Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rollamo Yearbook (Rolla, MO)

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LY if X . -.i c i ,,,, Z i, 1? 4 NG GI EER: G f -ef A v ff. i f if 'ity 'K if needed. The mine geological engineer in conjunction N153 ne 'FQ-X w as I ,f f department determines probable extent of mineral relii A f actual mining. In accomplishing his work, the min pg fvdiq? s ,X with all branches of engineering is close. He deals wi5 zltwggw 01, X disposal of metallic ores for final reduction and furnishge wil? W K' requires for this work. He supplies the structural and tg - 1miiuilGyQu,Aifll 'NN ing stone, cement-rock, etc. Sulphur, graphite, borax X ff -,'t' X ,l the many substances furnished to the industrial chemih digg! XX are won for industry and the ceramic engineer through nts, raw Qt as xxx ,j technology. The fuels, natural gas, coal and petroleub, i uL .tggkgxtny l v RSA., petroleum engineers, to be utilized in all types of in ' a.itgi5mEui f?5 x - knowledge and assistance of the electrical and mechani - yu ' - are made use of by the mining engineer in developnrer ni ,t 'T p mr . EIR Q machinery for the economical recovery of ores. The field of the mining engineer lies wherever ores or other mineral products are to be won, or wlitfever earth or rock materials are to be excavated. It is thus seen that the mining engineer's training properly includes a foundation in all the basic sciences, as well as the greatest possible development in civil, hydraulic, mechanical, geological and electrical engineering knowledge. He must be able to report his operations and findings in correct, coherent English, and have a general grasp of the principles of economics, business methods and human relations. The mining and petroleum engineering curricula are based upon the needs mentioned. Lectures, laboratory, and recitation hours are conducted with a View to developing such fundamentals to the fullest possible extent. As a means of completely rounding out 'the course of study, students visit and inspect several important mining or petroleum opera- tions in the central and western United States. Upon graduation, mining engineers leave school for all portions of the world to engage in some of the many phases of mining work. The mining engineer's broad training makes it possible for him to accommodate himself early in his professional career to a wide variety of problems and situations. Engineers selecting the mining geologist option seek positions with ore and oil-finding organizations. Those with petroleum engineering training commonly find em- ployment in the nation's great oil Helds. Graduates in general mining are usually engaged by American or foreign mining companies to enter the mine operating or .engineering organizations. Some graduates start. at manual labor and work up to become miner or oil-Held Op61'2ltO1'S. Others End work in engineering or geological departments and advance along somewhat more technical lines to positions of engineering control. Either road may eventually lead to executive and managerial positions. As in all other branches of engineering or industrial work, much depends upon the man-how hard he works and studies, how care- fully he plans his personal campaign for success, and how well he succeeds in getting along with his fellow-workers.

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QI: NIINING ENGINEERING may be properly defined as the application of the basic sciences and fundamental engineering knowledge to the winning of the mineral wealth ofthe earth Far back in prehistoric times men washed gold from gravels, mined and reduced copper from its ores, and recovered bitumen for various uses, applying such usable mining knowledge as they then possessed. Paleolithic man, for example, mined Hints some 450,000 years ago. In those times, flint was con- sidered as mineral wealth. The history ol mining has ever since been one of continued and increased application of the principles of basic science as new knowledge has become available to the problems involved. In this period, not only has the technique of actual ore-winning improved tremendously, but' ore- Hnding methods have advanced through the efforts of the mining geologist. A better perspective is obtained as we note that more ore has been mined in the twentieth century than in all previous history. In the engineering profession as a whole, the mining engineer may be said to lead the way by applying his knowledge to the winning of the raw materials

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IN MAN's STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE in his environment, he has established two fundamental industries upon which all human activities and efforts are based. These arez' first, exploitation of living plants and animals for food, clothing, and shelterg and, second, the Mineral Industry. Ore dressing and Metallurgy are branches of the mineral industry. The hrst deals with the crushing, grinding, concentration, and, in general, the beneficiation of the ores that are taken from the earth's crust, preparing them for subsequent treatment by metallurgical processes. The second, Metallurgy, may be defined as that branch of engineering that concerns the extraction of metals from ores and various types of concentrates, m ---.,