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Show PRACTICAL PROSPECTORS' C0URSE The school of mines of the University of Utah' is offering a winter course for prospectors that will run from January 7 to ! Feb. 2, 19 IS. The course will i include work in geology and mineralogy, mining and milling, and metallurgy, and will be in- ! tensely practical in its nature. ! It is designed to prepare men in a minimum of time for actual field work. The reasons for offering the course are clearly set forth by Dr. Joseph F. Merrill, director (. of the school of mines, as fol- ! lows: ' "In the work of finding new ore deposits the prospector has always been the- pioneer. The trained mining engineer does little or no prospecting, his en- ergies being directed along oth- er lines. The work of the pros- pector is far more difficult now than it was a few years ago. The big surface mineral depos- its and others easy to recognize have been pretty well discov- ered. Few more rich finds are likely to be made at the. grass roots. Nevertheless, many val- uable ore deposits are yet un- discovered. The . industrious prospector still has excellent chances of success, but he must' be well equipped for his work. Gei'ogic indications or very faint mineralization may be the only c!ues by which the ore de- pcsiU may be found. Rare and uncommon minerals, though oc- curring in valuable quantities, may be passed over because they are not recognized. Conse- quently, the prospector should have a fair working knowledge of geology and mineralogy, and should be able to make simple tests on the ground in order to i determine the nature of his dis- j covery. Then, too, he should be able to decide whether or ' not the deposit would be a pay- ing one; whether the cost of mining, transportation and treatment would not be greater than the value of the "ore." Unless a mine can be made to pay, it matters little what min- erals are present." Only a nominal fee of $1.00 will be charged for the course, but it is expected that those who attend will be genuinely interested in the work. |