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  • NIOSH
    Solutions to Prevent Materials-Handling Injuries in Underground Coal Mines

    By Brian P. Stapleton, Bill M. Stewart, Joel R. Warneke, Curtis C. Clark

    Of the 28 accident/injury classifications listed by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, handling materials is second only to roof falls in terms of generating the highest number of reportable a

  • NIOSH
    RI 3465 Methods Of Rock-Dusting American Coal Mines ? Introduction (ebff49c8-8566-4bb9-8314-d79df6ddf769)

    By J. J. Forbes

    Investigations by the Bureau of Mines and by mining-research departments of European countries have established definitely the value of rock-dusting to prevent or limit the propagation of coal-mine ex

    Jan 1, 1939

  • NIOSH
    RI 3465 Methods Of Rock-Dusting American Coal Mines ? Introduction

    By J. J. Forbes

    Investigations by the Bureau of Mines and by mining-research departments of European countries have established definitely the value of rock-dusting to prevent or limit the propagation of coal-mine ex

    Jan 1, 1939

  • NIOSH
    Development And Evaluation Of A Urethane Jacketed Tail Roller For Continuous Mining Machines

    By J. Shawn Peterson, David S. Yantek, Adam K. Smith

    Occupational noise-induced hearing loss continues to be one of the most pervasive health problems in the mining industry, despite over 25 years of regulation. One of the loudest pieces of equipment u

  • NIOSH
    The Mineral Industry Of Other West African Countries - Benin (60bc93bc-5843-449b-9590-6101322fed2c)

    By George A. Morgan

    Output of minerals was insignificant in 1981 and made a negligible contribution to the gross national product (GNP), estimated at $1.2 billion.2 Agriculture accounted for 40% of CNP and manufacturing

    Jan 1, 1983

  • NIOSH
    Procedures For Designing In Situ Leach Mines For Copper ? Objective

    Provide the U.S. mining industry with technology for designing environmentally sound, low-cost in situ leach mining operations to produce copper from small, deep, and/or low-grade copper oxide deposit

    Jan 1, 1989

  • NIOSH
    IC 7995 Testing And Splicing Electric Cables And Frame-Grounding Pit Equipment, Tecumseh Coal-Strip Mine, Boonville, Ind. ? Summary And Introduction

    By Sanford J. Douglas

    This publication describes a study by the Federal Bureau of Mines of devices and methods used for testing and splicing 4,160-volt and 440-volt cables and for providing ground-fault protection for 440-

    Jan 1, 1960

  • NIOSH
    RI 8010 Accuracy and Precision of Several Portable Gas Detectors - Additional Studies, A Supplement to RI 7811

    By H. B. Carroll

    The performance of commercially available portable instrumentation for detecting nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide was evaluated. Length-of-stain detector tubes from several manuf

    Jan 1, 1975

  • NIOSH
    OFR-76(2)-75 Mine Electrical Systems Evaluation - Explosion-Proofing Of Mine Containers - Introduction

    By Robert Stefanko

    In the context of the following report, an hazardous location can be described as any industrial area in which flammable or explosive gases, vapors, and dusts can be encountered. When electrical appar

    Jan 1, 1974

  • NIOSH
    IC 8066 Instruction Handbook: Fundamentals Of Accident Prevention For Coal-Mine Supervisors ? Introduction

    By W. H. Tomlinson

    This publication presents the basic text for a 20-hour accident-prevention training course developed for supervisors by the Federal Bureau of Mines. During the past 2 years, the course has been used b

    Jan 1, 1962

  • NIOSH
    RI 7589 In Situ Rock Temperature - Stress Investigations In Rock Quarries

    By Verne E. Hooker

    Near-surface temperature measurements in two granite quarries show that diurnal temperature variations are significant to a depth of 1 or 2 feet, and annual temperature variations are significant to a

    Jan 1, 1971

  • NIOSH
    RI 8529 Dewatering Florida Phosphatic Clay Wastes With Moving Screens

    By L. W. Brandt

    The Bureau of Mines, as part of its mission to effect pollution abatement, conducted research to study various means of dewatering Florida phosphatic clay wastes and reclaiming mined lands. The work w

    Jan 1, 1980

  • NIOSH
    IC 8223 Titanium In The Southeastern United States

    By Fred P. Giese

    Southeastern reserves of titanium ores are large, widespread, and ample for anticipated demand. The leading titanium industries are mining and beneficiating sand deposits, principally in Florida, and

    Jan 1, 1964

  • NIOSH
    RI 7777 Effect Of Copper And Silicon On Selected Mechanical Properties Of Hot-Rolled Medium-Carbon Steels

    By Mark I. Copeland

    The Bureau of Mines investigated the effect of up to 1 wt-pct of copper and silicon on the heat treatment response and hardness, tensile, and impact properties of hot-rolled medium-carbon steels. The

    Jan 1, 1973

  • NIOSH
    RI 7847 Formation of Surface Sulfides on Iron Through Reaction With Sulfur

    By L. A. Haas

    In this Bureau of Mines investigation, conditions were determined to form an iron sulfide adherent coating with a metallic golden luster on steel upon anaerobic heat treatment with sulfur. The sulfide

    Jan 1, 1974

  • NIOSH
    RI 3452 Studies Of Roof Movement In Coal Mines - 2. Crucible Mine Of The Crucible Fuel Co. ? Introduction

    By E. R. Maize

    This report is the second of a series on roof movement in coal mines. The first (R. I. 3355)4/ dealt with convergence of roof and floor and movement of the surface accompanying and following extractio

    Jan 1, 1939

  • NIOSH
    RI 3452 Studies Of Roof Movement In Coal Mines - 2. Crucible Mine Of The Crucible Fuel Co. ? Introduction (b2c06069-2efb-4770-a82c-ff6e6ca0ac43)

    By E. R. Maize

    This report is t e second of s series on roof movement in coal mines. The first (R. I. 3355)4/ dealt with convergence of roof and floor and movement of the surface accompanying and following extractio

    Jan 1, 1939

  • NIOSH
    Water Jet Perforation Of Well Casings - Objective

    Reduce the cost of modifying uranium well casings so that leaching solutions can pass through, but sand grains are blocked. Approach The well casing and surrounding cement are perforated at th

    Jan 1, 1978

  • NIOSH
    IC 8877 SIC-Based Demand Information System For Nonfuel Minerals

    By George K. Schenck

    This Bureau of Mines publication describes and evaluates a Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) based end-use data system for minerals that is designed to link the demand for minerals to economic

    Jan 1, 1982

  • NIOSH
    RI 7807 Continuous Monitoring Of Coal By A Neutron Moisture Meter

    By A. W. Hall

    A nuclear method was developed for continuously and automatically deter-mining the moisture content of coal flowing through a bin. Fast neutrons from a 1 curie americium-beryllium source penetrate the

    Jan 1, 1973