Show ZINC SM SMELTING ELTING an investigation of the smelting smelling sm elting of zinc and the condensation of zinc vapor is being undertaken at the mississippi valley experiment station of the bureau of mines at rolla mo in cooperation with the missouri school of mines and metallurgy A critical study of the physics and chemistry of the condensation of zinc vapor will be made for the purpose of obtaining sufficient data to design a condenser for an electric furnace which will result e in the elimination or diminution of the formation ot of blue powder at a later date there will be published S bulletin reviewing the development of the f metallurgy of zinc which will contain a bibliography 0 the subject and a resume of the various types of electric furnaces applicable to the zinc industry the invests in investigation vesti oa which will be under tinder the general direction of dorsey A lyon chief of the metallurgical division of the bureau borau of mines will be undertaken by dr C H fulton consulting metallurgist B OTI arra assistant metallurgist i william kahlbaum cooperative chemist and clarence burkhart fellow in electro metallurgy mis another investigation to be undertaken at the anemi sis sippi valley experiment station in cooper cooperation aaion with the t tennessee state geological survey will be to d determine whether the zinc ores of hancock county tenn are possible of concentration george J salmon and will H coghill metallurgists of the bureau of mines have been assigned to this investigation M H thornberry state research metallurgist william kahlbaum chemist and elmer list fellow in ore dressing will assist in the investigation vesti gation at the north central experiment station of the bureau of mines at minneapolis a critical study of the methods of analyzing iron iron ores at minnesota mines has begun at the suggestion of several operators it is proposed to compare various laboratory methods used at these mines in the determination of different elements in iron ores after which a comparison of results will be made at a later date a paper giving the results of the investigation will be published by the bureau of mines |