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Structural And Magnetic Characteristics Of The Belton Anomaly, Cass County, Missouri, Nagib Chamon

Masters Theses

"A vertical intensity magnetic survey of approximately 156 square miles in Cass County, central-west Missouri, revealed a broad circular anomaly whose magnetic relief exceeds 1000 gammas. Surface rocks are very gently inclined and are of Pennsylvanian age. Crystalline basement rocks are at a depth of approximately 2400 feet. Analysis of the data shows that the Belton anomaly consists of discontinuous smaller magnetic anomalies surrounding the central part of this broad anomaly. The central area of the Belton anomaly is occupied by a magnetic low. Analytical calculation showed that the source of the magnetic disturbance is at least 3650 feet below …

The Missouri Miner, October 11, 1963

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

Pegmatites Of The Anderson Ridge Quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming, Hassan A. Etr

Masters Theses

“The oldest rocks in the area consist mainly of para- schists of low to medium rank and restricted higher rank sillimanite schist. The entire series has been at least double folded. The most apparent are tight north to north- east trending folds. These have been intruded in the northern part of the area by a batholithic body of granitic composition, a granitic stock, a pegmatitic granite, a granitic sill-like body and different types of pegmatite dikes and sills. The youngest intrusions are a series of northeast trending basic dikes and sills. A major easterly trending transverse fault and a series …

Non-Ferrous Metal Mining And Smelting In Australia, H. R. Hanley

Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy Bulletins

No abstract provided.

A Simplified Method Of Estimating Drilling And Blasting Costs Of A Highway Through-Cut Excavation In Rock, Donald J. Roberts

Masters Theses

"The development of cost estimating methods has been the most neglected phase of highway engineering. Overlooked in particular has been the development of an easily understood and easily applied method of estimating the costs of the drilling and blasting operations involved in a highway through-cut excavation in rock.

This investigation developed such a method by adapting and applying recent developments in the blasting planning field. The study was limited to small diameter blastholes and excavations in lifts of less than thirty feet. Normal efficient construction practices were presumed.

It was found from the investigation that the blast geometry and, subsequently, …

Stereoradiography As Applied To Problems Of Petrology., Martin Goldstone

Masters Theses

"Stereoscopic examination of radiographs of rock and ore samples allows a rapid, cursory determination of texture and structure without time consuming preparation and use of thin sections. In addition, volumetric estimates of known mineral components can be made providing they possess significantly different x-ray absorption characteristics.

Stereoscopic effect was most pronounced for specimens having well defined components of structure such as bedding, banding, lineation, inclusions, textural variations and moderate to large x-ray absorption differences. In general, these conditions were best met by ores or ore minerals with their related gangue minerals.

Stereoscopic examination was not successful in revealing twinning or …

Hydrogeology Of Reservoir Sites In The Meramec River Basin, Missouri., John H. Anderson

Masters Theses

"Governmental and private agencies have proposed construction of multiple purpose dams in the Meramec River Basin for flood control, conservation, recreation and possible power development. Evaluation of the effects of reservoirs created by these dams on ground water conditions has not been published. Study of possible effects led to the thesis that prediction of changes in ground water conditions could be made.

Several limited applications of ground water geology techniques to the problem of reservoir-ground water relations were studied; no thorough previous studies were found. Apparently, complete studies have not been undertaken by even the larger agencies.

Inspection of the …

Ground Water Investigation In The Southern Half Of Franklin County, Missouri, Kemal Piskin

Masters Theses

"Increasing population and industrialization in Franklin County, Missouri, has led to increased demand for water. Much of this demand will be satisfied from ground water resources. Although the general geology of Franklin County has been mentioned in several publications, no detailed study of structure and ground water geology had been done. This thesis consists of study of stratigraphy, lithology, and geologic structure, and analysis of well log data to determine occurrence and availability of ground water, in the southern half of Franklin County.

Stratigraphy and lithology is compiled from previous literature, modified to agree with well log data. Structural geology …

Mineral Paragenesis And Trace Element Distribution In The Tri-State Zinc-Lead District Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Richard D. Hagni

Doctoral Dissertations

"A review of the literature pertaining to the mineral paragenesis and trace element distribution in the Tri-State zinc-lead district of Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma revealed inconsistencies in observation and in interpretation and divergent hypotheses regarding the origin of the ores. In an attempt to reconcile the data collected by many investigators over nearly three-quarters of a century, the writer observed working faces in 37 mines, collected over 2,000 specimens for binocular examination and prepared and studied 110 polished surfaces and 60 thin sections of the ores and associated rocks utilizing mineralographic, petrographic, and x-ray techniques. This detailed study resulted in …

A Geophysical Investigation Of An Area In Christian County, Missouri, Edwin J. Ballantyne Jr.

Masters Theses

"A vertical intensity magnetic survey of 144 square miles in Christian County, southwest Missouri revealed an 825 gamma anomaly having a closure of 9 square miles. A three mile gravity traverse across the magnetic anomaly detected a positive gravity anomaly in excess of six mllligals.

Calculations showed that a Precambrian hill large enough to cause the observed magnetic anomaly would outcrop at the surface. Because Precambrian rocks are known to be buried under a sedimentary layer, this hypothesis was rejected.

