Gas On Sweet Potatoes, Cotton, And Sorghum Cane Plants, Milburn Leo Dorris

Bachelors Theses

"The chief allegation made by many of the complainants sic in the vicinity of the zinc smelters is that the emanations from the stacks are detrimental to the yield of the crops, especially Sweet Potatoes and Cotton. They claim that on account of the leaves being burned or bleached, the entire plant is poisoned and weakened and the yield is thereby reduced. It was even claimed by some that the presence of the smoke in the atmosphere around the plant has a weakening effect in that it is cumulative, and, while it does not always visibly show, yet the general …

The Cost Of Producing Electricity At The Hamilton, Missouri Light And Power Company, Bernerd William Adams

Bachelors Theses

"For those seeking information on the cost of producing electricity in steam plants, an unlimited amount of data may be found in the technical journals and text books. This information, however, is obtained from a careful analysis of the daily and hourly records kept by the largest central stations, hence, production costs are available only where the yearly out-put is several million kilowatt-hours. the small isolated stations of from one hundred to two hundred kilowatt capacity have not as a rule, become progressive enough to keep a complete record of operating costs...The test hereinafter reported was conducted from August 3rd. …

Leaching Flue Dust, Edwin Alexander Kayser

Bachelors Theses

"The usual method of treatment has been to charge the "flue dust" into reverberatories and smelt it with the regular charge of calcined ore. There was a consequent cost of handling and a serious loss thru furnace draft and boiling, due to the fine state of division of the material and the presence of sulphates, acid, and moisture.

The object of the paper is to treat this material by some leaching process, which will eliminate the above enumerated losses, and at the same time present the finished product at a lower cost, and with a higher extraction per ton, than …

A Study Of A Certain Filled-Sink Ore Deposit, Azmon Thurman Dunham

Bachelors Theses

"This mine, which is located about 3-1/2 miles southeast of Sullivan in the extreme northeast corner of Crawford County, Mo., was first known as the Sullivan and Bridoll Mine of the old Hamilton Iron Company. It has been operated discontinuously since about 1870. Until 1904 it was worked solely as an iron mine, but at that time development work for copper was started, and from 1905 to 1909 to mine treated only this metal. It is not known how many pounds of copper the mine has produced, but during one 20 day run in 1904 of which there is record, …

Flotation Applied To Silicate Sludge, Yaro Klepel, Greene Erskine

Bachelors Theses

"Within the past few years great success has been made of the flotation of sulfids, and to a certain extent of carbonates.

Since sulfids are easily recovered by flotation it seems practicable that silicates could be made to float by first sulfidizing them, and then subjecting them to ordinary flotation treatment.

This problem involves the treatment of a silicate sludge obtained from the Joplin district, the sludge will easily pass through a 250 mesh screen. At the present time this sludge is being sent to the tailings pond.

The experimental work of this thesis was done along the line of …

The Electro Deposition Of Lead In Sugar And Acetate Solutions, Abe Lew Kaplan

Bachelors Theses

"The experiments, while hardly sufficiently numerous, seemed to indicate that sugars do not have a good effect on cathodic lead deposits"--Conclusion, page 14.

The Electrolysis Of Potassium Lead Tartrate Solutions, Reginald Scott Dean

Bachelors Theses

"Kahlenberg and Hillyer have shown that lead oxide (PbO) dissolves in neutral potassium tartrate to form a strongly alkaline solution in which the ratio of potassium to lead is 1:1. Since this solution shows a very low concentration of lead ion it might be expected to give a smooth and adherent cathode deposit. The purpose of this thesis is to determine its possible applicability as a refining electrolyte"--page 1.

A Comparison Of Missouri Sandstones, Llewelyn Lodwick

Bachelors Theses

"Because of the scarcity of fossils in sandstones, the ages of these stones are difficult to determine except by the fossil bearing rocks either above or below them. Consequently, sandstones, even of the same area, are often separated and correlated with difficulty. It is for this reason that an effort is made to determine a means by which each sandstone may be identified"--Introduction, page 1.

