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Metal Mining - Diamond Orientation in Drill Bits
By E. P. Peleider
DIAMOND drill research work was initiated at the School of Mines, University of Minnesota, in late 1949. The Drilling Symposium held in Duluth that spring highlighted the problem of high cost and core
Jan 1, 1953
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Industrial Minerals - Errors in Underground Air Measurements
By Stefan Boshkov, Malcolm T. Wane
THE validity and accuracy of velocity measurements underground have been questioned repeatedly by those in mine ventilation work. The general disagreement on the subject is well illustrated in an AIME
Jan 1, 1956
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Potential Sources Of Aluminum In Southwestern China
By Chingyuan Y. Li, C. Y. Hsieh
REALIZING that aluminum will have a great role to play in the coming industrialization of China, Chinese geologists have long been looking about for some aluminum deposits. The possible sources appear
Jan 1, 1946
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Magnetic Measurements on Auriferous Veins in Brazil
By Mark Malamphy
DURING colonial times, Brazil was famous for the richness of her alluvial gold deposits. Paul Ferrand has estimated that the gold produced during the period from 1700 to 1820 was the equivalent of som
Jan 1, 1934
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A Slide In Cretaceous Bedrock Devon, Alberta
By K. D. Eigenbrod
A case history is presented of a landslide that occurred adjacent to a highway in the valley of the North Saskatchewan River, about 12 miles upstream of Edmonton, Alberta. The slide took place in the
Jan 1, 1972
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Geology - Uranium Deposits in the Black Hill
By J. W. King
URANIUM ore was first discovered in the Edge-mont district of the southern Black Hills in the summer of 1951. The discovery was not made known for some time, but after the news leaked out prospecting
Jan 1, 1957
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Review of Open Stope Mining in Australia
By Malcolm C. Bridges
A review of the application of geomechanics to open stope mining in Australia was recently undertaken for the Australian Mineral Industries Research Association (AMIRA). It compiled the current state
Jan 1, 1983
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Prevention Of Illness Among Employees In Mines
By A. J. Lanza
THE prevention of illness among the employees of the mining industry is especially important in view of the importance of the industry, the unsettled conditions of labor, which emphasize the economic
Jan 2, 1919
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Pittsburg Paper - Dust-Explosions in Coal-Mines
By George S. Rice
The extremely valuable papers and discussions on coal-cluat explosions by Bache,' Eavenson, Shurick, Mannakee,* and Raymond are of unusual interest to me, since it has been my duty to carry on in
Jan 1, 1911
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High Stress Occurrences In The Canadian Shield
By G. Hergert
SUMMARY Three gradients have been identified in regard to the average horizontal ground stress increase with depth. [S (0-900 m) = 9.86 MPa + 0.0371 MPa/m SHa (900-2200 m) = 33.41 MPa + 0.0111 M
Jan 1, 1982
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Subsidence Interaction Effects In Multi-Seam Mining
By S. Webster, M. Karmis, C. Haycocks
Mining any seam can seriously affect subsequent operations in coal seams both above and below the one being mined. The effect is often detrimental to the recovery, cost and safety of mining the subseq
Jan 1, 1984
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Pyrometry In The Manufacture Of Optical Glass
By Albert Walcott
THE success of various operations in the manufacture of optical glass depends, in a large measure, on the ability to maintain proper heat control. A good pyrometer system is, therefore, a very necessa
Jan 9, 1919
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Washington Survey - Forces In The Mineral Market
By Freeman Bishop
The Nation's capital has one over- riding minerals-metals question: How long will prices and wages continue to move upward at the inexorable pace of the last year? Is the wage pattern to settle t
Jan 1, 1970
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Seismic-Refraction Method In Ground-Water Exploration
By William E. Bonini, Eugene A. Hickok
IN the course of an investigation directed toward expanding ground-water facilities in Essex and Morris counties, New Jersey, the Board of Water Commissioners of the city of East Orange authorized a s
Jan 4, 1958
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Joint Engineering Society Activities in United States
By AIME AIME
IN RESPONSE to a request from the president- elect of the Institution of Civil Engineers of Great Britain, Mr. Calvin W. Rice, secretary of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, prepared a bri
Jan 1, 1921
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Particle-Size Analysis In Portland Cement Manufacturing
By E. S. Porter
The techniques of particle-size measurement are of particular importance in the manufacture of portland cement. A range of sizes, from a close approximation to Fred C. Bond's "theoretical infinit
Jan 6, 1962
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Effect of Vanadium in High-speed steel
By A. B. Kinzel
ALTHOUGH vanadium is an important constituent of almost every brand of high-speed steel manufactured today, little is known as to its role in this series of alloys. The now standard 18 per cent tungst
Jan 1, 1932
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Forfaiting Export Finance In The Free Market
By Michael Bradbury
INTRODUCTION A major change in financing exports in recent years has been the decreased importance of subsidized export credits, following the commitment of the OECD countries to eliminate the subs
Jan 1, 1985
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Papers - Lead - Chlorine Dezincing in Lead Refining
By Jesse O. Betterton
In the Parkes process of lead refining, after desilverization has been completed by means of zinc additions, there will remain in the lead from 0.5 to 0.6 per cent zinc. At this stage in the refining
Jan 1, 1937
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The Wire Saw In Quarrying Dimension Stone
By P. de Vitry, Willis P. Mould
THE wire saw is a tool not less than 60 years old, probably nearer 100 years old. It was developed in Europe and is reputed to have originated in Belgium. Frombold is said to be the original patentee.
Jan 1, 1946