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  • NIOSH
    OFR-29-84 Electrical Installations In Oil Shale Mines

    By Bobby B. Gillenwater

    This report presents recommended guidelines and regulatory changes applicable to electrical installations in underground oil shale mines. These recommendations are based on information gathered from o

    Jan 1, 1983

  • NIOSH
    The People's Republic Of China ? A New Industrial Power With A Strong Mineral Base

    By K. P. Wang

    Mining and metallurgy have had a long history in China, and resources there have always been considered promising. Under the People's Republic of China (PRC), a remarkable industrial renaissance

    Jan 1, 1975

  • NIOSH
    RI 4706 Investigation Of The Lake Shore Copper Deposits, Pinal County, Ariz.

    By T. M. Romslo

    The Lake Shore property, located in the early 1880's, contains copper-bearing deposits that have been developed by surface excavations, underground workings, and churn-drill holes. Operation of t

    Jan 1, 1950

  • NIOSH
    OFR-68-77 FM-CW Electromagnetic Technique Of Measuring Coal Layer Thickness

    By Doyle A. Ellerbruch

    An FM-CW microwave system was investigated for measuring coal layer thickness. Measurements were made in three different mines near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, near Fairview, West Virginia, and near Cof

    Jan 1, 1976

  • NIOSH
    RI 5303 Bulk Sampling By Diamond Drilling. Dudley Manganese Deposit, Northern District, Aroostook County, Maine ? Summary And Introduction

    By N. A. Eilertsen

    Among the numerous Low-grade manganese deposits in eastern Aroostook County, Maine, the Dudley deposit near Mapleton in the northern district is one of the few known to contain an appreciable tonnage

    Jan 1, 1957

  • NIOSH
    MLA 22-93 - Mineral Resource Investigation Of The Peace Rock And Deadwood River Roadless Areas, Boise And Valley Counties, Idaho

    By J. Douglas Causey

    The Bureau of Mines conducted mineral investigations of the Peace Rock and Deadwood River roadless areas in Idaho, in 1992. Literature research was done by the Idaho Geological Survey. The study areas

    Jan 1, 1993

  • NIOSH
    OFR-7-85 Optimization And Test Of Waters Ray Coolers

    By J. F. McCoy

    As mining develops into deeper and hotter regions, the safety and health of miners require that the workspace be cooled. Toward this end, this program has successfully developed a high performance, lo

    Jan 1, 1984

  • NIOSH
    IC 8425 Potential Applications For Nuclear Explosives In A Shale-Oil Industry

    By Frank E. Williams

    Nuclear detonation data were accumulated, studied, and evaluated by the Bureau of Mines to visualize how nuclear explosives might be used in a shale?-oil industry, The evaluation shows that the Green

    Jan 1, 1969

  • NIOSH
    RI 2776 Hydrogen Sulphide Poisoning In the Texas Panhandle, Big Lake, Texas, And McCamey, Texas Oilfields

    By W. P. Yant, H. C. Fowler

    "INTRODUCTIONHydrogen sulphide is probably the most toxic gas associated with crude oil. Hydrocarbon (petroleum) vapors themselves are harmful to the human system, but hydrogen sulphide, when present,

    Oct 1, 1926

  • NIOSH
    Portable XRF analysis of occupational air filter samples from different workplaces using different samplers: final results, summary and conclusions

    By Martin Harper

    This paper concludes a five year program on research into the use of a portable X ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer for analyzing lead in air sampling filters from different industrial environments, inc

    Jan 1, 2007

  • NIOSH
    Experimental - Laboratory Procedures - Reconstructed Soil Samples

    Most laboratory sealant studies were carried out in 2.0 inch I.D. Plexiglas tubes of 9.0 inches height containing 4.0 to 4.5 inches reconstructed soil from an 0-8 or 8-16 inch soil horizon at the Lans

    Jan 1, 1972

  • NIOSH
    Prospective Studies Of Vibration Exposed Cohorts: Hand-Arm Vibration International Consortium (HAVIC) - Introduction

    By T. F. Morse, R. Lundstrom, A. J. Brammer, D. Peterson, M. Cherniack, T. Nilsson, J. D. Meyer, E. Toppila, G. Neely, N. Warren

    HAVIC is a collaboration of investigators from North America, Sweden, and Finland having a scientific mandate from NIOSH, to study the exposure response relationship between vibratory tool exposure an

    Jan 6, 2006

  • NIOSH
    Mineral Indicators - Aluminum (9bb20c36-40a8-40e9-869f-48965cf2a347)

    The Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) announced plans to shut down production at the remaining two potlines at its Point Comfort, Texas primary aluminum smelter due to the increased costs of natural

    Jan 1, 1978

  • NIOSH
    OFR-136-81 Upgrade Stench Fire Warning System - System Development And Prototype Tests

    By Terry L. Muldoon

    This report describes development and demonstration of an upgraded stench fire warning system for underground wines. Current systems, which have been used since before 1920, release an ethyl mercaptan

    Jan 1, 1981

  • NIOSH
    IC 8462 Gold Placer Mining - Placer Evaluation And Dredge Selection

    By C. M. Romanowitz

    This report deals with the factors which should be considered in evaluating a placer deposit and selecting a dredging system for mineral recovery. Overall dredging feasibility and the design of dredgi

    Jan 1, 1970

  • NIOSH
    RI 4486 Investigation And Laboratory Testing Of Vermiculite Deposits, Llano County, Tex.

    By McMillan W. D.

    Vermiculite is the name of a group of micaceous minerals characterized by their property of exfoliating when heated and thereby increasing many times their original volume. The resulting product has e

    Jan 1, 1949

  • NIOSH
    IC 8162 Water Requirements And Uses In Arizona Mineral Industries - Summary (7b84faf8-99e3-4122-89ab-d1c07a99b2db)

    By M. M. Gilkey

    This report describes the effects of water shortage on Arizona's mineral industries. The information presented was obtained in interviews with company representatives. Operations covered included

    Jan 1, 1963

  • NIOSH
    OFR-121-81 Innovations For Explosionproof Electrical Enclosures

    By R. J. Gunderman

    Explosionproof electrical enclosures for coal mine face equipment have been of the same basic design for many years without significant change. Characteristics for potential improvement were investiga

    Jan 1, 1980

  • NIOSH
    IC 8162 Water Requirements And Uses In Arizona Mineral Industries ? Summary

    By M. M. Gilkey

    This report describes the effects of water shortage on Arizona's mineral industries. The information presented was obtained in interviews with company representatives. Operations covered included

    Jan 1, 1963

  • NIOSH
    Installation Techniques - 6.1 The Basic Philosophy

    The investment involved in any communication system represents a considerable sum. Even though it is desirable that the system work properly each and every time it is called into use, some failures ar

    Jan 1, 1984