RI 3370 Progress Reports -Metallurgical Division - 22. Ore-Testing Studies, 1936-37 (Special Methods Of Analysis And Testing And Details Of Tests On Various Ores.) ? Introduction And Summary

During the second year of its existence the Ore-Testing Section has actively prosecuted work in the standardization of testing methods, in conducting routine tests and analyses for other Government agencies, and in the determination of recommended processes for the treatment of representative ores from mining districts. Close cooperation has been maintained between the members and units of this Section and those of other Sections. J. A. Woolf and J, B. Clemmer have continued to act in an advisory capacity and. R. E. Head has contributed valuable assistance in the microscopic examination of ores and metallurgical products that did not respond readily to standard treatment methods.