Show FLOTATION conference it is planned to hold a conference or postgraduate post graduate course in the principles and practice of flotation at the school of mines moscow idaho during the week of february to inclusive the aim of this course is to afford to men conversant with the mining industry an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the most important development which has ever occurred in the field of ore treat ment the first four days of the course feb to will be devoted to a study stud y of the fundamental principles underlying flota tion so far as they are understood daily lectures by members of the university faculty supplemented by demonstrations and laboratory testing will be used as a means of presentation february and friday and saturday will be given over to the discussion of flotation by experts in this field from the government service and from professional life this part of the course will coincide with a meeting of the columbia section american institute of mining and metallurgical engineers at which addresses and papers will be delivered by members of the S bureau of mines staff and by well known specialists in flotation in preparation of ores for flotation and in treatment of flotation concentrates details of the program with names of speakers and titles of their addresses will be announced shortly it is believed that this course will offer to the mining profession in the northwest an unusual opportunity to study flotation under most favorable auspices the school of mines laboratories are exceptionally well equipped for all phases of flotation work and during the past two years this equipment has been in constant use particularly in problems of differential flotation some of the results of which will be discussed at this conference for the first time prom from preliminary inquiries there is reason to believe the conference will be well attended persons expecting to attend should notify francis A thomson dean school of mines promptly in order that ar range ments may be made for their accommodation mo dation |