| Show ASSAYING AT THE STATE SCHOOL OF MINES university OF by robert H bradford professor of mining and Metal metallurgy lurty the program of courses at our state mining school is designed to give the student a thorough preparation for professional work in mining and metallurgy actual experience peri ence in the mines and metallurgical w wor or ks is also recognized to be essential in it F supplementing this preparation and the graduate immediately proceeds to acquire su uch practice that he shall be able to obtain employ I 1 ment that will be profitable to himself and his employer he is given special preparation in a few subjects in the practice of which he may begin his experience assaying is one of these subjects the courses in assaying are expected to fit the student to carry on the work of the assay office at a mine or smelter assaying begins in the third year of the mining course the student takes up the work with a thorough preparation in kindred subjects including two years in chemistry and one year in mineralogy and hence is able to understand the reasons for the detailed directions given in the schemes he follows two courses are provided 0 one n e ap h at t A 4 FURNACE Sy WITH STUDENTS FIGURE 2 FRONT VIEW OF in fire assaying the other in wet methods in the fire work the student is drilled in the manipulation of the furnaces he is to use after testing the fluxes and other re |
