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IC 7198 Marketing Natural Minerals Pigments ? General Definition And Uses
By Charles L. Harnes
A mineral pigment is a colored substance dug from the ground, which after treatment can be mixed with a drying oil to form a paint. Not all colored earths, however, can be made into satisfactory pigme
Jan 1, 1942
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IC 7009 Dewatering and Drying of Coal
By Ellis S. Hertzog, James R. Cudworth
Tremendous interest has been evidenced in the subject of dewatering and drying ooal for the past 10 years, and yet little effort has been made to summarize the literature, at least so far as this coun
Apr 1, 1938
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IC 7829 Marble ? Summary
By Oliver Bowles
The Bureau of Mines issued three Information Circulars on marble many years ago (5), (6), (7).2/ They have long been out of print; furthermore, conditions have changed considerably in the industry in
Jan 1, 1958
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OFR-110(1)-76 Review And Evaluation Of Current Training Programs Found In Various Mining Environments; Volume I, Summary
By J. Adkins
This document presents a description of the results of a project aimed at producing a broad description of current mining training programs and an evaluation of their effectiveness with respect to red
Jan 1, 1976
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OFR-27-89 Proceedings Of The 23rd International Conference Of Safety In Mines Research Institutes ? Session I ? Mines Fires ? Review Paper: Mine Fires
By A. F. Roberts
The subject of mine fires is a very wide one. To give reasonable coherency, the paper concentrates on the behaviour of fires in the ventilated airways of mines; spontaneous combustions are not conside
Jan 1, 1989
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IC 7691 Technology Of Lignitic Coals - In Two Parts-Part 1: Summary Of Industrial Development Possibilities; European Technology On Lignitic Coals; Occurrence And Properties; - 1. Summary Of Industrial Development Possibilities
As a part of its overall wealth in fuel resources, the United States possesses large reserves of coal of ignite rank. According to recent estimates of the Federal Geological Survey (3, 5),l/ the assur
Jan 1, 1954
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Minerals In The World Economy (f5ab92de-42f7-49c6-b199-8e5f5e8dd78b)
By Charles L. Kimbell
The year 1986 was not a good year for the world's mineral industry from several viewpoints. Levels of production, both of crude minerals and processed forms, registered declines in the cases of a
Jan 1, 1988
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OFR-45-76 Fire Alert Systems For Metal And Non-Metal Mines
By John P. Wagner
The details of a three-phase study (total time period of 12 months) entitled ?Fire Alert Systems for Metal and Non-Metal Mines,? are presented. Phase 1 consists of a state of the art survey on fire de
Jan 1, 1975
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OFR-146-80 Environmental Effects Of Slaking Of Surface Mine Spoils Eastern & Central United States
By D. E. Andrews
The objective of this study was to investigate the environmental effects of slaking of surface mine spoils. To accomplish this, both field and laboratory programs were undertaken, supplemented by a th
Jan 1, 1980
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RI 9477 - Strength Characteristics and Air-Leakage Determinations for Alternative Mine Seal Designs (72fc18b2-95d7-4f4e-b325-90f2851072e1)
The U.S. Bureau of Mines and the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) are participating jointly in a research program to evaluate the strength characteristics and air-leakage resistance o
Jan 1, 2010
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IC 8154 Mining Methods And Costs, Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co. Open-Pit Mine, Gila County, Ariz. ? Summary (60fc4648-a057-4607-91b7-ab36056a66a7)
By W. R. Hardwick
This paper describing the mining methods of the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co. is one of a series being prepared by the Bureau of Mines on mining methods and costs in various mining districts of
Jan 1, 1963
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OFR-113G-93 Coal Mine Injury Analysis: A Model For Reduction Through Training - Volume VIII - Accident Risk During The Roof Bolting Cycle: Analysis Of Problems And Potential Solutions
By Michael J. Klishis
West Virginia University researchers examined risk and exposure in the roof bolter operator's job and developed approaches for preventing accidents and for evaluating system and human performance
Jan 1, 1993
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IC 7203 Development Of The Sand And Gravel Industry ? Introduction
By Shirley F. Colby
The past 40 years have seen the sand and gravel industry grow from small roadside pits and holes in farmers' back yards to giant corporations selling millions of tons of sand and gravel each year
Jan 1, 1942
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IC 9337 Chromium Availability In Market Economy Countries And Network Flow Model Analysis Of World Chromium Supply
By Jr. Boyle
This report analyzes the availability of chromium in the form of ferroalloy products (high-carbon and low-carbon ferrochromium and ferrochromium-silicon) and chromite products (metallurgical, chemical
Jan 1, 1993
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SP 13-94 - Bureau of Mines Publications and Articles, 1992-93 with Subject and Author index
The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) was established in the public interest to conclude inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations on mining and the preparation, treatment, and utilization of
Jan 1, 2007
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OFR-91-82 Analysis Of Coal Mine Electrical Accidents
By W. L. Cooley
Electrical accidents occurring in coal mines from 1975 through 1979 were categorized and analyzed. The data was searched for common electrical hazards, common activities on the part of those injured,
Jan 1, 1981
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Investigations Of Permissible Electric Mine Lamps 1930-40 - Introduction
By L. C. IlsLey
Permissible electric nine lamps are approved with the. understanding that if actively marketed they will be listed in Bureau of Mines publications so that state mine departments, compensation bureaus,
Jan 1, 1942
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Mechanical Shoveling In Underground Metal Mines - Introduction
By McHenry Mosier
Mechanical loading, adopted long ago in open-pit, coal, and non-metal mines, was not used extensively in underground metal mines until the World War. In less than a decade it became standard practice
Jan 1, 1940
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IC 7641 Industrial Minerals Of The Pacific Northwest ? Summary
By A. J. Kauffman
This inventory of the industrial mineral resources of the Pacific Northwest indicates that each of the States comprising this great region annually produces nonmetallic materials valued at mans millio
Jan 1, 1952
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IC 6796 Apparatus and method for determination of helium in natural gas
By C. C. Anderson
"While conducting investigations in connection with the helium program of the Bureau of Mines, the Cryogenic Laboratory has improved an apparatus for the rapid and accurate determination of the helium
Jun 1, 1934