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  • NIOSH
    Review Of Metallurgical Technology

    By Oliver C. Ralston

    OUTSTANDING TRENDS of the year included the following: 1. Concentration and beneficiation of iron ores to provide improved blast-furnace feed and extend ore reserves. 2. Successful development of

    Jan 1, 1958

  • NIOSH
    RI 9235 - Separation and Recovery of Metals From Zinc-Treated Superalloy Scrap

    By P. D. Laverty

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines treated mixed and contaminated super alloy scrap by pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical methods to separate and recover metal values. Best results were obtained by leachi

    Jan 1, 1989

  • NIOSH
    RI 9250 - Primary Gas Toxicities and Smoke Particle Characteristics During a Two-Stage Combustion of Mine Conveyor Belts

    By Maria I. De Rosa

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines performed experiments to determine if the primary gas toxicities evolved during the early (-300° C) and later (>400° C) combustion stages of mine conveyor belts could be predi

    Jan 1, 1989

  • NIOSH
    IC 6496 A comment Upon Present Day Applied Geophysics

    By F. W. Lee

    Operating engineers and mining executives are interested in the science of applied geophysics, but are looking for a simple and understandable exposition of its problems, instead of dissertations whic

    Oct 1, 1931

  • NIOSH
    RI 8888 - Overlap Probability for Short-Period-Delay Detonators Used in Underground Coal Mining

    By Richard J. Mainiero

    The Bureau of Mines investigated coal-mine-type short-delay electric detonators marketed by three domestic manufacturers to determine the accuracy of delays and the probability of overlap between adja

    Jan 1, 1985

  • NIOSH
    Research Effort

    "A coordinated, integrated research effort aimed at studying the scientific, engineering and medical aspects of the respirable dust problem is underway in the areas of dust generation, dust dispersion

    Aug 31, 1989

  • NIOSH
    A Normal Accident Theory-Based Complexity Assessment Methodology For Safety-Related Computer Systems

    By John J. Sammarco

    Computer-related accidents have caused injuries and fatalities in numerous applications. Normal Accident Theory (NAT) explains that these accidents are inevitable because of system complexity. Complex

  • NIOSH
    Bulletin 91 Instruments for Recording Carbon Dioxide in Flue Gases

    By S. B. Flagg, J. F. Barkley

    In the past few years an awakened activity in power-plant econ- omies has resulted in a marked improvement in the equipment for generating and utilizing steam. Although the improvement in design and c

    Jan 1, 1916

  • NIOSH
    IC 6584 Notes pertaining to safety inspections of permissible electric mine equipment

    By E. J. Gleim

    "When permissible equipment is first placed in a gassy mine, those in charge may not realize the amount of attention and care they must give it if they intend to secure its full value as safety equipm

    Apr 1, 1932

  • NIOSH
    Bulletin 167 Coal-Dust Explosion Tests in the Experimental Mine, 1913 to 1918 Inclusive

    By George S. Rice, W. L. EGY, H. P. Greenwald, L. M. JONES

    CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. BY GEORGE S. RICE. PREFATORY STATEMENT. This bulletin describes the second series of coal-dust explosion tests conducted by the Bureau of Mines in the experimental

    Jan 1, 1922

  • NIOSH
    IC 7036 Necessity For More Extended Use Of Safety Equipment In Mining

    By D. Harrington

    In recent years over 100,000 persons have been killed annually in the United. States by accidents; about one-fifth of these have been workers in some of our industries; about one-third have been kille

    Jan 1, 1938

  • NIOSH
    RI 6731 Effect Of Certain Process Variables On Vapor Deposited Tungsten

    By F. W. Hoertel

    The effects of certain process variables on the grain size, grain type, and microhardness of vapor-deposited tungsten were established, and the near-optimum parameters and the efficacy for the vapor d

    Jan 1, 1966

  • NIOSH
    IC 7966 Bibliography Of Investment And Operating Costs For Chemical And Petroleum Plants January - December 1959 ? Introduction

    By Sidney Katell

    Continuing the series of cost bibliographies which was initiated with the publication of Information Circular 7516 in October 1949, the present report covers the period from January 1959 through Decem

    Jan 1, 1960

  • NIOSH
    Development of Mine Sealant Material Systems

    By David A. Monaghan, Kenneth R. Maser, Adi R. Gurdar, D. Randolph Berry

    6. Development of Mine Sealant Material Systems 6. 1 Introduction The preliminary evaluation of material systems described in Section 3 led to the selection of the following four promising systems

    Jan 1, 1973

  • NIOSH
    RI 2525 Eighth Semi-Annual Motor Gasoline Survey.

    By N. F. Le Jeuns

    For a number of years the Bureau of Mines has conducted semi-annual surveys to determine the changes in motor gasoline being sold in the United States. It was pointed out in the previous survey tha

    Jan 1, 1923

  • NIOSH
    IC 9067 - Results Of Direct- Method Determination Of The Gas Content Of U. S. Coalbeds

    By W. P. Diamond, John C. LaScola, D. M. Hyman

    In 1972, the Bureau of Mines developed a direct-method test for measuring the gas content of virgin coal core samples for coal mine health and safety considerations. Since that time, approximately 1,5

    Jan 1, 1986

  • NIOSH
    RI 7520 Dewatering Florida Phosphate Pebble Rock Slime By Freezing Techniques

    By Martin H. Stanczyk

    Freezing to dewater typical Florida phosphate rock slime as demonstrated in laboratory tests appeared to have potential commercial use because of indicated moderate energy requirements, good compactio

    Jan 1, 1971

  • NIOSH
    Preventing Injuries - Analysis Of Injuries Highlights High Priority Hazards Associated With Underground Coal Mining Equipment.

    By Lisa Steiner, Robin Burgess-Limerick

    In 2004, there were 646 underground coal mines in the USA employing 37,445 miners. These mines reported 3556 injuries to MSHA that year - 17% were associated with bolting machines (593 injuries), 8% w

  • NIOSH
    RI 9380 - Fire Detection for Conveyor Belt Entries

    By Charles P. Lazzara, Charles D. Litton, Frank J. Perzak

    This U.S. Bureau of Mines report details the results of a series of large-scale experiments where small coal fires were used to ignite the conveyor belt at air velocities ranging from 0.76 to 6.1 m/s.

    Jan 1, 1991

  • NIOSH
    RI 8445 Preparing Rare Earth-Silicon-Iron-Aluminum Alloys

    By J. D. Marchant

    As part of its mission to assure the maximum recovery and use of the Nation's mineral resources, the Bureau of Mines, investigated an improved procedure for producing rare earth-silicon alloys. F

    Jan 1, 1980