Bi-monthly Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, Volumes 7-10

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American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers., 1906 - Mineral industries
 

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Page 630 - All vacancies shall be filled by the appointment of the Council, and any person so appointed shall hold office for the...
Page 630 - Manager shall not be eligible for immediate re-election to the same office at the expiration of the term for which he was elected.
Page 168 - Areas of fresh pyrite are distributed through some of the sections, which show characteristic replacement borders. The peripheries of the pyrite areas are characterized by re-entrant angles which correspond to the cleavage angles in the dolomite grains. In some instances a partial cavity is left filled with dark amorphous matter, resembling iron oxide, suggesting oxidation • of the original pyrite. Galenite shows equally well the evidence of formation by replacement of the dolomite substance along...
Page 28 - ... conditions of a blast-furnace. In order to determine the grade-heat for the blast-furnace for any given day, resort was made to the daily report of the iron grades. From this report the number of tons of each grade of iron was obtained, and these amounts were each multiplied by the proper grade-heat, and the sum of these products was divided by the total number of tons produced. For example, if the furnace made 105 tons in a day, consisting of 40 tons of No. 2 foundry, 30 tons of No. 3 foundry,...
Page 453 - In this case some of the less stable groups have broken up and assumed new configurations, but it is quite possible that others, more stable, may still retain their original configurations, so that the form of the body is determined by the equilibrium between these two sets of groups ; but if, on account of rise of temperature, increase of moisture, violent vibration, or any other cause, the breaking up of the less stable groups is facilitated, the more stable groups may again assert their sway,...
Page 630 - Association, and keep regular accounts in books belonging to the Association, which shall be open to the inspection of any member of the Executive Committee. 2. At each stated meeting of the Association, and of the Executive Committee, he shall report in writing the balance of money on hand, and any existing appropriation which may affect the same.
Page 630 - ... discussion of the affairs of the Bar and the administration of justice. At noon on the first day of such meeting, the annual election shall close and the ballots be canvassed and the result announced.
Page 630 - Council may or may not be the same person as the Secretary of the Institute. V. ASSISTANT SECRETARY. The Secretary may, with the approval of the Board of Directors, appoint an Assistant to whom both he and the Secretary of the Council may delegate such of his or their duties as he or they may see fit.
Page 195 - STEVENSON, JJ : A Geological Reconnaissance of Bland, Giles, Wythe and Portions of Pulaski and Montgomery Counties, Virginia.
Page 630 - Associate entitled to vote a list of all nominations for each office so received, together with the names of the persons ineligible for election to each office ; and if the Council or a Committee thereof, appointed for the purpose, shall have recommended any nomination, such recommendation may also be sent to the Members and Associates with the list of all nominations made. ARTICLE IX. MEETINGS oF THE COUNCIL. SEC. 1. Meetings of the Council shall be held at such times and places as the President...

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