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Permeability And Porosity Studies Of The Cut Bank Oil Sand, Wesley Edward Davis

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

In studying the Cut Bank field and its numerous wells, it is found that dry holes are surrounded by producing wells, and also that the field as a whole is very irregular; water, oil, and gas zones in many cases following no definite pattern. In some instances, this phenomenon may be due to the lensing and thinning of the producing sands, but it is evident that this is not the only factor. There­fore, the controlling factors must be porosity and permeability.

Coal In Montana, Clifford A. Barkell

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Coal was first mined in Montana in the year 1880. For the last thirty years the mining of coal in this state has been very important-with few people realizing its value. In the mineral industry, the value of the annual production of coal is exceeded by none of the non-metallics, and only by gold, silver, and copper in the metallics. At the present time the coal production of Montana is valued at about 4₁000,000.00 annually.

Zinc Plating Magnesium, Howard Wilbur Adam

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Magnesium and magnesium alloys are becoming more and more important in modern industry. Their use in the aviation industry has been greatly curtailed because of their comparatively poor resistance to corrosion especially in moist atmospheres. Many methods have been adopted to improve their resistance to corrosion.

The Electrodeposition Of Iron-Manganese Alloys, Earl C. Roberts

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Various electrolytes were experimented with in an attempt to deposit an iron-manganese alloy. An Alloy was obtained from a solution containing ferrous ammonium sulfate, manganous sulfate, and ammonium sulfate. Further experimentation was done in an effort to determine the optimum conditions of deposition and the highest manganese alloy which could be produced.

War Department Memorandum, W570-1-1942, Shipment Of Captured Materiel To The United States. 23 October 1942, J. A. Ulio, Robert Bolin

United States Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This memorandum is addressed to all theater commanders and the commanders of all ports of embarkation.

It provides that “arrangements be made at once to insure [sic] that samples of enemy equipment and materiel be delivered to the United States…” for study and analysis.

It instructs the chiefs of transportation in each theater to expedite shipment of captured materiel to the US.

It instructs the commanding generals of ports in the United States to notify the chiefs of the technical service “responsible for similar American equipment” to request shipping instructions. For example, an enemy tank received would be reported to …

Fm 11-35, Signal Corps Intelligence, 1942, Robert Bolin

United States Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This manual describes the intelligence activities of the Signal Corps. At that time, the Signal Corps was a bureau within the Headquarters, Department of the Army, as well as a branch of the Army to which soldiers were commissioned and assigned. The Signal Corps developed and supplied the army with signal and photographic equipment, trained personnel and units for service with the forces in the field, provided the army with communications and photographic services, and provided communications, signal, and technical intelligence. This manual describes the intelligence responsibilities and functions of the Signal Corps and the role of signal intelligence units …

Ordnance Department Order 327, Procedure For Handling Ordnance Materiel Received In This Country For Information, 19 August 1942, Chief Of Ordnance, Robert Bolin , Depositor

United States Department of Defense Military Intelligence

This order outlines the procedures for handling foreign ordnance type materiel sent to this country for evaluation. It discusses the roles of the Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, a military installation subordinate to the Chief of Ordnance, and that of the Ordnance Intelligence Unit in the Technical Division of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance.

The modern US Army vision of the technical intelligence developed during World War II. Shortly before World War II, Army Technical Services had been instructed to set up intelligence sections in the offices of their chiefs. The technical services were bureaus which supplied weapons, equipment, …

Report Of Investigation On The Physical Characteristics Of The Oil Sands From The Cut Bank Field, Montana, V. E. Hanes

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The purpose of this research was to study the physical characteristics, mainly, porosity and permeability of the oil sands from the Cut Bank field, Glacier County, Montana. In so doing, a better understanding of the relation­ship of these physical characteristics to one another and to the pool itself could be obtained.

Refining Of Low Grade Zinc-Gold Precipitates, John C. Stentz

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain if advantage could be taken of the copper in the precipitates as a collecting agent of the precious metals in the direct smelting furnace.The products produced to be low grade anode bullion and a slag low in precious metals, high in zinc and lead.

Upper Mississippian Faunas Of Western Montana, James King

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The author has made a study of an assemblage of fossils from the Blacktail Range near Dillon Montana with the purpose in view of attempting a correlation of that group with the fauna of the Big Snowy Group. Fossils have also been obtained from a limestone formation in northwestern Montana and from four different areas in the Amsden formation in central and western Mont­ana.

Helena And Ennis Talc Deposits, Howard N. Anderson

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The purpose of this report is to collect geologic data concerning two Montana talc occurrences at Helena and Ennis and to offer some explanation as to their origin. The two deposits cited are in somewhat similar lithologic settings and both possess the same mineralogical and structural features. Because of this similarity only the Helena deposit is covered in detail.

Stratigraphic Studies Of The Ordovician And Devonian Formations Throughout The Northwest Plains Area, Walter N. Campbell

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

As yet the knowledge of Ordovician and Devonian physiography in this vast northwest region remains almost a complete secret. Very little, in any, work has been done along this line with the exception of those areas where the various formations outcrop.

An Experimental Investigation Of The Age Hardening Of Nickel With Boron, Willard M. Boam

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Since 1911, at which time, the age hardening phenomenon of duralumin was discovered by Film, much re­search has been carried on investigating the various alloy systems. The successful application of age hardening to the copper aluminum system (duralumin) has indicated the possibility of hardening practically all the metals in the same way.

