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RI 3472 Reduction Of Fly-Ash Emission From Chimneys
By J. F. Barkley
"The fly-ash problem of the smoke-abatement engineer - who now might well be titled, ""Smoke and Fly-Ash Abatement Engineer"" - starts with the necessity for him to know what fly ash really is, what p
Sep 1, 1939
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Mines, Prospects, And Mineral Occurrences In That Part Of The Paradise Range, Nevada, Administered As Toiyabe National Forest
By Fredrick L. Johnson
In 1987, the U.S. Bureau of Mines began a study of the 4.0 million acre Toiyabe National Forest located in eastern California and western Nevada. This report is a compilation of published, company, an
Jan 1, 1991
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OFR-79-83 Remote Monitoring Of A Coal Waste Impoundment In West Virginia
By Gordon E. Green
This report addresses remote monitoring of coal waste impoundments for stability. Existing automated geotechnical monitoring systems are described and reviewed along with details of instruments suitab
Jan 1, 1982
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RI 9558 - Optically Powered Remote Gas Monitor (f5f0ab0c-b3a1-4006-ae3a-5d92c27fe93a)
By T. H. Dubaniewicz
Many mines rely on toxic gas sensors to help maintain a safe and healthy work environment. This report describes a prototype monitoring system developed by the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) that uses li
Jan 1, 1995
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RI 9498 - Coal Dust Explosibility and Particle-Size Distribution
By Robert F. Chaiken
An absorption-desorption model of particle reactivity was employed to describe the observed relationship between two apparently diverse phenomena which have been the subject of considerable study at t
Jan 1, 2010
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IC 7941 Mercury - A Materials Survey - With A Chapter On Resources By Edgar H. Bailey - Introduction And Summary
By James W. Pennington
MERCURY, also widely known as quicksilver, ranks tenth in quantity in world output of nonferrous metals. However, its unusual and desirable combination of properties- liquid liquidity at ordinary temp
Jan 1, 1959
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OFR-83(1)-79 Large Scale Field Test Of Pumpable Roof Bolts
By Lars G. Olavson
A prototype roof bolt which can be remotely placed by pumping has been developed by the Bureau of Mines. It is known as the "Pumpable Bolt". With the objective of field testing the effectiveness o
Jan 1, 1976
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RI 9547 - Bending Fatigue Tests on Flattened Strand Wire Rope at High Working Loads
By Richard C. Wang
The U.S. Bureau of Mines established a wire rope research laboratory to examine the factors that affect the safety and the useful life of wire rope. In the most recent work, two 32-mm 6x27H flattened
Jan 1, 2010
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IC 9291 User's Guide For INSLOPE3: A Computer Code To Analyze The Effect Of Haulage Truck Operation On Dump Point Stability
By James P. May
Operating mine haulage trucks near the crest of stockpiles and waste dumps is a potentially hazardous practice often resulting in a localized slope failure and a dump point accident. The U.S. Bureau o
Jan 1, 1991
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IC 7333 Inspection Standards For Bituminous-Coal And Lignite Mines - Revised July 1945 ? Introduction
The revised inspection standards or recommendations herein have been prepared for use in Federal inspection of bituminous-coal and lignite mines. They succeed a compilation of similar standards publis
Jan 1, 1945
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IC 9035 Principal Deposits Of Strategic And Critical Minerals In Nevada
By N. T. Lowe
This Bureau of Mines publication presents salient deposit information in abstract form on 119 principal mineral deposits in the State of Nevada. Commodity coverage addresses 17 critical and strategic
Jan 1, 1985
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BOM List of Bureau of Mines Publications and Articles, January 1, 1970 to December 31, 1974. With Subject and Author Index.
By Rita D. Sylvester
"This compilation lists and summarizes publications by Bureau authors published in the regular Bureau of Mines series, in scientific, technical, or trade journals, or in other media; those available f
Jan 1, 1975
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New Tools To Monitor Personal Exposure To Respirable Coal Mine Dust
The compliance sampling method for coal mine dust in the United States has not changed appreciably in the last 30 years. A call for more frequent sampling with immediately available results is leadin
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RI 9486 - Longwall Face Stability: An Evaluation of Face Sloughage
By Thomas M. Barczak
This U.S. Bureau of Mines report examines the causes and consequences of longwall face sloughage. Theoretical relationships were developed to evaluate mechanisms that produce slough age. From these re
Jan 1, 2010
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IC 9370 Geological Features That Contribute To Ground Control Problems In Underground Coal Mines
By Valois R. Shea-Albin
Ground control problems are an important factor affecting safety, production, and efficiency in underground coal mines. A major portion of ground control problems encountered in underground coal mines
Jan 1, 1993
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OFR-86-84 Evaluation Of The Safety Of Underground Blasting Procedures
By W. G. Freeman
This study provides recommendations for improved safety in underground blasting procedures based on in-mine observations of blasting practices in 30 underground metal, non-metal, and coal mines, and t
Jan 1, 1980
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IC 8151 Mining Practices At Four Uranium Properties In The Gas Hills, Wyoming (d90d0a9a-a126-4cff-acc0-7846e1c441c6)
By F. D. Everett
This report, based on information made available by four uranium-producing companies, describes the geology, exploration, open-pit development and mining, and shaft sinking in the Gas Hills uranium di
Jan 1, 1963
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IC 8151 Mining Practices At Four Uranium Properties In The Gas Hills, Wyoming
By F. D. Everett
This report, based on information made available by four uranium-producing companies, describes the geology, exploration, open-pit development and mining, and shaft sinking in the Gas Hills uranium di
Jan 1, 1963
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OFR-132-85 A Borehole Probe For In-Situ Neutron Activation Analysis
By J. A. Baicker
A prototype borehole probe for ore grade determinations by means of in-situ neutron activation analysis was designed, built, and tested in a two-phase program. Phase I dealt with the design and fabric
Jan 1, 1984
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RI 4230 Camp Bird Lead-Zinc Deposit, Ouray Co , Colo.
By E. V. Deshayes, W. E. Young
"INTRODUCTION The Camp Bird mine was investigated by Bureau of Mines engineers 3/ September 22 and 24, 1942, and April 29 and 30, 1944. In a subsequent report and supplement, it was recommended that c
May 1, 1948