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MIRL is housed in the Duckering Building on the UAF campus. |
The Mineral Industry Research
Laboratory was established by the 1963 Alaska Legislature for the purpose
of conducting basic and applied research to aid in the development of
Alaska's mineral and energy resources. MIRL, a research center in The Institute of Northern Engineering, conducts studies concerning
beneficiation and hydrometallurgy of Alaskan ores, geology and mineral
deposits of the state, placer mining and gold recovery, mining related
problems in frozen ground, feasibility studies on mineral deposits, and
environmental studies related to mining activities.
Research is conducted through
MIRL by both MIRL faculty and faculty from the College of Engineering
and Mines. Cooperative efforts are maintained with state and federal
agencies, and, where applicable, a service function is supplied to individuals
and industry. Publications pertinent to the industry are issued and
made available to the general public
The faculty of MIRL are
available to answer questions from the general public on Alaskan mining
and mineral related subjects.
A list of MIRL
publications can also be viewed.
Director of Mineral Industry Research Laboratory:
Faculty
of Mineral Industry Research Laboratory are:
Facilities
A well-equipped coal laboratory
is devoted to research and service activities on the characterization,
petrography, distribution, and preparation of Alaska's coals. The laboratory
facilities at MIRL include:
* Mineral Processing Lab
- Well equipped for research on grinding, crushing, gravity separation
and flotation.
* Hydrometallurgy Lab -
Equipped for research on leaching, precipitation and solvent extraction.
* Electrochemistry Lab -
An EG&G Princeton potentiostat system is available for research
on electrochemical dissolution, electrowinning, and other electrochemical
processes.
* Analytical Lab - ICP/DCP,
AA, and XRD are available for research and a Scanning Electron Microscope
is also available at UAF.
* Coal Lab - Well equipped
for research in the following areas: spontaneous combustion, low-range
coal thermal upgrading, coal processing, coal characterization, coal
utilization, coal-water-fuel preparation and utilization, coal oxidation,
and coal ash utilization.
For More Information Please Contact
Mineral Industry Research Laboratory
P.O. Box 757240
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7240
or call (907) 474-6746
Fax (907) 474-5400
