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BibliographyBy David A. Monaghan, Kenneth R. Maser, Adi R. Gurdar, D. Randolph Berry
BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Dougherty, John J. , "Control of Mine Fires", Publication of the Mining Extension Service, School of Mines, Appalachian Center, West Virginia University (1969). 2. Coal Age, "F
Jan 1, 1973
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IC 7048 Coal-Mine Explosions And Coal- And Metal-Mine Fires In The United States During The Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1938 ? IntroductionBy D. Harrington
The record of fatalities from mine explosions in the United States during the fiscal years 1934 to 1937 wars the best in the history of the mining industry; that for the fiscal year 1939, however, is
Jan 1, 1939
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RI 8176 Flame and Pressure Development of Large-Scale CH4-Air-N2 Explosions - Buoyancy Effects and Venting RequirementsBy M. J. Sapko
The pressure and flame development of the methane-air-nitrogen system was investigated in the Bureau's l2-foot-diameter sphere to define buoyancy effects and to develop relationships for predicti
Jan 1, 1976
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IC 8792 Three Potential Longwall Mining Methods For Thick Coal Seams In The Western United StatesBy Richard H. Otto
Three longwall mining methods practiced in foreign countries are described that have potential for increasing underground recovery and productivity in thick coalbeds of the Western United States. The
Jan 1, 1979
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Bulletin 8 The Flow Of Heat Through Furnace WallsBy Henry Kreisinger, WALTER T. RAY
This bulletin contains a statement of certain results that will be embodied in a report describing investigations of the combustion of fuel made by the United States Geological Survey and the Bureau o
Jan 1, 1911
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IC 6693 Some Notes On Methods And Costs Of Equipping And Developing Prospects ? IntroductionBy Chas. F. Jackson
The mining literature is replete with descriptions of methods and costs of operation at producing mines. To day the mine manager can find published information bearing upon almost any problem with whi
Jan 1, 1933
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RI 4715 Helium Tracer-Gas Studies In The Cabin Creek, W. Va. Oil And Gas FieldBy Jr. Frost
Helium used as a tracer gas in petroleum reservoirs continues to show great promise as a new tool for the oil and gas industry, according to tests conducted jointly by the Bureau of Nines and The Pure
Jan 1, 1950
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RI 6930 Batch And Continuous Circuit Beneficiation Of Western Phosphate OresBy J. W. Town
The Bureau of Mines made continuous-circuit beneficiation studies to determine the optimum conditions for concentrating phosphate minerals from the intermediate-and marginal-grade ores of the Phosphor
Jan 1, 1967
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RI 9297 - Recovery of Sulfur From Phosphogypsum: Conversion of Calcium Sulfide to SulfurBy D. A. Rice
As part of a cooperative effort between the Bureau of Mines and the Florida Institute of Phosphate Research (FIPR), with input from the phosphate industry, the conversion of phosphogypsum to sulfur is
Jan 1, 1990
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RI 6550 Statistical Interpretation of Sample Assay Data From the Mi Vida Uranium Mine, Big Indian District, San Juan County, UtahBy Scott W. Hazen, Richard F. Link, George S. Koch
The Mi Vida mine , Big Indian district , San Juan County , Utah , is in an ore deposit of uranium and vanadium minerals disseminated in certain sedimentary beds of the Triassic Chinle formation . Stat
Jan 1, 1964
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RI 5273 Anthracite Mechanical Mining Investigations - Second Testing Of Brieden Pneumatic Packing Machine ? SummaryBy Ralph H. Whaite
To assist the anthracite industry obtain technical data on pneumatic packing, the Federal Bureau of Mines imported a pneumatic packing machine from Germany and installed it in a mine of a cooperating
Jan 1, 1956
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IC 9392 Mechanical Excavation Systems (In Three Parts) 1. Drill-Split Narrow-Vein And Longwall MiningIn this U.S. Bureau of Mines report, two drill-split mechanical excavation mining system concepts are described, casted, and cost compared with conventional drill-blast mining systems. The concepts fo
Jan 1, 1994
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RI 8910 - Centrifugally Cast Glass-Ceramic Pipe From Mining and Processing WastesBy Arthur V. Petty
The Bureau of Mines has researched the utilization of mining and pro-cessing wastes as raw materials for the production of glass-ceramic pipe. Characterization of various wastes as to occurrence and c
Jan 1, 1984
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RI 8406 Geology, Mining, and Methane Content of the Freeport and Kittanning Coalbeds in Indiana and Surrounding Counties, Pa. (cd9fc402-2571-4bf4-afe9-47b310fffcbf)By D. G. Puglio
This Bureau of Mines study covers 25 underground mines that were active in the Upper and Lower Freeport and Lower Kittanning coalbeds in 1976. The coal ranges from low to medium volatile in rank; its
Jan 1, 1979
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RI 8859 - Safer Procedures for Removing Dragline Wire Rope TerminationsBy G. K. Derby
The Bureau of Mines investigated methods for removing dragline bucket wire rope terminations with the objective of finding efficient methods that are safer than the method most commonly used at U.S. s
Jan 1, 1984
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RI 5218 Exploration For Lead And Zinc At The Madonna Mine, Monarch Mining District, Chaffee County, Colo. ? SummaryBy Scott W. Hazen
This report describes exploration for lead-zinc ores at the Madonna mine between 1945 and 1953 by the Utze Lode Co., the Bureau of Mines, and the company with Government financial aid under the Defens
Jan 1, 1956
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The Mineral Industry Of CubaBy Sumner M. Anderson
THE ENORMOUS contrast between the mineral economy of Cuba in 1963 and in 1958 was the result of the overall Political changed to which the total economy of the country was intimately lined. Creation o
Jan 1, 1964
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IC 7111 Operations At The Haile Gold Mine, Kershaw, S. C. ? IntroductionBy Edmund Newton
The Haile mine has been the outstanding gold-mining operation and the largest single producer of gold in the Appalachian region. Gold was discovered at the Haile in 1827, previous to the present opera
Jan 1, 1940
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IC 8582 Procedures For Evaluating Hazards To Coal Mining Operations From Hydrocarbon ReservoirsBy James A. Wasson
Because of the danger to life and property in a coal mine if an oil or natural gas well should be accidentally intersected during mining operations, certain precautionary measures should be carried ou
Jan 1, 1973
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OFR-123(3)-81 Finite Element Analysis Applied To Resin And Mechanical Roof Bolting Systems For Strata Bound Deposits - Volume III - Appendix C - An Elasticity And Finite Element Study Of The Fully-Grouted Resin Roofbolt Under Transverse LoadingBy J. C. Gerdeen
A new analytical model for the shear stiffness at a joint of the fully-grouted resin roofbolt is developed using the Theory of Elasticity and an analogy to a beam on an elastic foundation, Gerdeen [2]
Jan 1, 1976