Guide to the Washington State University Publications: Mining Experiment Station and School of Mines 1932-1953
WSU 163

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Creator
State College of Washington. College of Engineering
Title
Washington State University Publications: Mining Experiment Station and School of Mines
ID
WSU 163
Date [inclusive]
1932-1953
Extent
1.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 3 Boxes
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
Technical and popular reports created by the State College of Washington Mining program between 1932 and 1953.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]

Washington State University Publications: Mining Experiment Station and School of Mines, 1932-1953 (WSU 163)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

Mining and geology were among the original subjects authorized to be taught at Washington Agricultural College and School of Science (now Washington State University). The School of Mines was established during the reorganization of the college in 1917 under the new college president, Ernest O. Holland. The first school year began with L. O. Howard as Dean of the School of Mines. The Department of Geology remained a part of the College of Sciences and Arts until 1920, when it was incorporated into the new School of Mines and Geology. When Dean Howard resigned in 1926, Arthur Eilert Drucker (1877-1949) was made the Dean of the School of Mines and Geology, a position which he retained until 1946. In 1946 the name of the school was shortened to the School of Mines. At that time the school consisted of the Department of Geology, the Department of Mining and Process Metallurgy, and the Department of Physical Metallurgy. In 1956, Mining became a department within Engineering and Mineral Technology. The program was discontinued at the end of the 1960s; WSU’s last degree in Mining Engineering was issued in 1970.

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Scope and Content

The majority of the descriptive information presented below has been taken from several lists of Publications of the Mining Experiment Station and School of Mines, and may contain slight inaccuracies. Where MASC holds these items, they can be found in MASC's University Publications collection at WSU 163 (note that the University Publications collection also holds items not on this list, and only holds most, but not all, of the items included on this list - this is a compilation of publications, not a list of holdings). We have updated the original lists here to include publications released after those dates.

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Arrangement

The materials are broken into three series: Bulletins, Information Circulars, and Reports. Each series is organized by its original numbering, which is loosely chronological.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2018

https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Information

The “WSU Publications” collections are an accumulation of materials transferred to Washington State University Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections on a nearly daily basis. Some items are transferred directly by the University’s printing department. Many other materials have been forwarded by the Library’s serials cataloging unit. Other items come directly from university departments, and a significant number of publications have been donated by individuals. Most materials in it have no accession records.

Processing Information

The "WSU Publications" collection is an effort to amass significant or representative publications of the University. The effort began in 1955. Until 1977, the publications were managed as part of the university archives. In that year, office records were separated from the publications in order to follow the spirit of the Washington State public records laws. The separation was all but complete; nonetheless, small quantities of non-published materials, records, remain among the WSU Publications. In 1970-1975, Library employees prepared a library card catalog for the WSU Publications collection. That catalog was transcribed and adapted by Tyler Evans and Jeff Zundel in 2005-2006. This particular series was processed by University Archivist Mark O'English and University of Idaho graduate student Timothy Mace in August and September of 2010.

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Washington State University. College of Engineering -- Periodicals
  • State College of Washington. Washington State Institute of Technology -- Periodicals
  • State College of Washington. College of Engineering -- Periodicals
Creator(s) :
  • Washington State University. College of Engineering

Subject(s)

  • Mining engineering -- Washington (State) -- Periodicals
  • Mines and Mineral Resources

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Detailed Description of Collection

Series 1: Bulletins. Several of these can be found in the Washington State University library catalog either by title or by the series name of Mining Experiment Station Bulletin. Please check with your local library about access to these before contacting MASC. 

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The Electrometallurgy of Cadmium as Applied to Electrolytic Zinc Plant Purification Residues. March, 1934. R.M. Miller 

A.

Testing Magnesium Alloys on a Laboratory Scale -Alloys of Magnesium with Aluminum, Manganese, Calcium, Silver Lithium, and Cadmium. February, 1942. H.P. Nielsen and F.M. Cramer 

AA.

Magnesium Metal from Washington Magnesite and Dolomite Deposits (First Progress Report). March, 1934. Carl F. Floe 

B.

Preliminary Report, An Investigation Into the Possibilities of Magnesium Metal Production from the Olivine (Magnesium Silicate) Deposits -of Whatcom County. Washington. April 1944. W.W. Hansen 

B-1.

Elements of Mining for the Beginner. September, 1934. G.E. Ingersoll 

C.

