Show VA I Valuable W Work rk 1 I HE department of mining and metallurgical al 1 research of the University of Utah which is maintained ii il connection with the inter intermountain intermountain moun mountain tan experiment station of the United States bureau of mines carries on an of problems that is of the utmost im importance im- im port nce to the mining industry of Utah Few Feu people realize the importance of this tills work During the year i 24 1923 92 3 24 five important to be scientifically investigated the close clos of which may mean the savings of many hundreds of thousands of dollars to mine operators of the West It may make possible possible possible pos pos- sible the treating and marketing of ores at the l present time unprofitable The problems to be studied are ore dressing dressing dress dress- ing dealing crushing and flotation phy phy- chemical investigations relative to chloride chloride chloride chlo chlo- ride and oxides of base metals physical chem ical investigations of transformation in hydrocarbons hydrocarbons hydro hydro- carbons including oil shale of zinc and recovery of zinc from lead tead blast bias furnace treatment of complex mixed ores by chemical meth methods ds There are several several several sev sev- eral fellowships to be awarded to students student who are college graduates and who have had hac good training in chemistry and metallurgy As these students will will- devote their time to classroom library and nd tabor laboratory tory work In the development and investigation of the problems problems problems lems outlined it has a wide appeal This work from a t pure productive viewpoint is ison ison's isone on ons on's one of the most important to be carried on a athe at athe atthe the he Un University of Utah during the next year I |