An Investigation Of The Age-Hardening Of Copper With Nickel-Boron Compounds, Robert I. Moreen

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Boron is an element whose metallurgical possibil­ities have never been fully investigated. The principal reason for this fact seems to lie in the difficulties encountered in preparing elemental boron and its various intermetallic compounds.

Porosity And Oil Absorption Properties Of Metal Compacts Of Copper - Tin - Graphite, Benjamin F. Mills

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Powder metallurgy, the most recent innovation in met­allurgical process, is not a new art; although not until recently did it become a matter of general interest, this being due not only to the products formed but also to the possibilities of future developments. The manufacture and application of metal powders is now beginning to take a position as a recognized part of the science of metallurgy.

The Application Of A Laboratory Induction Furnace To The Selective Smelting Of A Montana Chromite Concentrate, James H. Mcmahon

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The purpose of this experimental work was to determine with the utilization of a laboratory sized induction furnace a method whereby a high-iron Montana chromite concentrate could be successfully smelted to yield a product suitable for the subsequent production of standard ferrochrome.

The Determination Of Aluminum In The Presence Of Manganese And Iron By The Use Of A Mercury Cathode, William R. Opie

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Since 1880, when Wolcott Gibbs made the suggestion that mercury could be used as a cathode in gravimetric electroanalysis, many articles have appeared in literature either criticizing the method or citing successful results which have been obtained by it.

Induction Furnace Smelting Of Montana Chromite, Millard L. Reyner

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

In 1939 the total world production of crude chromite was approximately 1,167,000 metric tons; of which the United States produced only 3,672 metric tons and imported over 317,500 metric tons. Imports came mostly from the Philippine Islands, Cuba, South Africa, and Rhodesia.

Testing And Concentration Of A Low Grade Gold Ore From Marysville, Montana, John B. White, Jr.

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The purpose of this thesis was to investigate and attempt to concentrate low grade cyanided tailings rejected from the old Montana Mining and milling Company's mill situated 4 miles below the town of Marysville, Montana.

A Study Of The Dissolution Of Pyrolusite In Sulphuric Acid, John J. Worsdell

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

With an eye to the future development of its re­sources, the large deposits of low-grade manganese ore within Montana's boundaries show great promise of developing an important industry. With the pre­sent war demands and the possibility of a future mar­ket it is essential that work expended to utilize this important mineral.

Age Hardening Of Copper-Aluminum Alloy Castings, Frank Randall

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Age hardening occurs in alloys of the solid solution type containing a hardening constituent, be it metal or metallic compound, which is more soluble in the solvent phase at higher temperatures than at lower ones.

An Investigation Into The Recovery Of Indium From Fume Residue, Emery J. Turner

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Several months were required to produce a single gram of indium. Consequently, the industrial history of the metal is extremely short. In view of the unique properties that indium has demonstrated in this short period, it is probable that indium is still in its early stage of development. However, the commer­cial applications of the metal are well established and indium is now produced on a commercial scale. It is obtainable as the metal or in solution for electroplat­ing.

Some Leaching Characteristics Of The Butte Rhodochrosite, W. L. Slosson

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

With the increasing importance of manganese in the metallurgical fields of today and tomorrow, ex­tensive work along the lines of its successful ex­ploitation has been accomplished by many investiga­tors. Since tie current world situation has shut off most of our supply of high-grade manganese ores from foreign sources, the low-grade domestic deposits have entered the fields of investigation very rapidly.

The Effects Of Some Percentages Of Nickel On The Annealing Of Cartridge Brass, A. Edward Zezula

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The most important element in the alloying of steels, has also been used quite extensively as a third constituent in copper-zinc alloys. The chief characteristics of nickel which make it desirable as an alloying element are its toughness, high strength, and resistance to corrosion.

The Anodic Oxidation Of Vanadium In Phosphoric Acid Solution, Ben H. Alexander

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The purpose of this thesis was to analyze the possibility of recovering the vanadium in the phosphoric acid by anodic oxidation in an electrolytic cell. This problem allowed not only the possibility of improving a commercial operation, but a study of the functioning of an interesting and very important phenomena.

Mineral Occurences In Certain Pegmatite Dikes In Southwestern Montana, Jacob N. Jovick

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Pegmatite dikes are rather common in occurrence in parts of southwestern Montana, particularly in a region to the east of the Tobacco Root range 50 to 75 miles southeast of Butte.

The Velocity Of Falling Particles In A Liquid Medium, Elliott Coldwater

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The investigation was prompted by the fact that there seemed to be some discrepancy between the results published by Richards,and the empirical figures used in classification and in gravity concentration. Further, the work of Richards was restricted to quartz and galena whereas this study also includes pyrite and calcite.

The Recovery Of Zinc From Butte Mine Waters, Edmond M. Fern

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Very little work has been done towards the recovery of zinc from mine water because the zinc content of the water is generally low. As different from copper, which can very easily be replaced by iron in any of its solutions, zinc is very high up in the electro-chemical series and so the few metals above zinc, most of which are rare and hence expensive, cannot be used to replace zinc from its solution.

Polishing Mineral Specimens By The Use Of An Optical Polishing Machine, Wilbur J. Guay

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The problem in this investigation was to determine if mineral specimens mounted in bakelite, or lucite, could be polished for microscopic examination by the use of an optical polishing machine, and if this method would cut down the length of time required to polish specimens by the methods now in use.

Electrical Resistivity Measurements Of Powder Metal Compacts, John M. Fitzpatrick

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

This work, as it was originally planned, was the arranging of an apparatus whereby electrical resistivity measurements could be made on powder compacts. It was also to include measurements on a series of copper-nickel compacts both before and after sintering.