A Survey of the Aluminum Industry and Its Metallurgical Process with Reference to the Utilization of Northwest Clays. July, 1935. R.M. Miller 

D.

Sulphuric Acid Leaching of Washington Clays for the Production of Alumina and Aluminum Metals. August, 1935. H.C. Parkman 

E.

Bibliography-Literature on the Extraction of Alumina from Clay with Short Discussions. January, 1943. P.J. Woody 

E-1.

Part I, Theory of Clay Beneficiation and Methods of Separating Kaolin, Silica Sand, and White Flake Mica from Eastern Washington Clays. Part II, Production of Alumina and Aluminum Metal from the Kaolin. Jan., 1943. J.A. Atchison 

E-2.

Alumina from Clays, Part I. Beneficiation of Washington Residual Clays to Increase the Alumina Content. September, 1943. C.C. March 

E-3.

Alumina from Clays, Part II. Investigations into Methods of Producing Pure Alumina from Kaolin by Sulfate Leaching. December, 1943, April, 1947. C.C. March 

E-4.

Cynidation of Gold-bearing Flotation and Table Concentrate. August, 1935. J.N. Butler 

F.

The Establishment of a Calcium Carbide Industry in Washington. May, 1936. H.C. Parkman and Charles Durray 

H.

Applying Flotation to the Preliminary Treatment of a Washington Magnesite Ore for the Production of Magnesium Metal. First Progress Report. June, 1936. Howard Ziebell 

J.

Experimental Results and Methods of Obtaining Kaolinite from Eastern Washington Clays for the Production of Aluminum Metal. July, 1936. J.C. Nieffer 

K.

The Development of an Electro-hydrometallurgical Process for Copper Flotation Concentrate. July, 1936. H.C. Parkman 

L.

The Development of a Sulphuric Acid Baking Roasting and Leaching Process for the Extraction of Manganese from the High-Silica Ores of the Olympic Peninsula of Washington. July, 1936. H.C. Parkman and Charles Durray 

M.

Extraction of Copper from Roasted Concentrates by Sulphuric Acid Baking. July, 1937. Carl F. Floe 

N.

Magnesium-Present Outlook for a Magnesium Metal Industry in the Northwest and a Discussion of Methods by Which Magnesium Metal May Be Obtained from Magnesite Ores. March, 1943. H.A. Doerner 

P.

Concentration of Low Grade Magnesite Ores by Flotation. June, 1938. H. A. Doerner and D. L. Harris 

P-1.

Flotation Process Applied to the Concentration of Washington Medium and Low Grade Magnesite Ore. May, 1937. Dwight L. Harris 

Q.

History of the School of Mines and Geology, State College of Washington. February, 1938. G.E. Ingersoll 

R.

Survey of the Manganese Industry in the U.S.A. and the Feasibility of Establishing an Electrolytic Metal Plant in the Pacific Northwest on Puget Sound, Utilizing the High-Silica Manganese Ores of the Olympic Peninsula. July, 1938. Max E. Tatman 

S.

A Correlated Abstract of the Physical Metallurgy of Magnesium and Its Alloys. July, 1938. H. L Walker 

T.

Extraction of Alumina from Clay. Part I. General Remarks and a Discussion of Sulfite Processes. March, 1943. Otto Redlich 

T-1.

Extraction of Alumina from Clays. Part II. Experimental Study of Various Steps of Sulfite Processes. July, 1943. O. Redlich and M.F. Adams 

T-2.

Extraction of Alumina from Clay. Part III. Beneficiation of Clay by Air Separation. March, 1947. O. Redlich, M.F. Adams, and R.O. Dhondt 

T-3.

Recrystallization Phenomena in Gold Worked Polycrystalline Commercially Pure Magnesium Metal. July, 1938. Bernard G. Rickets and H.L. Walker 

U.

A Study of Methods for Producing Chromate Salts from Domestic Ores. September, 1939. H.A. Doerner and Staff 

V.

Electrolytic Manganese from the Ores of the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. October, 1939. Ray W. Schatz 

W.

Development of a Sulphuric Acid Leaching Process for the Extraction of Electrolytic Manganese from Certain High-Silica Ores of the Olympic Peninsula of Washington. July, 1943. F. H. Sharp 

W-1.

Review of Recent Literature on the Physical Metallurgy of Magnesium and Its Alloys. July, 1940. H.P. Nielsen 

Z.

