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RI 5662 Composition Of A Shale-Oil Naphtha ? Introduction And SummaryBy H. H. Heady
A naphtha obtained by destructive, recycle hydrogenation of crude shale oil, produced by gas-combustion retorting of Colorado oil shale, was found by the Bureau of Mines to contain 49.1 percent paraff
Jan 1, 1960
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IC 8280 Homestake-Sapin Partners New MexicoBy W. E. Young, D. T. Delicate
This study was made to present the mining methods and costs of a uranium mine typical of other mines in the highly productive Westwater Canyon member of the Morrison formation in New Mexico. Four mini
Nov 1, 1963
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Cytotoxicity and Spectroscopic Investigations of Organic Free Radicals in Fresh and Stale Coal DustBy N. S. Dalal, B. Jafari, F. H. Y. Green, V. Vallyathan
"INTRODUCTIONThe mechanistic details of the biological events leading to coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP) are not yet fully understood, despite several decades of extensive epidemiologic1.2 and labor
Jan 1, 1990
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IC 6152 Method And Cost Of Mining The Thick Freeport Coal In A Second Western Pennsylvania Mine ? IntroductionBy J. W. Paul
This report is the second of a series of papers on coal-mining methods and costs which are being prepared by the U. S. Bureau of Mines for the purpose of placing before those interested in the industr
Jan 1, 1929
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Theory and Design Guidelines - Chapter 4By V. A. Marple, K. L. Rubow
"4.1 IntroductionIn previous chapters impactors have been described as useful instruments for classifying particles by their aerodynamic diameters and for measuring particle size distributions. These
Jan 1, 1986
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OFR-78-81 Development Of A Visual Display And Control SystemThe object of this program was to extend the capabilities of visual paging systems both in size and function. The system developed uses the mine pager phone line for communication, monitoring, and rem
Jan 1, 1980
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Coal Paleobotany - IntroductionBy Reinhardt Thiessen
This paper presents only the highlights of previous research on the paleobotany of coal. The accumulated material has become so vast that a comprehensive review of all findings relating to paleobotany
Jan 1, 1941
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IC 9164 Water-Jet-Assisted Drag Bit Cutting In Medium-Strength RockBy J. E. Geier
This Bureau of Mines report reviews hypotheses for the mechanism by which water jets reduce the specific energy of cutting for drag bits. Several of these hypotheses are shown to be inconsistent with
Jan 1, 1987
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RI 6373 Use of Tritium Tracer Techniques in Studies of Gasoline Storage StabilityBy Charles S. Allbright, Frank G. Schwartz, Marvin L. Whisman
Radioactive tracer techniques were used to gain a better knowledge of the types of compounds that cause gum formation in gasoline during storage . A selected organic compound was labeled with tritium
Jan 1, 1964
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IC 9338 Availability Of Platinum And Platinum-Group MetalsBy Catharine T. Fogg
The U.S. Bureau of Mines investigated the availability of platinum, palladium, and rhodium from 16 deposits in four market economy countries (MEC's). Major recoverable products include 164 Moz of
Jan 1, 1993
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RI 6608 Entrained Bed Carbonization Of Bituminous Coal - Tests On An Australian CoalBy W. S. Landers
This report presents a detailed study of low temperature, entrained-bed carbonization of an Australian coking coal. The coal studied was high-volatile B bituminous from the Foybrook mine, an open-cut
Jan 1, 1965
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RI 5588 Preparation Of High-Purity Yttrium By Metallic Reduction Of Yttrium Trichloride ? SummaryBy F. E. Block
This investigation was made as part of a larger program to develop basically new methods for preparing yttrium metal in high-purity form. It was performed under a cooperative agreement between the U.S
Jan 1, 1960
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RI 3953 Exploration for Fluorite, Krausse Estate Property, Crittenden County, KYBy Xavier B. Starnes
"INTRODUCTION The Krausse Estate property was the site of the first lead silver mining in western Kentucky, which began with the sinking of the Andrew Jackson shaft in 1835 3/. The earliest miners con
Sep 1, 1946
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RI 2762 Manufacture Of Lime From Small Stone With A Sintering Machine ? Excessive Waste Of Small-Sized LimestoneBy W. M. Myers
[Utilization of small stone is recognized as one of the important problems of the lime industry. The term ?small stone' is used to designate material that is too small for calcination in tie shaf
Jan 1, 1926
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The Effect of Droplet and Particle Charge on Dust Suppression by Wetting AgentsBy H. Polat, Q. Hu, M. Polat, S. Chander
"The electrostatic charge on spray droplets of ionic surfactant solutions and coal particles was measured and the results were correlated with the dust collection efficiency. When various surfactant w
Nov 1, 1995
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IC 7801 Mining Methods And Costs, Continental Uranium, Inc., Continental No. 1 Mine San Juan County, Utah ? Summary And IntroductionBy W. L. Dare
This paper is one of a series being prepared by the Bureau of Mines on the methods and costs of mining uranium on the Colorado Plateau. The Continental No. l mine is at the south end of the Big In
Jan 1, 1957
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RI 8350 Corrosion Studies in Brines of the Salton Sea Geothermal FieldToward the goal of maximizing minerals and metals recovery from domestic resources, the Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior, has conducted in situ corrosion studies at the Salton Sea Know
Jan 1, 1979
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RI 4811 Investigation Of Melrose Zinc-Lead Deposit Cherokee County, Kans.By L. C. Brichta
The Melrose zinc-lead. deposit is in an area of structural disturbance of sedimentary rocks in the Melrose mining district in Cherokee County, Kans., 25 miles west of Joplin, Mo., adjacent to the nort
Jan 1, 1951
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IC 7193 The Various B. t. u. Values of a CoalBy L. R. Burdick, J. F. Barkley
The inherent heating value or the amount of heat that will be produced when a coal is completely burned is measured in British thermal units (B. t. u.) per pound of coal . This standard heat unit is t
Dec 1, 1941
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RI 3807 Control of Bulk Densities in Coke Ovens: Studies on Coal Used at Three Byproduct-Coke PlantsBy L. D. Schmidt, Wm. Seymour, W. S. Landers
"INTRODUCTION The relative value of the various individual physical and chemical properties of coke as a measure of its performance in the blast furnace as aroused considerable controversy but it is g
Apr 1, 1945