The Determination Of The Critical Sizes In Table Concentration, Julius C. Miller, John N. Webster

Bachelors Theses

"It has been observed in table concentration that the ore band consists of the coarest sic particles of ore on the bottom or low side. Further up on this ore band the coarse particles grade into finer particles, until a certain marked degree of fineness is reached by which the mineral can no longer adhere to the table top, but must be carried over by the wash water as slimes. To determine the critical size of ore of practical value which will remain in the concentrates band, under certain variable conditions, is the purport of this thesis"--Object of Experiment, page …

An Investigation In Concentrating A Certain Tailing On Wilfley Tables, Theodore Saunders Dunn, Roy Nicoll Mcbride

Bachelors Theses

"The object of this investigation was to determine the adaptibility sic to concentration on a Wilfley table of a certain tailing carrying silver, lead, and zinc. The material was from the tailing dump of the Red Elephant Mine, operated by the Danaher Mining and Milling Company, of Hailey, Idaho, who are now considering treating this material if it can be done economically"--page 2.

Flotation Applied To Basic Ores, Orion Dexter Neal

Bachelors Theses

"Concentration, by flotation, as used in to-day is limited to the ores containing an acid gangue. Although, it is probable, that in a few instances flotation schemes are being used on certain ores containing basic gangue, the processes are carefully guarded as trade secrets. It was with ores containing basic gangue that the experiments embodied in this thesis were made, in an effort to determine some means of concentration and also to determine the best conditions for some of the varying factors"--page 1.

The Preservation And Interpretation Of Ripple Marks And Sun Cracks, Donald Hewson Radcliffe

Bachelors Theses

"The Roubideaux sandstone (Cambrian) which is rather extensively found in the vicinity of Rolla, Mo., offers exceptional opportunities for the study of ripple marks and sun cracks in place. Fig. 1 shows the principal localities in which these structures are to be found in this vicinity.

The statement is made by Van Hise and others that ripple marks can be used in determining structures, and that to do this it is necessary to be able to tell whether a ripple mark is right side up or overturned. The rule as laid down by them is: That a normal ripple mark …

The Measurement Of Mineral Electrode Potentials, John Charavelle Ingram

Bachelors Theses

"The present investigation was undertaken with a view to consider the variables which tend to cause inaccuracy in the above mentioned measurements and as preliminary to a further study of the subject by the Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines. The subject is one which, judging from the work of others and from my own experience, will require much more experimentation before results are obtained which are sufficiently reliable for the use of the economic geologist"--Introduction, page 3-4.

Volhard's Volumetric Method For Manganese, John A. Murphy

Bachelors Theses

"The purpose of this article and the data contained is an attempt to show how the percentage of manganese varies with different mounts of zinc salt present. It was also intended to determine the ratio of manganese to oxygen and zinc in the brown percipitate sic obtained upon the titration of manganese sulphate against a permanganate solution in the presence of varying quantities of zinc, but through an oversight the data is insufficient for this purpose"--Introduction, page 2.

A Process For The Separation Of Barite And Sphalerite, Cairy C. Conover, Edwin Robinson Morris

Bachelors Theses

"The present price of zinc has stimulated a greater interest in Sphalerite Barite separations than has been manifested for some time. A great many processes have been worked on and have failed for many reasons, the main one being that the physical characteristics of the ore varied so much. The process that is successful must be independent of these variations. The following process is one that depends on a chemical phenomenon and is adapted to any sphalerite-barite separation. This series of experiments was performed by the authors at the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, Rolla, Mo. and was embodied …

The Determination Of The Settling Velocity Of Certain Minerals Common In Ore-Dressing, Oscar N. Bribach, Robert Winters Johnson

Bachelors Theses

"The object of this thesis is to determine the settling velocity of certain minerals common in ore-dressing work. The minerals used in the experiments were marcasite and chert. These two minerals were chosen because there was a convenient supply of both from which pure and uniform particles could be obtained"--page 4.

Checker Board Drainage Due To Eroded Dikes, Julian Adolph Hielscher

Bachelors Theses

"The conclusions here drawn are the results of observations made during the past ten summers spent in this region while camping, fishing, and hunting; at first, with the native game wardens and fire rangers; later on independently or in company with some of the many tourists who annually visit this delightful region. In this manner it has been possible to cross and re-cross this territory in almost every direction. The highways into this wilderness are the streams and lakes and the only method of travel is by canoe, though short excursions can be made over land by following the paths …

Some Assay Problems, James Howard Chase

Bachelors Theses

"The object of this thesis is to attempt to solve a few of the many problems of assaying. Each problem is handled separately from, and independently of the others"--page 1.

