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Sampling Report of the Redridge Tailings

 Collection — sc_box: MS 4, Folder: 30
Identifier: MS-786

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Sampling report, 1945, compiled for the Copper Range Company by the Department of Mineral Dressing at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University). Book 1 of a 3 volume report, includes information about work done to determine the approximate assay and tonnage of the Redridge tailing bank in Redridge, Michigan.

Dates

  • 1945

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Biography

The Michigan College of Mining and Technology's Department of Mineral Dressing offered courses for students intending to enter the field of mineral beneficiation, which studies methods used in the separation and preparation of metals and non-metals for further treatment or final use. It was listed as a separate department in the university course catalog until 1960, when it was designated as a specialization within the Department of Metallurgical Engineering.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Sampling report, 1945, compiled for the Copper Range Company by the Department of Mineral Dressing at the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University). Book 1 of a 3 volume report, includes information about work done to determine the approximate assay and tonnage of the Redridge tailing bank in Redridge, Michigan.

Processing History

Julie Blair,12/23/2009

Title
Sampling Report of the Redridge Tailings
Author
Finding aid prepared by Julie Blair
Date
12/23/2009
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Description is in English

Repository Details

Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository

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