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OFR-2(1)-73 A Mineral Slurry Data Bank - Part I Report
By R. R. Faddick
A mineral slurry data hank has been compiled, containing slurry pipelining data on sixteen ores, concentrates, and tailings. The data bank it in the form of a computer print-out all they necessary sys
Jan 1, 1972
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IC 9398 Critique Of Pillar Design Equations From 1833 To 1990
By C. Babcock
When a flat-lying mineral deposit such as a coal seam is mined, some coal is left to separate the roof and floor so that miners and machines can safely mine the seam. The mineral left is in the form o
Jan 1, 1994
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IC 7328 Hazards Of The Trolley-Locomotive Haulage System In Coal Mines ? Introduction
By D. Harrington
The greatly extended use of the underground trolley-locomotive system for hauling coal without doubt was one of the most important factors in the rapid progress of coal mining and the increased produc
Jan 1, 1945
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OFR-109-77 Noise Reduction Of Conveyors Used In Underground Coal Mining Machinery
By Geoffrey G. Huggins
Discussions are presented of the three phases of the noise reduction program on flight-type coal conveyors. The three phases are identification of noise sources, evaluation of potential noise reductio
Jan 1, 1976
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RI 9676 - Explosion Effects on Mine Ventilation Stoppings
By Eric S. Weiss
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) conducted joint research to evaluate explosion blast effects on typical U.S. mine
Jan 1, 2008
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OFR-6(2)-81 Mine Electrical Power Systems - Transients Protection, Reliability Investigation, And Safety Testing Of Mine Electrical Power Systems - Vol. II - Reliability Of Mine Electrical Power Systems
By S. S. Venkata
This volume describes a comprehensive program of research into the reliability of mine electrical power system components and the resultant reliability of the total system. The research effort encompa
Jan 1, 1979
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IC 8011 Uranium Mining In The Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Ariz., Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Inc. ? Summary
By W. L. Dare
This report is one of a series published by the Federal Bureau of Mines to describe methods and costs of mining uranium on the Colorado Plateau. The Navajo Uranium Division of Kerr-McGee Oil Industrie
Jan 1, 1961
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Some Essential Safety Factors In Tunneling - Introduction
By D. Harrington
For many years the Federal Bureau of Mines-in cooperation with other agencies-has been making investigations and compiling and publishing reports and statistics on accidents in the various branches of
Jan 1, 1941
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OFR-157-77 Evaluation Of The Use Of Air Curtains To Increase Face Ventilation - 1 Introduction And Summary
By William J. Krisko
This contract final report summarizes the design, fabrication and testing of a "line brattice air curtain" device under Bureau of Mines Contract H0357097. The purpose of this program was to develop th
Jan 1, 1977
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RI 2847 Prevention Of Hydrogen Sulphide Poisoning In Handling And Refining High-Sulphur Petroleums ? Introduction
By H. C. Fowler
Hydrogen sulphide associated with the gasps and vapors from certain crude oils now produced in the United States has forced a serious health and safety problem upon the petroleum industry. Although th
Jan 1, 1927
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Bureau Of Mines Development Of Titanium Production Technology
By J. L. Henry
The development and status of technology for producing titanium from U.S. resource materials are summarized in this Bureau of Mines report. Commercially feasible processes and investigations of altern
Jan 1, 1987
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Gold Mining And Milling In The United States And Canada - Current Practices And Costs ? Introduction
By Charles F. Jackson
Gold mining is a subject that not only appeals to the popular imagination but has vital importance to the world's economic structure. However, a discussion of the use of gold as a medium of excha
Jan 1, 1932
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OFR-147-81 Technological Investigation To Develop Design Criteria For The Optimum Size Of Oil And Gas Well Blocks ? Phase III
By Kenneth Wardell
Criteria have been fully developed for determining the optimum size of oil and gas well blocks. The criteria lead to the formation of well barrier pillars which are, of themselves, inherently stable a
Jan 1, 1980
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Government Actions And The Mineral Industry (ba40e91d-832c-4471-a383-9ef763c7e535)
Arsenic.--Inorganic arsenic has been added to the Environmental Protection Agency's list of hazardous air pollutants because of a high probability it can cause cancer. EPA estimates that inorgani
Jan 1, 1980
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OFR-112-77 Exploratory Studies Of Flame And Explosion Quenching ? I. Executive Summary ? A. Goal Of The Research
By Thomas A. Milne
As part of the broad program to improve the safety of underground coal mines, the Pittsburgh Mining and Safety Research Center sponsored several detailed studies on the inhibition of coal dust-air exp
Jan 1, 1976
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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 3490 Annual Report Of The Explosives Division, Fiscal Year 1939 ? Introduction
By Wilbert J. Huff
The work of the Explosives Division, Bureau of Mines, United States Department of the Interior, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1939, is described in the following pages. This paper is the fourth o
Jan 1, 1940
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Introduction - The Mission (c4f05563-6369-4b48-bfd4-b89ff59e3f09)
The realization that there is a limit to our supply of domestic mineral and fuel resources, which have been taken for granted until recently, has stimulated the need for conservation and optimum utili
Jan 1, 1975
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RI 9429 - Bending Fatigue Tests 2 and 3 on 2-Inch 6x25 Fiber Core Wire Rope
By J. R. Bartels
The U.S. Bureau of Mines has established a wire rope research laboratory to examine the factors that affect the life of wire rope. Two sin-diameter 6x25 fiber core (FC) ropes were degraded on a bendin
Jan 1, 2010
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OFR-11(2)-82 Recontouring Of Steep-Slope Abandoned Contour Mines - Volume II - Appendices
By Daniel I. Carey
Current and potential dragline reclamation usage was evaluated for the U.S. coalfields based on data gathered and analyzed during field surveys, literature reviews and contacts with manufacturers. It
Jan 1, 1981