University of Alaska Fairbanks - Denali Yearbook (Fairbanks, AK)

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ir , a mr g The Geologist locates ore. It is the Mining Engineer who determines its value and who must work underground to bring natures resources to the laboratories where it may be molded into usable form. Step by step Alaskas youth are trained in modern methods, given practical as well as theoretical experience, Pictured here is the miner at work learn- ing to use the tools of his trade in an underground workshop all his own. Drilling ' a ' ar Dynamiting if G .t i, , i ., ,N Timb61'iUg Hauling it out

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Three departments make up the School of Mines. The Department of Geology, with all of Alaska as a laboratory, offers a well rounded curriculum to both undergraduates and graduate students. The outstanding faculty has contributed to research all over the world from Antarctica to Greenland. Together with celebrated guest lecturers, they provide practical and professional guidance for future geologists, and mining engineers. Actual tunnel and in-the-field work program provided by the Department of Mining and Metallurgy. In addition to meeting student needs, this department participates in nationally sponsored research carried out in their well-equipped laboratory. Again, the outdoor workshop that is Alaska adds immeasurably to the effectiveness of the practical courses given in the Department of Mining Extension. These courses are designed for the prospector in his search for Alaska's underground wealth.

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X23 Sf ies!! 'si 2' i Minerals, the most vaunted of Alas- ka's resources, continues to lure men into the remote areas of Alaska. To- day's miner replaces hand power with horsepower in the huge dredges that sift riches from rock. University of Alaska faculty illus- trate the details of such an operation and prepare students for any event- uality. This includes the possibility of the disaster which sends men scram- bling underground to rescue human elements from Mother Natures store- house.