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  • NIOSH
    OFR-56-79 Mining For Petroleum: Feasibility Study

    By John S. Hutchins

    Two potential modified in situ methods are described for recovering the 68% "unrecoverable" hydrocarbons in oil reservoirs. For the 300 billion barrels of conventional light crude a Drip Drainage syst

    Jan 1, 1978

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    OFR-83A-92 Hoisting System Components - Selection And Guidelines - Volume 1

    The objective of this study was two-fold: 1. To perform a world literature search pertinent to the analysis, selection and design of hoisting systems and their components and to codify the search i

    Jan 1, 1988

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    RI 7382 Wellbore Enlargement Test In A Gas-Storage Well

    By Larman J. Heath

    Wellbore enlargement was tested using hydrazine hydrate in a gas-storage well in Ohio to increase the well productivity. The wellbore was to be enlarged by chemical disaggregation of the sandstone adj

    Jan 1, 1970

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    RI 8670 Firing an Iron Ore Pelletizing Kiln With Low-Btu Gas From Lignite

    By John C. Nigro

    This Bureau of Mines report summarizes the performance characteristics of a 30-day around-the-clock gasification-pelletizing test conducted in October and November of 1980 with North Dakota Indianhead

    Jan 1, 1982

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    OFR-26(2)-83 Inflow To Horizontal Drains In Tailings Embankments

    Tailings embankments can develop a high phreatic surface if the original design for the embankment does not include drainage facilities or if existing drainage facilities become ineffective. Subsequen

    Jan 1, 1982

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    RI 3205 The Development of an Electrolytic Method for the Determination of Inclusions in Plain-Carbon Steels

    By G. R. Fitterer, E. A. Krockenberger, B. E. Sockman, R. B. Meneilly, J. F. Eckel, E. W. Marshall

    "Steel manufacturers have noticed a decided tendency on the part of many of their customers to become more exacting in their steel specifications. Under these conditions, the steel must not only meet

    May 1, 1933

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    Reservoir Simulation-Based Modeling for Characterizing Longwall Methane Emissions and Gob Gas Venthole Production

    By S. J. Schatzel, W. P. Diamond

    Longwall mining alters the fluid-flow-related reservoir properties of the rocks overlying and underlying an extracted panel due to fracturing and relaxation of the strata. These mining-related disturb

  • NIOSH
    IC 8080 Progress In Controlling Acid Mine Water: A Literature Review ? Introduction And Summary

    By Walter C. Lorenz

    In connection with its renewed study seeking solutions to problems created by release of acid water from bituminous coal mines, the Bureau of Mines recently surveyed reports already written on the sub

    Jan 1, 1962

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    A Novel Theory: Ellipse Of Grip Force - Introduction

    By Ren G. Dong, Thomas W. McDowell, John Z. Wu, Chris Warren, Dan E. Welcome, Chun L. Dong

    Hand forces are important factors for risk assessment of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).1 Grip force is one of the most important force components in the operation of powered hand tools. A consid

    Jan 6, 2006

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    OFR-21(1)-78 Brake Evaluations & Recommendations - Evaluation And Development Of Performance Requirements Of Braking Systems For Rubber-Tired Mining Equipment In Underground Non-Coal Mines

    By Walter W. Kaufman

    The braking performance of underground, rubber-tired, non-coal mining vehicles is evaluated. Surveys of mining equipment and braking manufacturers and underground stopping tests are discussed as they

    Jan 1, 1977

  • NIOSH
    RI 3246 Smelting in the Lead Blast Furnace - Handling Zinciferous Charges. XIV.- Methods of Charging The Blast Furnace: Their Effect on Furnace Operation

    By G. L. Oldwright, Virgil Miller

    "The data presented in this paper were collected at the smelter of the Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. of Canada Limited, Trail (Tadanac), Brithish Columbia. The authors are greatly indicated to S.

    Dec 1, 1934

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    IC 7278 Some Suggestions on Care in the Use and Handling of Explosives in Coal Mines

    By Lloyd G. Fitzgerald

    "The dangerous nature of explosives makes them a potential hazard wherever they are used, but they are likely to exercise their greatest harmfulness under conditions inherent in coal mining. The ease

    Aug 1, 1944

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    In-Mine Evaluation Of Smart Mine Fire Sensor

    By R. A. Franks, G. F. Friel, J. C. Edwards, A. C. Smith

    An evaluation of a nuisance-emissions-discriminating smart mine fire sensor system was made in an operating coal mine. These field evaluations were conducted to determine the sensor system's abil

  • NIOSH
    OFR-113G-93 Coal Mine Injury Analysis: A Model For Reduction Through Training - Volume VIII - Accident Risk During The Roof Bolting Cycle: Analysis Of Problems And Potential Solutions

    By Michael J. Klishis

    West Virginia University researchers examined risk and exposure in the roof bolter operator's job and developed approaches for preventing accidents and for evaluating system and human performance

    Jan 1, 1993

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    Comfort Evaluation For Mine Shuttle Car Seat Designs - Introduction

    By Alan Mayton, N. Kumar Kittusamy, Christopher Jobes, Farid Amirouche

    Industrial equipment exposes individuals to whole-body vibration (WBV) and mechanical shock. This exposure can negatively impact their health, safety, comfort, and working efficiency and performance.

    Jan 6, 2006

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    RI 3170 Washability Studies- Warrior View Mine, Tuscaloosa, AL

    By H. L. Anthony, A. C. Richardson, G. D. Coe

    "INTRODUCTION The Warrior View mine of the Seaboard Coal Corporation is located in Tuscaloosa County on the Warrior River about 14 miles northeast of Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Brookwood bed at this point y

    May 1, 1932

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    IC 6905 Gold Mining And Milling In The Black Canyon Area, Yavapai County, Ariz. - Introduction

    By Jos. R. Guiteras

    This paper has been written to describe briefly the mining and milling of gold and silver ores in the Black Canyon and neighboring mining districts in Yavapai County, Ariz. The description of present

    Jan 1, 1936

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    New Interactive Training Tools Available To Coal And Aggregate Operators

    By Bill York-Feirn

    The Colorado Mine Safety & Training Program (MSTP), in late 2005, completed and began distributing two new training tools; one geared to underground coal mine foremen and the other to surface aggregat

    Jan 1, 2006

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    OFR-33-82 Environmental Instrumentation In Mining Air And Water

    By Richard C. Moore

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines contracted a study to review the air and water monitoring requirements of five Federal environmental acts (the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act

    Jan 1, 1981

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    Bulletin 192 Carbon Black its Manfacture Properties and Uses

    By R. O. Neal, G. St. J. PERROIT

    As natural gas is a waning resource in many places, increased interest has attached to the use of gas for the manufacture of carbon black. Because of a large number of requests for information on the

    Jan 1, 1922