Bibliography on the Corrosion of Magnesium Alloys. (Supplementing T. and Z.) July, 1945. J. Kuczynski and F.W. Schonfeld 

Z-1.

Flotation of an Oxidized Lead Ore. Jan., 1948. K.E. Royer and D.L. Masson 

42

Flotation of an Oxidized Lead Ore. April, 1948. K.E. Royer and D.L. Masson 

42

Prospecting for Uranium. April, 1949. D.L. Masson 

43

Prospecting for Uranium (revised). April, 1951. D.L. Masson 

44M.

Small Scale Placer Mining. June, 1953. D.L. Masson 

45M.

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Series 2: Information Circulars. Several of these can be found in the Washington State University library catalog either by title or by the series name of Mining Experiment Station Information Circular. Please check with your local library about access to these before contacting MASC. 

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Sources of Information for the Prospector. June, 1932. C.F. Floe 

1

The Washington State College Placer Mill. July, 1933. G.E. Ingersoll 

2

Possible Applications of Large Amounts of Cheap Hydroelectric Power to Mineral and Metal Production in the Pacific Northwest. Nov. 1933. A.E. Drucker and Carl F. Floe 

3

Economic Possibilities for Electrometallurgical Industries within the State of Washington and the Pacific Northwest. Dec. 1933. A.E. Drucker and Carl F. Floe 

4

Importance of Preliminary Ore Analysis by Means of the Stereoscopic Binocular Microscope. 1934. A.E. Drucker 

5

The Properties of Ultra Light Magnesium Structural Alloys Compared with Other Engineering Metals (Magnesium alloys used in the construction of Aircraft, Railroad Cars, Automobiles & Trucks). April 1934. A.E. Drucker 

5

The Properties of Ultra Light Magnesium Structural Alloys Compared with Other Engineering Metals (Magnesium alloys used in the construction of Aircraft, Railroad Cars, Automobiles & Trucks). June 1934. A.E. Drucker 

6

Possibilities for the Production of Aluminum and Magnesium from Washington Ores. June, 1934. Carl F. Floe 

7

Electrometallurgical Research and Its Relation to the Grand Coulee Power Development. July, 1934. A.E. Drucker 

8

Relation of Research to the Establishment of Electrometallurgical Industries in the State of Washington. The Development of a Magnesium Industry. July, 1934. Carl F, Floe 

9

Certain Possible Industries for Washington Utilizing Grand Coulee Power. June, 1935. A.E. Drucker 

10

Estimate of Electric Power Demands for Certain Electrochemical and Metallurgical Industries in the Pacific Northwest over a Period of 30 Years. June, 1935. A.E. Drucker 

11

Spectrographic Analysis and Some Recent Applications to the Mineral Industry. July, 1935. John N. Butler 

12

Power Developments and Electrometallurgical Industries in the Pacific Northwest. Reviewed by L. K. Armstrong. July, 1937. Carl F. Floe 

13

Magnesium-The Importance, New Developments, Properties and Uses of Magnesium Metal and Its Alloys. December, 1939. A.E. Drucker 

14

Bolivian Tin. "Foreign Minerals Quarterly" Mineral Resources, Production, and Trade of Bolivia. December, 1939. A.E. Drucker 

15

The Character, Training, and Obligations of the Mining Engineering Profession. Feb. 1940. H.C. Hoover. 

17

Electrometallurgical Research, Part I. Hearings before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Seventy-sixth Congress, third session on the Interior Department Appropriation Bill for 1941. April 1940. A.E. Drucker 

18

Possibilities for Electrochemical and Electrometallurgical Industries in Pacific Northwest Utilizing Bonneville and Grand Coulee Power and the Raw Mineral Resources of the Region What Others Think. April, 1940. A.E. Drucker 

19

New Metallurgical Developments at State College of Washington. Methods by which Magnesium Metal may be Derived from Washington Magnesite Ores. U.S. Bureau of Mines Report No. 3480. May, 1940. 

20

Electrothermic Magnesium. U.S. Bureau of Mines. June, 1940. H.A. Roemer 

21

Progress in the Product of Electrolytic Manganese. June, 1940. S.M. Shelton 

22

Grand Coulee Power and Economic Possibilities for Electrometallurgical Industries in Washington and Pacific Northwest. June, 1940. A.E. Drucker 

23

Cheap Bonneville Power Should Attract Electrometallurgical Industries. August, 1940. W.R. May 

24

Magnesium Metal-Technological Developments. From Minerals Year: Book. August, 1940. 