A Summary Of The Theories Of The Origin Of The Lake Superior Copper Ores, With Evidences Pertaining Thereto, Eva Endurance Hirdler

Bachelors Theses

"In each of the foregoing theories we obtain sound reasoning in connection with many facts. Therefore a correlation of these facts ought to give us enough material to deduct a sound theory. The most plausible supposition seems to be that all metallic ores are derived ultimately from the interior of the earth, from a great metallographic province, when they are delivered by igneous eruptives near or at the surface"--Conclusion With Reasons, page 29.

A Comparison Of The Silver Losses Due To Cupellation Using Different Kinds Of Cupels, James A. Taggart, Anton Frederick Karte

Bachelors Theses

"In this thesis our object has been to ascertain the silver losses in cupellation with different kinds of cupel materials, thereby determining the efficiency of the various materials used for making cupels. When beginning this work we hardly expected to find such differences in behavior of the various cupels used. However we refer the reader to our curves to see what really happened"--page 2.

A Sanitary Study Of The Well Waters Of Rolla, Alexander Grosberg, Sam Paul Lindau

Bachelors Theses

"In undertaking the analysis of the well waters of Rolla, it was done with the hope that the factors governing the purity of well waters would be brought out. Such a study would also be of great help in determining the proper location and depth of the wells in the community"--Introduction, Page 1.

Evidence Pertaining To The Origin And Deposition Of Ore Deposits, James Edward Mcgoughran

Bachelors Theses

"In looking over the evidence grouped in the foregoing tables it is at once evident that by far the greater number of the ore deposits are associated with igneous rocks, and that they have resulted from deposition from not solution. It appears that, relatively, deposition by segregation from an igneous magma is of much less importance than deposition from solution, in the formation of ore bodies. However, segregation is the only explanation possible in accounting for some very important deposits, but they are very few in number. In distinguishing between deposits resulting from hot ascending meteoric solutions and those resulting …

A Study Of Some Problems In Cyaniding, Sidney S. Schmidt, Russell B. Caples

Bachelors Theses

"The object of the following tests was rather to determine quantitatively the consumption of Potassium Cyanide and of Sodium Cyanide when agitated by compressed air, and when agitated by compressed air in the presence of iron pyrite and in the presence of iron filings, than to explain chemically the causes for this consumption"--Part One, page 1. "The following tests were made to study the rate of percolation of water, under certain conditions, through pure quartz. the information sought is of importance in the cyanide process. By "rate of percolation" we mean the distance traveled in a unit time, by water …

An Investigation Of Certain Methods For The Determination Of Gold In Cyanide Solutions, James Joseph Bowles

Bachelors Theses

"Some questions having been raised as to the reliability of the various methods for the quantitative determination of gold in cyanide solution, this work was undertaken with the view of determining the relative accuracy and convenience of these methods"--page 2.

Chemical Analyses Of Special Tool Steels, Elmer List

Bachelors Theses

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A Comparison Of Various Methods Of Assaying Cyanide Solutions For Gold, Theodore Saunders Dunn

Bachelors Theses

"Although there has been a great deal written on the different methods of assaying cyanide solutions and new methods are being devised constantly there has been very little said as to the relative merits of the methods in use. An attempt has therefore been made in this paper to compare several of the methods now used"--page 1.

A Study Of The Roubidoux In The Vicinity Of Rolla, John Elmer Schultz, William Grover Branham

Bachelors Theses

"The purpose of this investigation was to discover the character of the texture and structural features of the Roubidoux within the area and the probable agencies which worked to produce them"--Purpose of Investigation, page 3.

Effect Of Certain Minerals On Fire Assay Of Lead, Earl Mccolloch Smith, Rowe Francis Mccrae

Bachelors Theses

"Our problem was to determine the affect in the lead assay of certain minerals commonly accompanying lead ores. The minerals used were calcite, pyrite, blende and chalcocite"--page

A Study Of Some Problems In Assaying, Aaron Max Shah

Bachelors Theses

"It is known that the lead button which we obtain from fire assay for silver does not represent the true value of the ore. There is always a loss of silver. To investigate the effect of varying the fluxes on the loss in silver is the object of the first part of this thesis...Silver ores often contain copper, part of which, during the fusion, enters the lead button, causing trouble during cupellation, since it must be done at a high temperature. It is, then, important to keep copper out of the lead button. The presence of litharge in the fusion …

Technical Analysis Of Corn Products, Roy Hayward Dewaters

Bachelors Theses

"This thesis treats of the technical analysis of the products of corn as used in practical work in the manufacture of starch and glucose. These notes are the results of special investigation carried on along this line"--page 1.