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  • AIME
    Industrial Minerals - Simple And Sophisticated - Aggregates

    By J. K. Brooke, F. A. Renninger

    During 1966, crushed stone production in the United States totaled just over 811 million tons valued at almost $1.2 billion. This represented in- creases of 4 % in tonnage and 5 % in value over that f

    Jan 2, 1968

  • AIME
    Minerals Beneficiation Emphasizes Automation And Innovation - Basic Science

    By F. F. Aplan

    The past year has been another year of vigorous fundamental research in mineral processing as evidenced by the active publication of results, particularly in Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, United Sta

    Jan 2, 1968

  • AIME
    Increasing Interest Shown In Rock Mechanics

    By N. E. Grosvenor

    The study of rock mechanics is becoming more important each year and several groups are currently engaged in the study of rock mechanics instrumentation and techniques that can be used to determine ro

    Jan 2, 1968

  • AIME
    Geophysical Exploration Continues Its Rapid Pace

    By J. D. Corbett

    Mining geophysics in 1967 continued to expand with greater application in the exploration and development of mineral deposits. Moreover, geophysical activity increased without the particular emphasis

    Jan 2, 1968

  • AIME
    Increasing Mineral Demands Stimulate Geological Exploration And Research

    By T. A. Simpson

    The search for ore continued at its relentless pace throughout 1967. Canada, South Africa and Australia plus a few scattered localities on the globe reported minerals finds of significant importance.

    Jan 2, 1968

  • AIME
    Geochemical Exploration Continues Expansion At A Rapid Pace

    By Wayne S. Cavender

    During the past year, geochemical prospecting appears to have come of age as an exploration method, and its acceptance by the mining industry is widespread. There is a growing recognition that applied

    Jan 2, 1968

  • AIME
    Coal Preparation

    By M. E. Prunty

    Activity in coal preparation in 1967 was on the up-swing and all indications are that demands will be greater in the future. Feed tonnages to plants are increasing and a significant factor is that the

    Jan 2, 1968

  • AIME
    Mining – Open Pit - System Analysis for Truck and Shovel Selection

    By E. P. Pfleide, L. W. Gibbs. J. R. Gross

    A method using computer techniques is described for the comparative evaluation of truck performance over any given haul road using readily obtainable manufacturers' data. An additional computer p

    Jan 1, 1968

  • AIME
    19. Fluorite-Zinc-Lead Deposits of the Illinois-Kentucky Mining District

    By Robert M. Grogan, James C. Bradbury

    The Illinois-Kentucky mining district has, since 1880, accounted for 80 per cent of all U.S. production of fluorspar. The ore deposits are of two types: vein deposits formed by fissure fillings along

    Jan 1, 1968

  • AIME
    Part III - Papers - Properties of Green Electroluminescence and Double Injection in Epitaxial Gallium Phosphide at Liquid Nitrogen Temperature

    By Arnold S. Epstein

    Tlze green electroluminescence occurring at liquid-nitvogen temperature in epitaxial gallium phosphide diodes is exarnined using the donor dopants silicon and sulfur. Zinc is used as the p-type diffus

    Jan 1, 1968

  • AIME
    Part VII - Papers - Ternary Diffusion in Copper-Silver-Gold Alloys

    By Thomas O. Ziebold, Robert E. Ogilvie

    Experimental analysis of diffusion samples covering the entire Cu-Ag-Au system at 725°C has been carried out. Experimental coefficients are computed at twenty-eight points in the lermary system. It is

    Jan 1, 1968

  • SME
    Geologic Structural Analysis For Open Pit Slope Design, Kimbley Pit, Ely, Nevada

    By Perry N. Halstead

    The primary objective of the structural geology portion of the Kennecott Copper Corporation-U. S. Bureau of Mines Pit Slope Stability Study was to determine the attitude, geometry, and spatial distrib

    Jan 1, 1968

  • AIME
    Coal - Flyash-Based Structural Materials: Recent Developments Utilizing the WVU-OCR Process

    By C. F. Cockrell, K. K. Humphreys, H. E. Shajer

    It is quite conceivable that the question of using coal or an alternate fuel in the future by large industrial consumers may be decided on the basis of possible profitable utilization of flyash. Accor

    Jan 1, 1968

  • NIOSH
    RI 7194 Preparation Of Anhydrous Chromous Chloride

    By Robert L. de Beauchamp

    The Bureau of Mines designed a chlorination apparatus to prepare CrCl2 free of CrCl3 by the direct reaction of chlorine and chromium. Equipment and procedures were developed for routine preparation of

    Jan 1, 1968

  • AIME
    Corrections - Thermal Fragmentation of Rock

    By K. F. Veit, R. L. Marovelli, T. S. Chen

    There is an error at the bottom of the right-hand column of p. 11, and the top left-hand column of p. 12. The first paragraph of the section EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS should read: "Thermal shock tests w

    Jan 1, 1968

  • AIME
    PART XI – November 1967 - Papers - Thermal Properties of Tantalum Monocarbide and Tungsten Monocarbide

    By Y. A. Chang

    Heat content values of tantalum monocarbide and tungsten monocarbide have been determined from 325" to 985°K by means of a drop-type diphenyl ether calorinzeter. Based on the values obtained in the pr

    Jan 1, 1968

  • AIME
    Part III - Papers - Preparation and Properties of III-V Compounds for Radiative Processes

    By Louis G. Bailey

    This paper .reviews some of the key developments which have been made in the synthesis of the III-V compound semiconductors and the associated progress in obtaining high-quality material for device de

    Jan 1, 1968

  • AIME
    PART XII – December 1967 – Communications - X-Ray Diffraction Data for YNi3, YNi5, and CbBe3

    By S. F. Bartram, G. A. Chase

    COMPUTED X-ray diffraction powder patterns of YNi3, YNi5, and CbBe3 are available on request from either author.

    Jan 1, 1968

  • NIOSH
    RI 7205 Evaluation Of Phosphate Fines From Southeastern Idaho

    By J. W. Town

    The Bureau of Mines determined the physical properties of southeastern Idaho phosphate fines as related to mineral composition, particle size and liberation, beneficiation, and potential use in struct

    Jan 1, 1968

  • AIME
    PART VI - Communications - Interplanar Angles for Tetragonal Crystals

    By Paul Cherin

    ThE angle of intersection, 0, between h2k2l2 planes and the (loo), (110), (101), and (111) planes was calculated on an IBM 7040 using the well-known relationship

    Jan 1, 1968