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A New Method To Clean Dust From Soiled Work Clothes
By J. L. Howell, D. E. Pollock, A. B. Cecala, A. D. O’Brien
Dust from worker,s clothes has been shown to be a problematic source of personal dust exposure. A recently completed effort between NIOSH and the Unimin Corporation has resulted in a quick and effecti
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IC 7485 Safety in the Mining Industry
By R. G. Warncke, J. H. East, D. Harrington
The mining industry of the United States has long been severely criti- cized because of its high rate of accident occurrence, not only as compared with other industries of the United States but also w
Apr 1, 1949
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RI 5876 Forced Convection Heating Of Steel Scrap In A Fuel-Fired Vertical Furnace ? Summary
By R. J. Leary
Iron and steel scrap has accounted for 45 to 50 percent of the metallics used by the steel industry. In an electric furnace which utilizes a 100-percent cold charge consisting of about 99 percent scra
Jan 1, 1961
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MLA 100-83 - Mineral Investigation Of The Santa Rosa Mountains Wilderness Study Area, California Desert Conservation Area, Riverside County, California ? Introduction
By Russell A. Schreiner
In conjunction with the Geological Survey, the Bureau of Mines conducted a mineral investigation in 1981 and 1982 of the Santa Rosa Mountains Wilderness Study Area (WSA), Riverside County, California.
Jan 1, 1983
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Potash Salts From Texas-New Mexico Polyhalite Deposits - Commercial Possibilities, Proposed Technology, And Pertinent Salt-Solution Equilibria - Introduction - General Information On The Potash Industry
By John E. Conley
Of the three chemical elements most vitally essential for plant growth the United States, before World War I, had developed ample domestic supplies of but one-phosphorus. During and shortly after the
Jan 1, 1944
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IC 9021 A Low-Cost FSK Modem Network For Polled Communication Systems
By Richard A. Watson
A frequency-shift keying (FSK) modulator-demodulator (modem) network has been devised for the Bureau of Mines mine-monitoring systems. This network permits an unlimited number of remote stations to co
Jan 1, 1985
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RI 9452 - Characteristics of Ultrasonic Ranging Sensors in an Underground Environment
By W. H. Strickland, R. H. King
Ultrasonic ranging sensors are inexpensive, have no moving parts, have no lenses to clean, are normally small and unobtrusive, and can measure distances through moderate amounts of dust, smoke, and hu
Jan 1, 1993
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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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The Mineral Industry Of The Islands Of The Caribbean - Bahamas (77fa72be-aacc-4d14-8edf-b06119bbe23f)
By Doris M. Hyde
In the past, mining has represented between 11% and 12% of the gross domestic product (GDP). In 1982, mining contributed over $150 million to the estimated $1.4 billion GDP.2 Overall economic growth f
Jan 1, 1985
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RI 8506 Measurement of Blast-Induced Ground Vibrations and Seismograph Calibration
By Mark S. Stagg
Blast-induced ground vibrations from surface coal mine, quarry, and construction blasting were measured and analyzed for frequency content and duration characteristics. Eighteen commercially available
Jan 1, 1980
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Metal-Mine Accidents In The United States During The Calendar Year 1936 ? Introduction
By W. W. Adams
This bulletin covers all mines in the United States that were operated in 1936 to produce metallic ores and all mines that were operated to produce nonmetallic minerals other than coal, stone, sand, g
Jan 1, 1939
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Barrier Pillars In The Southern Field - Anthracite Region Of Pennsylvania - Summary
By S. H. Ash
THE INVESTIGATION of barrier pillars in the Southern field is part of the comprehensive study of the mine water problem in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania by the Federal Bureau of Mines (1, 2, 5
Jan 1, 1953
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MLA 99-83 - Mineral Investigation Of The McGraw Creek Rare II Area (No. 6292), Wallowa County, Oregon ? Summary
By Paul C. Hyndman
No minerals have been produced from the McGraw Creek RARE II area. During the 1982 U.S. Bureau of Mines study, there were no active mines in the area. Limestone occurrences (fig. 1, no. 2), four copp
Jan 1, 1983
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Mineral Industries Of Asia And The Pacific - Introduction (7386b810-aa74-4a3b-986f-b870525a46a7)
By E. Chin
The Asia and the Pacific region has large mineral resources of antimony, barite, bauxite, bismuth, copper, fluorspar, gold, graphite, iron ore, magnesite, mica, rare earths, salt, talc and pyrophyllit
Jan 1, 1993
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Thermodynamic Properties Of Halides
By L. B. Pankratz
Thermodynamic data on the halides were reviewed, evaluated, and compiled at the Bureau of Mines Albany Research Center. Values for Cp°, S°, H-H°298, -(G°-H°298)/T, ?Hf°, ?Gf°, and log Kf are given in
Jan 1, 1984
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RI 6875 Electrolytic Methods For Producing Titanium And Titanium Alloys
By E. K. Kleespies
The Bureau of Mines demonstrated a technique for electrowinning titanium from titanium nitride and titanium dioxide. Titanium-nickel-copper metal solutions containing 26 to 61 weight-percent titanium
Jan 1, 1966
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OFR-119-77 A Permissible Ultraviolet Lamp For Use By Mine Inspectors
By Fredrick M. Ryan
Present indications are that in about 2-3 years phosphor tags will be required in commercial explosives. A permissible 254 run ultraviolet lamp assembly has been developed to permit mine inspectors to
Jan 1, 1977
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OFR-81-77 Known Volume Air Sampling Pump - 1.0 Introduction - 1.1 Purpose
By John E. McCullough
The purpose of this development program is to design and develop a known volume air sampling pump for use in measuring the amount of radio-active material in the atmosphere of an underground uranium m
Jan 1, 1976
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RI 5459 Volatilization Of Tin Chloride From Bolivian Slimes ? Summary
By K. K. Kershner
The purpose of this investigation was to develop methods, on a laboratory scale, for recovering tin from Bolivian metallurgical slimes. Petrographic and chemical analyses were made of slime ore fracti
Jan 1, 1959
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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