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RI 5577 Examination Of Ilmenite-Bearing Sands In Otter Creek Valley, Kiowa And Tillman Counties, Okla. ? Introduction And Summary
By A. D. Hahn
This report describes and gives the results of an examination by the Federal Bureau of Mines of ilmenite-bearing placer sand deposits in the 24-mile long valley of Otter Creek, Kiowa and Tillman Count
Jan 1, 1960
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RI 6069 Resource Investigation And Leaching Study Of Manganiferous Schists, Kings Mountain District, North And South Carolina ? Introduction And Summary
By J. F. Neill, O&apos
The manganiferous schists occurring in the vicinity of Kings Mountain, North and South Carolina, suggest significant tonnages of potential submarginal ores. Although some reconnaissance work in connec
Jan 1, 1962
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OFR-41-77 Digital Computation Of Transients And Safety Testing Of Mine Electrical Power Systems
By Eldon Keith Stanek
This annual report deals with four distinct tasks related to research on the safety and reliability of mine electrical power systems. Task one is to develop tests and the associated instrumentation to
Jan 1, 1976
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RI 5071 Laboratory Evaluation Of Vacuum Flotation For Cleaning Coal Fines ? Introduction And Summary
By H. L. Riley
Cleaning and handling of fine coal are generally conceded to be more difficult problems than preparation of the coarser sizes. Increased mechanization in the coal-mining industry has, in general, resu
Jan 1, 1954
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OFR-148-83 Evaluation Of Novel Coal Cutting Concepts For Reduced Dust Generation
By Robert W. Decker
This report presents a survey of published novel coal cutting (mining) concepts and a brief discussion of each one. A preliminary evaluation follows which identifies promising concepts, emphasizing re
Jan 1, 1981
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OFR-59-78 Test Of Inorganic Replacements For Resins
By Fun-Den Wang
Rock bolting has become a major method of coal mine roof support because of its effectiveness, economy, and convenience. The polymeric-resin-bonded bolt has generally proved to be more effective than
Jan 1, 1976
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OFR-4-79 Feasibility Studies And Demonstration Of Methane Recovery From Pennsylvania Coal Seams
By Robert L. Frantz
The performances of the three bituminous coal demonstration methane re¬covery boreholes, located in Greene County, Pennsylvania, are reviewed. Development of these vertical holes was largely underwrit
Jan 1, 1978
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RI 7321 Sampling And Coking Studies Of Several Coalbeds In The Kokolik River, Kukpowruk River, And Cape Beaufort Areas Of Arctic Northwestern Alaska
By R. S. Warfield
Several reconnaissance-type surface and drill core samples of Arctic Northwestern Alaska coals were taken during the summer field seasons of 1964 and 1966 for coking studies. Surface samples were take
Jan 1, 1969
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RI 8539 Hydrogen Sulfide Generation by Reaction of Natural Gas, Sulfur, and Steam
By S. R. Crane
One Bureau of Mines goal is to minimize the undesirable environmental impacts associated with industrial plants emitting waste gases containing S02. To help meet this goal, a regenerable flue gas desu
Jan 1, 1981
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MLA 78-86 - Mineral Resources Of The Eighteen Mile Study Area, Lemhi County, Idaho ? Summary
By Andrew M. Leszcykowski
In 1985, at the request of the Bureau of Land Management, personnel from the U.S. Bureau of Mines examined 18,700 acres of the 24,922-acre Eighteen Mile Wilderness Study Area to evaluate mineral resou
Jan 1, 1986
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OFR-62-79 Geotechnical Assessment Of Potential Methods Of Underground Mining Of The Copper-Nickel Deposits Of Northeastern Minnesota
By M. P. Hardy
Copper-Nickel ores in northeastern Minnesota could establish a new industry in a region where underground mining has not been active. This study reviews geotechnical data relevant to the selection and
Jan 1, 1978
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OFR-47(13)-83 Ecological Studies On The Revegetation Process Of Surface Coal Mined Areas In North Dakota - 13. Statistical Analysis
By Richard H. Bares
This report describes the purpose and application of seventeen statistical and mathematical procedures used in a series of studies made in the project ?A Systems Approach to the Reclamation of Strip-M
Jan 1, 1982
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OFR-108-82 Feasibility And Applicability Of Hydraulic Mining And Transport In Underground Noncoal Mines
By William C. Cooley
This study Identifies and evaluates deposits of noncoal minerals in the U.S. which are most amenable to be mined underground hydraulically and transported hydraulically. A method was developed to scre
Jan 1, 1981
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Mineral Investigation Of The Beaver Meadows, Blind Horse Creek, Chute Mountain, Deep Creek/Battle Creek, And North Fork Of Sun River Wilderness Study Areas (BLM Nos. MT-075-110, 102, 105, 106, And 107), Lewis And Clark, And Teton Counties, Montana
By Harry W. Campbell
A mineral survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1983 identified no mineral resources in the Beaver Meadows, Blind Horse Creek, Chute Mountain, Deep Creek/Battle Creek, and North Fork of Sun
Jan 1, 1984
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RI 5491 Refractory Properties Of Alabama Bauxitic Kaolins - Summary
By P. G. Pigott
The lack of technical information regarding the physical characteristics of kaolins and bauxitic kaolins, rejected during the mining of bauxite near Eufaula, Ala., has retarded their commercial utiliz
Jan 1, 1959
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OFR-4-73 Determination And Description Of Characteristics Affecting Performance Of The Loading Function In Underground Coal Mining
By Thomas V. Falkie
The purpose of this work was to investigate the rate at which coal is delivered from the underground working face by gathering arm type loaders as employed on continuous mining machines, to identify t
Jan 1, 1972
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OFR-156(1)-77 Technical And Cost Evaluation Of Candidate Large Scale Open Pit Oil Shale Mining Methods In Colorado ? Volume I
By R. C. Adams
This report describes the feasibility of mining the oil shale deposits of the Piceance Creek basin in Colorado by an integrated open pit system. The study is based upon a comprehensive analysis of per
Jan 1, 1976
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RI 4563 Lead Smelting In The Ore Hearth II. The Development Of The Ore Hearth: Its Smelting Column
By G. L. Oldright
In the first Report of Investigations of the present series?(No. 4562) the usual course of progress ill reducing the minerals of low-grade ores to their valuable metallic components had been noted as
Jan 1, 1949
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OFR-1-76 Noise Abatement In Mining Machinery - 2.0 Introduction
By Jerome Apt
This report presents the methods and results performed pursuant to the U. S. Bureau of Mines contract entitled "Noise Abatement in Mining Machinery," Number H0122054. 2.1 Background Until the
Jan 1, 1975
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OFR-57(2)-84 Development Of Guidelines For Rescue Chambers, Volume II, Appendices
By John F. McCoy
The United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) awarded a contract to Foster-Miller Associates, Inc. (FMA) to develop guidelines for designing, constructing, stocking and maintaining rescue chambers in under
Jan 1, 1983