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OFR-2(2)-78 Water Management In Oil Shale Mining - Volume II - Appendices
By A. Brown
This report details work performed and results obtained in a study of the water management aspects of oil shale mining and retorting in the Piceance Creek Basin. Three specific sites were investigated
Jan 1, 1977
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OFR-79(1)-76 Concept Feasibility Study For Training Equipment To Improve Coal Productivity - Volume 1 Of 2
By Anthony E. Szczuka
Two facets of surface mining were studied: feasibility of using training simulators to increase productivity of haulage trucks, front-end loaders, and shovels; and improving the efficiency of dragline
Jan 1, 1976
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OFR-30-86 Compact Service Hoist System For Underground Metal And Nonmetal Mines
By David J. Hoadley
This report describes the development and limited testing of a semi-automatic, raise climber, Compact Service Hoist System designed for stope access in underground metal and nonmetal mines. Demonstrat
Jan 1, 1985
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OFR-27-89 Proceedings Of The 23rd International Conference Of Safety In Mines Research Institutes ? Session I ? Mines Fires ? Review Paper: Mine Fires
By A. F. Roberts
The subject of mine fires is a very wide one. To give reasonable coherency, the paper concentrates on the behaviour of fires in the ventilated airways of mines; spontaneous combustions are not conside
Jan 1, 1989
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Mineral Facts And Problems 1960 Edition ? Introduction
By Charles W. Merrill
AN ADEQUATE, dependable, and continuing supply of raw materials is indispensable to tile the United States and its industries in meeting the needs of an expanding Population, a rising standard of livi
Jan 1, 1960
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OFR-26-86(2) Development Of A Mechanized Scaler - Phase I - Summary
This report describes Phase I of the project --Development of a Mechanized Scaler --performed by Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories for the U.S. Bureau of Mines. The objectives of Phase I were t
Jan 1, 1981
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Abrasive Materials (MATERIALS MINERALS YEARBOOK-1978)
By W. T. Adams
The production of natural abrasives var¬ied in quantity and value compared with 1975. Output of tripoli-type materials and garnet increased in both quantity and value; special silica stone products de
Jan 1, 1978
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OFR-7-72 Economic Aspects of Surface Subsidence Resulting From Underground Mineral Exploitation
By Jan Zwarcendyk
This study is primarily directed toward providing an understanding of the economic complexities associated with subsidence damage on the surface resulting from underground mining. Some of the pertinen
Jan 1, 1971
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IC 7324 Geophysical Abstracts 120 January - March 1945 ? Foreword
Geophysical Abstracts 1 - 86 wore issued in mimeographed form by the Bureau of Mines; Abstracts 87 - 111 were published in bulletins of the Geological Survey; Abstracts 112 - 119 were issued in mimeog
Jan 1, 1945
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IC 7123 Mining And Milling Methods And Costs At Knob Hill Mine, Republic, Wash. ? Introduction
By Corwin L. Cooper
This vapor, which describes mining and milling methods and costs at the Knob Hill gold mine, is one of a series being prepared by the Bureau of Mines on gold mining and milling practices in the United
Jan 1, 1940
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OFR-169-82 Guideline Manual For Front-End Loader Load -And-Carry Applications
By James W. Martin
This user's manual analyzes the application, selection and performance of front-end loaders in mining operations which can effectively utilize their load-and-carry capability. All aspects of the
Jan 1, 1981
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The National Economy In The Third Quarter
By Keith L. Harris
The U.S. economy continued to grow moderately in the third quarter, but at a slightly higher rate than in the previous quarter. According to the Department of Commerce's preliminary estimate, rea
Jan 1, 1985
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IC 7112 Mining Of Feldspar And Associated Minerals In The Southern Black Hills Of South Dakota ? Introduction
By Jos. R. Guiteras
This paper is one of r series published by the Bureau of Mines dealing with the mineral resources of western South Dakota. The mining of pegmatite minerals is described mainly from the standpoint of t
Jan 1, 1940
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Review Of Literature On Dusts - Introduction
By J. J. Forbes
Problems connected with the incidence, effects, determination, and control of dusts are still much before the public, although more information is available to the layman than when Bulletin 400, of wh
Jan 1, 1950
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IC 8225 Copper - A Materials Survey ? Introduction
By A. D. McMahon
This survey is one of a series of Bureau of Mines publications designed to serve the needs of Government and industry for comprehensive information on mineral commodities and activities. Copper, a v
Jan 1, 1964
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OFR-3-73 Bureau Of Mines Environmental Action Programs For Northeastern Pennsylvania - Refuse Bank Removal Subsidence Monitoring
By R. W. Bee
This project, sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, Division of Environment, addresses two major subjects: refuse removal and subsidence monitoring. The refuse removal task consisted of developing a
Jan 1, 1972
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Mineral Facts And Problems 1970 Edition ? Introduction ? The Evolving Minerals Economy
By Warren E. Morrison
The first major evaluation of the nation's raw materials prospects after World War II was completed by the President's Materials Policy Commission (Paley Commission) in 1952 and submitted to
Jan 1, 1970
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OFR-134-77 Development Of Emergency Escape Systems Guidelines For Underground Metal And Nonmetal Mines
By D. Randolph Berry
This report describes a study to develop a detailed set of guidelines and equipment recommendations to be used as a guide for mine operators, mine inspectors, and equipment manufacturers in implementi
Jan 1, 1976
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OFR-50-76 Survey On Protective Canopy Design - 1. Introduction
By R. Farrar
The survey work on protective canopy design was conducted in a 2-month period commencing November 15, 1973. The reported re¬sults under this contract are intended to provide guidance to coal mine oper
Jan 1, 1974
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RI 7215 Horizontal Zinc Retorts - With Appendix On Statistical Sampling Plan For Zinc Retort Research By F. Reid Creech
By M. E. Tyrrell
Research objectives were to determine the reasons for erratic behavior of semisilica horizontal zinc retorts in service; to investigate potential corrective measures including the possible utilization
Jan 1, 1969