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By H. L. Hinds, L. L. Trautman

The refining of precious metals from steel wool cathodes is completed by direct fire smelting or acid treatment of the cathodes to dissolve the steel wool followed by fire smelting. To further the refining of the cathodes, the Miller process and the Wohlwill process are used.

Jan 1, 1984

PRESIDENT WILLIAM L. SAUNDERS,1 NEW YORK, N. Y. PAST PRESIDENTS CHARLES F. RAID;1 NEW YORK N. Y. BENJAMIN B. THAYER,2 NEW YORK, N. Y. FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT PHILIP N. MOORE,1 ST. Louis, Mo. TREASURER GEORGE C. STONE,1 NEW YORK, N. Y. SECRETARY EMERITUS ROSSITER W. RAYMOND NEW YORK, N. Y. SECRETARY BRADLEY STOUGHTON, NEW YORK, N. Y.

Jan 3, 1915

The following list contains the names of members of whose deaths notices have been printed in MINING AND METALLURGY during the year ending April 1, 1939. Biographical sketches published in MINING AND METALLURGY are indicated in the last two columns.

Jan 1, 1943

Unitization—in some form from simple agreements among operators to complete consolidation of ownerships—is a means of obviating the wastes of unrestrained competition among owners in extracting oil and gas from a common reservoir, as well as of adjusting its output to the current needs of its owners. It offers opportunity for application of improved production methods which are expected to increase recovery, decrease developing and operating costs, and assist in stabilizing output.

Jan 1, 1930

MINING ASSOCIATION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA At a meeting of the Mining Association of the University of California, held Feb. 12, officers for the present semester were elected as follows: President, Richard C. Kerr, '19; vice-president, Glen T. O'Brien, '20; secretary, Kenneth V. King, '19; treasurer, Sam Grinsfelder, '20. KENNETH V. KING, Secretary.

Jan 4, 1919

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By S. H. Ash

lowest fatal injury rate in history conferences stress selling worker on safety international safety conference beneficial

Jan 2, 1951

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Jan 1, 1952

By R. W. Raymond

HAVING had recently the opportunity of examining a transit and a plummet-lamp, manufactured by Messrs. Heller & Brightly, of Philadelphia, and intended for the use of mining engineers in under

New York LOUIS D. HUNTOON, Chairman. ARTHUR S. DWIGHT, Vice-Chairman. THOMAS T. READ, Secretary, Woolworth Bldg., New York, N. Y. E. MALTBY SHIPP, Treasurer. GEORGE F. KUNZ, W. De L. BENEDICT. Boston ROBERT H. RICHARDS, Chairman. ALBERT SAUVEUR, Vice-Chairman. AUGUSTUS H. EUSTIS, Secretary-Treasurer, 131 State St., Boston. Mass. TIMOTHY W. SPRAGUE, HENRY A. WENTWORTH.

Jan 1, 1917

By M. M. Fidlar, Ralph E. Esarey

Conditions in the oil and gas industry in Indiana were somewhat better in 1936 than in the previous year, owing in large part to increased

Jan 1, 1937

PRESIDENT L E Young', Pittsburgh, Pa PAST PRESIDENTS Clyde Williams, Columbus, Ohio W. E Wrather, Washington, D C VICE-PRESIDENTS Robert W Thomas', Ray, Ariz C Harry Benedict, Lake Linden, Mich D H McLaughlin, San Francisco, Calif A B Kinzel, New York, N Y Philip Kraft, New York, N Y VICE-PRESIDENT AND TREASURER Andrew Fletcher, New York, N Y

Jan 1, 1949

By E. H. Dix

Jan 1, 1940

PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR EUGENE MCAULIFFE OMAHA, NEBR. PAST PRESIDENTS AND DIRECTORS HERBERT G. MOULTON NEW YORK, N. Y. JOHN R. SUMAN HOUSTON, TEXAS TREASURER AND DIRECTOR H. T. HAMILTON NEW YORK, N. Y. VICE PRESIDENTS AND DIRECTORS ERLE V. DAVELER NEW YORK, N. Y. W. M. PEIRCE PALMERTON, PA. PAUL D. MERICA NEW YORK. N. Y. LEROY SALSICH DULUTH, MINN. CHESTER A. FULTON NEW YORK, N. Y. L. E. YOUNG PITTSBURGH, PA.

Jan 1, 1942

At its meeting on February 21, 1933, the Board of Directors the following resolution defining and expressing the policy of the Institute with respect to official participation or action in controversial matters: WHEREAS, the Board of Directors at its last meting passed the following resolution: "The Board of Directors, having been appealed to by several Local Sections for advice concerning the attitude and policy of the Institute relating to the endorsement of candidates for public office, the following statement of policy is formulated:

Jan 1, 1942

By W. J. Kennedy, J. D. Gardner

A systematic method is presented for analyzing and improving energy costs in surface mines. Each mine is divided into drilling and blasting, overburden haulage, ore haulage, crushing and grinding, and lighting system. Specific methods of improving the energy costs of each system are discussed. Contributions of simulation and queueing to energy cost reduction are also discussed.

Jan 1, 1985

The Committee on Papers and Publications has set June 1, 1919, as the closing date for the receipt of manuscripts intended for the Chicago meeting, which is to be held in September, 1919. Manuscripts must be received by the Secretary on or before this date. If they are sent through members of the technical committees they must be sent to those committees long enough in advance to be forwarded and in the hands of the Secretary by the time specified.

Jan 4, 1919