Theoretical anomalies of several geometrical bodies at calculated depths were visually compared with the measured magnetic and gravity profiles. A …

Sedimentary Features And Geochemistry Of The Sulphide Facies In The Transition Between The Lamotte Sandstone And The Bonneterre Formation In The Fredericktown Area, Madison County, Missouri, Farouk El Baz

Masters Theses

"SCOPE AND PURPOSE The Lead Belt area of southeast Missouri, which is nearly 40 km. long and 10 km. wide, is considered, at the present time, the most important lead district in the world. Lead has been mined in this area by the natives prior to 1720, and almost continuously up to the present day. A variety of sulphides are mined from different places in the district.

The sulphide deposits in the Lead Belt are considered to be typical examples of the Mississippi Valley Type Deposits, which are distributed all over the world. As in practically all the Mississippi Valley …

Detection Of Buried Basement Highs By Airphoto Drainage Pattern Analysis, Reynolds And Wayne Counties, Missouri, Papken Aram Zarzavatjian

Masters Theses

"Purpose and Scope: The purpose of this study is to determine if it is possible to detect buried Precambrian igneous hills in Wayne County and the larger part of Reynolds County in southeast Missouri by the use of aerial photo drainage pattern analysis.

The St. Francis Mountains are located in southeast Missouri. They form a part of the Precambrian basement complex, and have been exposed at the surface by the erosion of the lower Paleozoic sediments which covered them. Some of the hills which make up the St. Francis Mountains are exposed to a great degree, while others still have …

A Geological Study Of The Irvine Ranch Area, Johnson And Campbell Counties, Wyoming, Gale E. Butterfield

Masters Theses

"The discovery of uranium in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, by the U. S. Geological Survey in 1952 has lead to an extensive exploration program throughout the region by both private and governmental agencies. This report is a geological study of an area in the southwestern part of the basin.

Geological and radiometric mapping carried out as a part of this report indicated several areas of uranium occurrence. Some of these occurrences warrant tests by drilling.

Mineralogical and petrographic study has shown the principal uranium minerals to be carnotite and metatyuyamunite. The mineralization occurs in arkosic sandstones. Assays of the …

Missouri S&T Magazine, November-December 1956, Miner Alumni Association

Missouri S&T Magazine

No abstract provided.

Parents' Day • Engineers' Day (1945), Missouri School Of Mines And Metallurgy

Engineer's Day

THE Faculty and the student body of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy cordially welcome fathers and mothers of students and all other visitors and guests to this 1945 Parents’ and Engineers’ Day. Now that the war is ended, we are all looking forward to outstanding achievements in engineering and scientific developments in civilian life and to the important place college trained engineers will have in these developments. We are happy to have the opportunity to open our laboratories and class-rooms for your inspection and to demonstrate a few of the many phases of engineering education now being carried …

The Missouri Miner, January 09, 1945

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

Operations Of The Colquiri Tin Mine, Cia. Minera De Oruro. Colquiri, Bolivia, Oscar David Niedermeyer

Professional Degree Theses

"I have selected for my thesis, the discussion of the more important phases of the operation of the Colquiri Mine, owned and operated by the Cia. Minera de Oruro, Oruro, Bolivia. This company is a stock company and is listed on the Santiago stock market, Santiago, Chile. Dr. Mauricio Hochschild is the controlling stockholder and the Cia. Miners de Oruro is responsible to his management. Mr. William Val De Camp, who is general manager for all the mines of Dr. Hochschild, is also general manager for the mines operated by the Compania Miners de Oruro. My position is that of …

The Missouri Miner, Jun 24 1942

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

Organization Of Geophysical Parties For Foreign Exploration, Charles Howard Dresbach

Professional Degree Theses

"Special conditions encountered in much foreign work make it necessary to consider many factors which are not encountered in domestic programs of geophysical exploration for oil. Although extremely difficult working conditions are frequently met in domestic operations by company and contract crews, the large store of past experience, the availability of fresh supplies, replacement or new equipment, and the proximity of the helpful home office make their surmountal more or less a matter of routine. Contrariwise, foreign operations are frequently conducted under much more difficult conditions, supplies and equipment can be secured only after long and costly delays, and the …

Sinking And Equipping Inclined Shafts Of More Than 60 Degree Dip, Wilford Stillman Wright

Professional Degree Theses

"The advisability of putting down an inclined shaft in preference to the vertical type should be carefully considered before a definite choice is made. One, of course, presupposes the existence of a dipping ore body that is to be prospected or developed for subsequent mining. Unless a vein has been previously developed there is no certainty that it maintains the same degree of pitch for any great distance below surfaces. If straight, the proposed inclined shaft may depart considerably from the downward course of the vein with the result, that, at least some of the anticipated advantages of the shaft …

The Bromine And Iodine Content Of Certain Saline Ground Waters Of Missouri, Erwin Carl Meckfessel

Masters Theses

"This report on the saline waters of Missouri covers a preliminary investigation carried on in cooperation with the Geological Survey of Missouri and through the funds appropriated for an F E R A project.

The information contained herein will give the bromine content of the saline waters of Missouri from those districts from which samples were obtainable. The samples were obligingly furnished by the Missouri Geological Survey together with a complete geological, geographical, and chemical analysis of each sample.

The relationship between the occurrence of bromine in saline waters of other parts of the country and those saline waters investigated …

The Missouri Miner, March 24, 1916

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

The Development Of A Copper-Silver Ore Body, Colwell Arba Pierce

Bachelors Theses

"During the years 1912 to 1915 the writer had charge of the Ruby Copper Company property near Patagonia, Arizona, and it was suggested that a review of this work, with costs and data, would be helpful to other engineers engaged in similar enterprises"--Introduction, page 2.