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Show COLLEGE OF MINES AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES This college began in 1891 when the University of Utah started giving instruction in mining, several years before Utah became a state - There are nine departments within the college - In ceramics, where contracted with AEC, there is fundamental research in cindering - students in this field are studying the re-crystallization of material which is vital in all phases of the ceramics process - Geophysics is a relatively new department and works in conjunction with Geology in the search for petroleum, metallic, and non-metallic mineral deposits and underground water - the department of fuel technology is organized for the training of students in the production of fuels or in the industries - The Kennecott Copper Corporation has appropriated funds of $70,000 in order for this department to carry on research. Armand Eardley Dean, College of Mines and Mineral Industries A means of identifying and testing purity of compounds is achieved by the infra-red machine. This electronic device is used in the study of wave frequency. Below, testing the compressional strength of the material are three students in the college. |