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  • NIOSH
    RI 3711 Increasing Pig Iron Output Through Improved Coke

    By L. D. Schmidt, W. C. Schroeder, A. C. Fieldner

    "INTRODUCTION The highly mechanized character of modern warfare makes steel the most vital raw material. The shortage of steel scrap in the United States is forcing the use of increased quantities of

    May 1, 1943

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    IC 6804 Mining Methods And Costs At El Potosi Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico ? Introduction And Acknowledgments

    By Harlan A. Walker

    This paper on the mines of El Potosi Mining Co. is one of a series being prepared by the United States Bureau of Mines on mining practices, methods, and costs in the various mining districts of North

    Jan 1, 1934

  • NIOSH
    IC 8407 Dust Control In Mining, Tunneling, And Quarrying In The United States, 1961 Through 1967

    By Floyd G. Anderson

    This report reviews and summarizes information on prevention and suppression of dust in mining, tunneling, and quarrying published in the United States from 1961 through 1967. Unpublished pertinent da

    Jan 1, 1969

  • NIOSH
    Methane Control Research: Summary Of Results, 1964-80

    By Maurice Deul

    This bulletin summarizes the work conducted under the Bureau of Mines methane control research program during the years 1964 to 1979. This research effort was directed toward improving existing method

    Jan 1, 1986

  • NIOSH
    RI 4128 Gasification of Lignite & Subbituminous Coal - Progress Report 1945-46

    By E. O. Wagner, A. W. Koth, V. F. Parry, J. B. Goodman, D. C. Gernies

    "INTRODUCTION A commercial-scale pilot plant for gasification of lignite was completed by the Bureau of Mines at Grand Forks, N. Dak., early in 1945 as an extension of work on, gasification of low-ran

    Sep 1, 1947

  • NIOSH
    RI 9266 Structural Uses and Placement Techniques for Lightweight Concrete in Underground Mining

    By Eugene H. Skinner

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted experiments on the use of lightweight concrete in the density range of 100 Ib/ft3 for liners in underground mines. Three test sections were completed: a monolithic,

    Jan 1, 1989

  • NIOSH
    IC 9285 Soil Characterization And Soil Amendment Use On Coal Surface Mine Lands: An Annotated Bibliography

    By Michael R. Norland

    This U.S. Bureau of Mines report on U.S. and Canadian 1iterature pertaining to soil characterization and the use of soil amendments as a part of the reclamation process of coal surface-mined lands con

    Jan 1, 1991

  • NIOSH
    Utilization And Stabilization Of Mineral Wastes

    By K. C. Dean

    The Bureau of Mines, following passage of the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965, was authorized to conduct research on methods for utilizing, stabilizing, or reclaiming mineral wastes. This report summ

    Jan 1, 1986

  • NIOSH
    OFR-32-81 Electromagnetic Fields In Mine Environments

    By James R. Wait

    The present final report constitutes the total productivity of a series of contracts from the U.S. Bureau of Mines and the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences over the period 1971-1979. The empha

    Jan 1, 1980

  • NIOSH
    OFR-11(2)-82 Recontouring Of Steep-Slope Abandoned Contour Mines - Volume II - Appendices

    By Daniel I. Carey

    Current and potential dragline reclamation usage was evaluated for the U.S. coalfields based on data gathered and analyzed during field surveys, literature reviews and contacts with manufacturers. It

    Jan 1, 1981

  • NIOSH
    RI 9393 - Characteristics of Mining-Induced Seismicity and Rock Bursting in a Deep Hard-Rock Mine

    By P. L. Swanson

    Over a recent 20-month observation period, the U.S. Bureau of Mines obtained seismogram records from a single vertical-component, short-period seismometer installed at the surface of a metal mine in n

    Jan 1, 2010

  • NIOSH
    RI 9533 - Field Evaluation Of Cable Bolts For Coal Mine Roof Support

    By John P. McDonnell

    Cable supports offer several advantages over traditional secondary support methods by enhancing stress redistribution to pillars and gob areas, minimizing or eliminating timbers and cribs that reduce

    Jan 1, 2010

  • NIOSH
    RI 4093 Apache Iron Deposits, Navaho Co. AZ

    By Lincoln A. Stewart

    "INTRODUCTION The First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, approved August, 25,, 1941, authorized the Bureau of Mines to investigate sources of raw, material for western production and a

    Jul 1, 1947

  • NIOSH
    OFR-114-82 A Directory Of Computer Programs Applicable To U.S. Mining Practices And Problems (1970-1981)

    By Richard L. Sanford

    This report summarizes the results of an update on a previous Bureau of Mines grant (G0264026), and includes 5 additional years of computer pro-gram development. The directory includes a sampling of c

    Jan 1, 1982

  • NIOSH
    OFR-103(3)-79 Control Of Vibration And Blast Noise From Surface Coal Mining - Volume III

    By John F. Wiss

    A series of controlled experiments was conducted at four surface coal mines to study the effects of certain blast parameters upon the ground and air vibration. Preliminary scale-model blasts were cond

    Jan 1, 1978

  • NIOSH
    IC 7311 The Hazard Of Hydrogen Fluoride Poisoning In The Mineral And Allied Industries ? Introduction

    By R. R. Sayers

    The increasing use of hydrogen fluoride (annual consumption now exceeds 500,000 pounds (1)4/) directly and its occurrence as a byproduct of the utilization of fluorine compounds in the mineral industr

    Jan 1, 1945

  • NIOSH
    IC 7960 The National Safety Competitions Of 1948-58 ? Summary

    By John C. Machisak

    The National Safety Competition is sponsored and conducted annually by the Bureau of Mines, U. S. Department of the Interior, to stimulate greater interest in safety in the mineral-extractive industri

    Jan 1, 1960

  • NIOSH
    Bulletin 29 The Effect of Oxygen in Coal

    By David White

    This paper is the result of a comparative study of ultimate coal analyses made and published by the United States Geological Survey. This study, at first casually undertaken to devise an acceptable cl

    Jan 1, 1911

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    Sponge Chromium - 1. Introduction

    By C. G. Maier

    Relatively infrequent use by metallurgists of the term "sponge chromium" as contrasted to more than occasional reference to "sponge iron" may be ascribed to the fact that the former material is not a

    Jan 1, 1942

  • NIOSH
    OFR-17(1)-77 Conceptual Design Of An Automated Longwall Mining System Phase I - Survey Of Operating Longwalls ? 1. Introduction ? 1.1 Authorization For This Work And Its Purpose

    This report is in partial fulfillment of Contract S0241051 awarded to COMINEC on June 27, 1974. 'Me purpose of the work under this contract is to develop a conceptual design for an automated long

    Jan 1, 1975