25

Speech on Magnesium Metal from Magnesite Ore. August, 1940. Hon. Charles H. Leavy 

26

Magnesium in Aircraft. October, 1940. Norman E. Woldman 

27

Dry Ice-The By-product of a Magnesium Metal Industry in Washington. November, 1940. 

28

Magnesium and Its Alloys-Protection from Fire and Explosion. November, 1940. H.S. Hirst and A.B. Guise 

29

Electrolytic Manganese and Its Potential Metallurgical Uses. Jan., 1941. R.S. Dean 

30

Magnesium and National Defense. Jan., 1941. L.B. Grant (Dow Chemical Co.) 

31

Magnesium (Federal Standard Stock Catalog). Jan., 1941. 

32

There Should Be No Shortage of Magnesium. Jan., 1941. Hon. Charles H. Leavy 

33

Magnesium Metal-Light and Soaring. March, 1941. Arthur D. Little, Inc. 

34

Aircraft Design for Magnesium-Present Status of Ultralight Alloys in Aircraft Construction. Light Metals, 3. February, 1941. 

35

Magnesium-Its Production and Use. Metal Economics Division, Bureau of Mines, Washington, D. C. April, 1941. Herbert A. Franke 

36

Fire Hazards when Machining Magnesium and Its Alloys. Light Metals Journal of London, 4 (39). April, 1941. 

37

Fluxes for Melting Magnesium Metal. Light Metals, 3. July, 1941. J. Poulton Thomas 

38

Progress Report of Laboratory Investigations of Direct Electrothermal Reduction of Magnesite Ore, also Investigations to Convert Magnesia to MgCl2 by Reactions with Carbon and Chlorine at High Temperatures. July, 1941. R. S. Dean 

39

Metallurgical Laboratory Process Developments- Electrolytic Manganese from High-silica Manganese Ores. Chromium Salts from Chromite Ores. Electrothermic Magnesium Metal from Magnesite Ores (Oxide Process). Electrolytic Magnesium Metal from Magnesite Ores (Chloride Process). Electrolytic Aluminum Metal and By-Products from Eastern and Western Washington Clays. November, 1941. A.E. Drucker and R. R. Sayers 

40

Magnesium and Aluminum Essential to Win the War. January, 1942. Hon. Charles H. Leavy 

41

Progress Report-Pilot-plant investigation of Direct Electrothermal Reduction of Calcined Magnesite by Carbon, "Shock-cooling" the Gaseous Product, and Recovery of Magnesium Metal from Crude Condensate by Distillation. Feb., 1942. R. S. Dean 

42

Electrolytic Manganese Progress Report. Pilot Plant Investigation of Electrolytic Manganese. Feb., 1942. A.E. Drucker 

43

Magnesium-Raw Materials and Production. Feb, 1942. W. Moschel, H. Seliger, and R. Suchy 

44

Hearings before Subcommittee on Appropriations, Dept. Interior (1943). April, 1942. 

45

Washington Clay May Answer Aluminum Problem. May, 1942. J.A. Atchison 

46

Metallurgical Research on Washington State Strategic Ores. With the Co-operation of Washington State Planning Council. June, 1942. 

47

Magnesium, The Newcomer Among Industrial Metals. Mining World. July, 1942. 

48

Four-Year Progress Report (April, 1939 to April, 1943), School of Mines and Geology and Mining Experiment Station. April, 1943. 

49

Possibilities of Substitution for Tin-Base Bearing Materials. June, 1943. J.H. Kittel 

50

Uses of Aluminum and Magnesium To-day and To-morrow Post-War Development of Light and Ultra-Light Alloys in Civilian Consumer Fields. Light Metals Journal, London. March, 1944. 

51

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Series 3: Reports. Several of these can be found in the Washington State University library catalog either by title or by the series name of Mining Experiment Station Report. Please check with your local library about access to these before contacting MASC. 

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Metallurgical Research Investigations at the Department of Mining and Metallurgy and the State Electrometallurgical Research Laboratories. Nov. 20, 1936. A.E. Drucker 

6

Metallurgical Research Investigations at the Department of Mining and Metallurgy and the State Electrometallurgical Research Laboratories. Aug. 3, 1937. A.E. Drucker 

7

Metallurgical Research Investigations at the Department of Mining and Metallurgy and the State Electrometallurgical Research Laboratories. Dec. 1939. A.E. Drucker 

9

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