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  • AIME
    Institute of Metals Division - Crystal Structure of ZrB12

    By F. W. Glaser, Benjamin Post

    A LTHOUGH most transition metals form a wide variety of boride compounds, the existence of only one zirconium boride, ZrB2, had been established prior to this investigation.' The crystal structu

    Jan 1, 1953

  • SME
    The Dose To Basal Cells In Bronchial Epithelium From Long-Lived Alpha Emitters In Uranium Mines

    By Naomi H. Harley, Daryl E. Bohning, Isabel M. Fisenne

    INTRODUCTION Underground mines in many parts of the world have elevated levels of short-lived 222Rn daughters. Lung cancer implicating exposure to short-lived daughters is documented in the U.S., C

    Jan 1, 1981

  • SME
    Gypsum Resources And Development On The Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming

    By Lynne Chastain

    The Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes of the Wind River Indian Reservation, Wyoming are interested in developing their industrial mineral resources. The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),

    Jan 1, 2001

  • SAIMM
    Book news

    1. Reviews A concise world atlas of geology and mineral deposits, by D. R. Derry. London, Mining Journal Books, 1980. (Reviewer: B. C. Alberts) The geology of the Western Cordillera of northern Peru,

    Jan 1, 1981

  • SME
    Technical Challenges In Mine Rehabilitation

    By Don Dodds

    Iron Mountain Mine Rehabilitation Project Brief History The Iron Mountain Mine is located in Northern California approximately 12 miles northwest of Redding. The ore body is a large, very dense pyri

  • NIOSH
    Highlights - Anthracite

    After more than 20 years dependence on bituminous coal as a primary fuel for generating electricity, the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company initiated a one-year study on the economics of building an

    Jan 1, 1975

  • SME
    Geochemistry of Critical Minerals in Mine Waste in Grant, Sierra, and Socorro Counties, New Mexico - SME Annual Meeting 2025

    By Zohreh Kazemi Motlagh, Virginia T. McLemore

    Critical minerals are nonfuel minerals, essential to the U.S. economy and national security, whose supply chain may be disrupted. Mine wastes are potential sources of critical minerals. The goal of th

    Feb 1, 2025

  • CIM
    The McClean uranium deposits, northern Saskatchewan-discovery

    By N. Saracoglu, J. P. Golightly, R. H. Wallis, J. J. Brummer

    "In January 1974, the Minerals Division of Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd. made the strategic decision to add uranium to its active exploration commodities and through compilation studies selected

    Jan 1, 1983

  • NIOSH
    Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Surface Characteristics and Hemolytic Activity of Respirable Size Silica Particles

    By W. E. Wallace, B. L. Razzaboni, P. Bolsaitis, M. J. Keane

    "Therma1 and chemical treatment of respirable size silica dusts samples is shown to induce marked changes in their hemolytic activity. The cytotoxicity of crystalline a-quartz (Min-U-Sil), and fumed s

    Jan 1, 1990

  • AIME
    Institute of Metals Division - Transmission Electron Microscopy of Three Recrystallized Al-Al2O3 SAP-Type Alloys

    By R. S. Goodrich, G. S. Ansell

    The microstructure of three Al-Al2O3 SAP-Type alloys (containing 2.0, 3.0, and 5.7 wt pct alumina, respectively) was studied utilizing transmission electron microscopy. These alloys were fabricated fr

    Jan 1, 1964

  • SME
    Annual Review 2005 – Mining Review

    By P. A. Plunkert, D. E. Morse, L. McCartan, J. F. Papp

    The mineral sector is a fundamental part of the U.S. economy. It contributes to the real gross domestic product (GDP) at several stages —basic (mining), intermediate processing, manufacturing of fini

    Jan 1, 2006

  • SME
    Observations on the Prospectors and Developers Association Conference

    By Bruce Geller

    The 2004 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference contained an air of optimism and excitement that has not been seen since 1997. Many segments of the mining industry are ali

    Jan 1, 2004

  • TMS
    Granulation Of Precious Metal Bearing Alloys And Slags

    A molten metal granulator was designed and fabricated at the U.S. Dept. of Energy, Albany Research Center, for granulation of precious metal-bearing alloys and slags. The system was designed to safel

    Jan 1, 2006

  • AIME
    Institute of Metals Division - Deformation Textures in Aluminum-Uranium Alloys

    By W. C. Thurber, C. J. McHargue

    THE deformation textures of metals have been extensively studied because of both the practical implications in metal fabrication and the fundamental insight into the behavior of the metal during defor

    Jan 1, 1961

  • AIME
    Current And Future Trends In Raising Equity

    By Carl L. Renzoni

    INTRODUCTION This paper defines equity as the issuance of a permanent interest in the business on a broadly distributed basis. As such, it excludes the issuance of equity to either a merchant bank

    Jan 1, 1990

  • NIOSH
    IC 8762 Correlating Microfilm Mine Maps With Topographic Maps

    By David C. Uhrin

    Two improved methods have been developed to transfer microfilmed mine maps to suitable base maps showing surface features. The methods provide for (1) positioning and orienting maps; (2) merging adjac

    Jan 1, 1977

  • NIOSH
    RI 8759 Alumina Miniplant Operations - Overall Mass Balance for Clay-HCI Acid Leaching

    By Dwight L. Sawyer

    To provide technology that can help decrease the dependence of the U.S. aluminum industry on imported bauxite, the main ore of aluminum, the Bureau of Mines is investigating the extraction of aluminum

    Jan 1, 1983

  • NIOSH
    RI 8498 Dewatering of Industrial Clay Wastes

    By Annie G. Smelley

    As a part of research conducted in its mission to effect pollution abatement, the Bureau of Mines, U.S. Department of the Interior, is developing a dewatering technique that allows for disposal of cla

    Jan 1, 1980

  • NIOSH
    MLA 17-92 - Mineral Resources Of The Independence Range Special Study Area, Elko County, Nevada

    By Steven W. Schmauch

    The U.S. Bureau of Hines conducted e mineral resource survey of approximately 232,000 acres in part of the Humboldt National Forest, Nevada, during 1989. About 7S percent of the study area was covered

    Jan 1, 1992

  • SAIMM
    Review of U and Th analysis—standards and methods

    By J. D. de V. Louw

    Introduction Zircon is a natural occurring mineral and may exhibit natural low level radioactivity. It contains trace levels (90 to120 pCi/g and 110 to 115 pCi/g respectively or 3.3 to 4.4Bq/g and

    Jan 1, 2003