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Bulletin 116 Methods of Sampling Delivered Coal
By GEORGE S. POPE
This bulletin is a revision of Bulletin 63 and is published by the Bureau of Mines in order that purchasers of coal for Government, State, municipal, or private use may be informed regarding advances
Jan 1, 1916
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OFR-41-84 Recommended Guidelines For Oxygen Self-Rescuers -Volume IV -Underground Non-Coal Mining
By D. Randolph Berry
The United States Bureau of Mines (USBM) awarded a contract to Foster-Miller, Inc. to develop guidelines for the storage and use of Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (SCSRs) in underground non-coal mines.
Jan 1, 1983
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OFR-88-92 Regulatory Processes Associated With Metal-Mine Development In Alaska: A Case Study Of The WestGold BIMA
By Lee Ann Gardner
This U.S. Bureau of Mines publication presents a case study of the processes used in permitting the Nome Offshore Placer Project, a gold mining project offshore Nome, Alaska which operated from 1985 t
Jan 1, 1992
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IC 8420 Computer Usage For Evaluation Of Design Parameters And Cost Of Heat Exchangers - With Change In Phase On Shell Side
By P. R. Jones
The Bureau of Mines has written a computer program for the design and cost of a shell and tube type heat exchanger, in which a change in phase occurs on the shell side. The total cost, which was minim
Jan 1, 1969
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IC 8939 Passive Encoder For Range Knobs
By William H. Schiffbauer
The Bureau of Mines has developed a passive encoder for range knobs, a device that automates the task of obtaining the range settings from devices or instruments to be input to microcomputers. It is e
Jan 1, 1983
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IC 8040 Kyanite - A Materials Survey - With A Chapter On Resources By G. H. Espenshade - Introduction And Summary
By T. A. Klinefelter
KYANITE and the related minerals sillimanite, andalusite, dumortierite, and topaz are natural aluminum silicates that can be used in production of mullite (3A1203?2Si02), a superduty refractory materi
Jan 1, 1961
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OFR-58-74 Design, Develop, Fabricate And Deliver Portable Luminaire Systems For Task Lighting In Coal Mines - 1.0 Introduction
On June 20, 1972, Ocean Energy was awarded Contract No. H0220055, entitled Portable Task Luminaire System Development. Initially, this was a 12 month program consisting of three phases: Phase I -- Des
Jan 1, 1974
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OFR-7-81 Intrinsically Safe Supporting Research
By Zsuzsanna Zborovszky
[Certain chapters of the tentative document entitled, "Test Requirements for instruments & Apparatus to be Considered for MESA Intrinsically Safe Certification" are evaluated and supporting data are p
Jan 1, 1980
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IC 8547 Trends In The Minerals Industry, 1970
The Bureau of Mines annually publishes statistical data reflecting technological trends in the minerals industry (metals and nonmetals except fuels). This report outlines recent developments and trend
Jan 1, 1972
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RI 4520 Investigation of coal deposits in south central Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula (401c7645-c358-4975-b398-1069855a6d12)
By Albert L. Toenges, Theodore R. Jolley
"The development of Alaska depends on the existence of an adequate fuel supply in the Territory. The need to investigate coal deposits was recognized as early as 1911, when the first investigations we
May 1, 1949
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RI 6126 Use Of A Large-Diameter Reactor In Synthesizing Pipeline Gas And Gasoline By The Hot-Gas-Recycle Process
By A. J. Forney
The hot-gas-recycle process, for the hydrogenation of carbon monoxide, was investigated in a 12-inch-diameter reactor. Initially because the distribution of gas was poor, hotspots developed in the cat
Jan 1, 1962
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IC 6126 Some Phases Of Coal-Mine Ventilation ? Importance Of Ventilation
By J. J. Forbes
Ventilation is the most important safety factor in the production of coal because on it depends the safety, health, and efficiency of those who work underground. Without adequate and efficient means o
Jan 1, 1929
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Estimated Sound Power Radiated By Surfaces On A Continuous Miner Tail Section Using Vibration Measurements
By David S. Yantek
Miners in underground coal mines experience prolonged exposure to high noise levels, often with A-weighted sound levels in excess of 90 dB. Field tests have shown that the continuous miner conveyor i
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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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MLA 53-83 - Mineral Investigation Of The Italian Peak Rare II Area (No. I-1945), Beaverhead County, Montana, And Italian Peak Middle Rare II Area (No. M-4945), Clark And Lemhi Counties, Idaho - Summary
By Robert H. Lambeth
There are no identified mineral resources in the Italian Peak RARE II areas, and there are no producing or developing mines within or adjacent to the study area. Several prospects are in RARE II area
Jan 1, 1983
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RI 9669 - Laboratory and Field Performance of a Continuously Measuring Personal Respirable Dust Monitor
By Donald P. Tuchman, Robert P. Vinson, Steven J. Page, Linda J. McWilliams, Gerald J. Joy, Steven E. Mischler, Jon C. Volkwein
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), through an informal partnership with industry, labor, and the Mine Safety and Health Administration, has developed and tested a new t
Jan 1, 2006
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OFR-16-88 Shearer Mounted Dust Collector; Evaluation Of Ventilated Cutting Drums
By Jonathan S. Kelly
Effective control of respirable dust is one of the most serious problems associated with longwall mining in the United States. This report describes the development and the underground evaluation of v
Jan 1, 1987
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OFR-108-81 Development Of A Portable Gas Analyzer For In-Mine Personnel Monitoring
By Edward A. McClatchie
A novel nondispersive electro-optical gas analyzer has been designed, fabricated and tested. The instrument is based on a pressure modulated absorption technique. Key features of this new gas analy
Jan 1, 1980
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Behavior of Nitrogen Oxides in the Product Gases from Explosive Detonations
By Richard J. Mainiero, Michael J. Sapko, James H. Rowland III, Marcia L. Harris
All explosive materials produce a cloud of reaction products, the most toxic of which is nitrogen dioxide (NO2). In the study reported here, 4.5-kg (10-lb) charges of blasting agent confined in either