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Statistical Summary (6bfb89b7-cae2-4aaa-a701-74d3608baa37)
By d&apos, Kathleen J. Amico
This summary appears in Minerals Year-book volumes I and III, which cover mineral production in the United States, its island possessions, the Canal Zone, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well
Jan 1, 1966
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OFR-111-79 Analysis Of Mobile Mining Equipment Pivot Pin Wear
By Glenn Adkins
This report characterizes pivoting joints in the structures of mining machinery and how the wear on the various components, i.e., pins, lugs, yokes and bushings, may affect the safety of mine personne
Jan 1, 1979
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RI 5404 A Study Of The Feasibility Of Hydraulic Transport Of A Texas Lignite ? Summary
By G. C. Lammers
The object of this study was to determine the economic feasibility of hydraulically transporting Sandow (Tex.) lignite 100 miles and dewatering and thermally drying the transported lignite to a surfac
Jan 1, 1958
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RI 8560 The Removal of Iron From Aluminum Chloride Leach Liquor by Solvent Extraction
By Roy T. Sorensen
As part of its mission to maintain an adequate supply of minerals to meet national needs and maximize mineral production from domestic sources, the Bureau of Mines is investigating the recovery of alu
Jan 1, 1981
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RI 3429 Cooperative Fuel Research Motor-Gasoline Survey, Summer 1938 - Introduction
[This is the sixth in a series of reports on properties of commercial motor fuels, made in accordance with a cooperative Agreement between the Cooperative Fuel Research (C.F.R.) Committee and the Bure
Jan 1, 1938
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RI 7846 Effect of Specimen Volume on Apparent Tensile Strength of Three Igneous Rocks
By Laxman S. Sundae
A Bureau of Mines investigation was conducted to determine the effect of specimen volume on the apparent tensile strength of disks of St. Cloud Gray Granodiorite, Lithonia granite, and Rockville grani
Jan 1, 1974
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MLA 73-86 - Mineral Resources Of The Upper Deep Creek Study Area, Owyhee County, Idaho ? Summary
By Donald O. Capstick
A mineral survey of a 5,700-acre portion of the 11,510-acre Upper Deep Creek Wilderness Study Area (ID-111-44B) in southwestern Idaho was conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1985. No mining claim
Jan 1, 1986
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IC 8832 Automatic Fire Protection Systems For Surface Mining Equipment
By William H. Pomroy
Fire on surface mining equipment is a serious hazard to life and property. The Bureau of Mines, through a program of contract and in-house research, has developed and in-mine demonstrated reasonably p
Jan 1, 1980
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IC 8166 X-Ray Mass Absorption Coefficients - A Literature Survey
By Howard M. Stainer
Published X-ray mass absorption coefficients were compiled and tabulated. These coefficients are required for various X-ray analytical techniques. Values obtained from 28 authors are listed for 87 ele
Jan 1, 1963
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OFR-29-72 Exploration Of Illumination Concepts For Underground Coal Mines
By Rupert O. Yantz
This report, authorized under contract Number H0111403 Amendment Number One, entitled, "Exploration of Illumination Concepts for Underground Coal Mines", contains the results of an investigation of me
Jan 1, 1972
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OFR-53-75 Handbook For Surveys Of Inhalation Contaminants In Above Ground Coal Mining And Processing Work Areas (Condensed Version) ? I. Introduction
The objective of this condensed handbook is to provide the inspector with guidance for recognizing hazards from inhalation contaminants in above ground work areas of underground and surface coal minin
Jan 1, 1975
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RI 8771 A Water Elutriator System for Recovering Nonmagnetic Metals From Automobile Shredder Rejects
By D. K. Steele
An 18-in-diam column water elutriator was designed, tested, and operated by the Bureau of Mines for recovering nonferrous mixed metals from automobile shredder rejects. The waver elutriator separated
Jan 1, 1983
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MLA 25-85 - Mineral Resources Of The Mt. Stirling Wilderness Study Area (BLM No. 050-0401), Nye And Clark Counties, Nevada
By Martin D. Conyac
A 1984 Bureau of Mines investigation identified ho mineral resources in the Wilderness Study Area (WSA). However, four prospects in the WSA contain anomalous amounts of copper and silver minerals; one
Jan 1, 1985
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OFR-24-82 Fugitive Dust Study Of An Open Pit Coal Mine
By Virgil Marple
In the summer of 1979 the University of Minnesota Mobile Laboratory (UMML), designed for the analysis of airborne particles and gases was used to study fugitive dust from an open pit coal mine. The an
Jan 1, 1980
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Mine Fire Detection Under Zero Airflow Conditions
By John C. Edwards, Gene F. Friel, John J. Opferman, Robert A. Franks
A series of diesel fuel fire experiments were conducted in the Pittsburgh Research Center's Safety Research Coal Mine (SRCM) to determine products-of-combustion (POC) spread rates along a single
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OFR-68-82 New Procedure For Recovering Nickel And Cobalt From Western Laterites - Economic Feasibility
A pilot program was undertaken to evaluate a process developed by the U.S. Bureau of Mines to recover nickel, cobalt, copper and chromite from domestic nickel laterite resources. An existing five ton
Jan 1, 1982
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IC 8166 X-Ray Mass Absorption Coefficients - A Literature Survey (12aff5f5-c7f5-442e-aa90-d2fc92f6ba01)
By Howard M. Stainer
Published X-ray mass absorption coefficients were compiled and tabulated. These coefficients are required for various X-ray analytical techniques. Values obtained from 28 authors are listed for 87 ele
Jan 1, 1963
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RI 5839 Bacteria In Mining And Metallurgy: Leaching Selected Ores And Minerals; Experiments With Thiobacillus Thiooxidans ? Summary
By Joseph A. Sutton
This study was undertaken by the Bureau of Mines to determine whether the sulfur-oxidizing bacterium Thiobacillus thiooxidans could use sulfur compounds to produce sulfuric acid in sufficient quantiti
Jan 1, 1961
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IC 8804 Quarrying Near Urban Areas: An Aid To Premine Planning
By J. M. Pugliese
The Bureau of Mines, in support of its overall goal of helping to meet future U.S. demand for minerals, undertook this study to aid the quarry entrepreneur and/or operator in developing quarries near
Jan 1, 1979
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OFR-162(2)-83 Mining In Low Coal - Volume II: Anthropometry
By M. M. Ayoub
This volume is the second of three volumes comprising the final report of the research project "Biomechanics of Low Coal." It covers only the anthropometric study of low coal miners. Volume I summariz
Jan 1, 1982