The Technology of Marble Quarrying (open access)

The Technology of Marble Quarrying

From Preface: "The aim of this bulletin is to present to the marble workers of the United States a concise statement of the most efficient and economical methods now in use for producing and preparing marble. The observations outlined refer chiefly to the methods employed in the quarrying of marble and the conditions that affect successful operation; the structure of marble and its relation to quarry processes; waste through rock imperfections and inefficient quarry methods; and means of eliminating such waste or utilizing it if elimination is impossible."
Date: 1916
Creator: Bowles, Oliver
System: The UNT Digital Library
Refining and Utilization of Georgia Kaolins (open access)

Refining and Utilization of Georgia Kaolins

From Introduction: "The investigation described in this report was carried on to determine the practicability of applying technical control of clay disperse systems to the refining of kaolins and the utilization of the prepared clay in the manufacture of vitreous china and wall tile."
Date: 1916
Creator: Sproat, Ira E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sandstone Quarrying in the United States (open access)

Sandstone Quarrying in the United States

From Preface: "It is the aim of this bulletin to point out in a general way the location of workable sandstone deposits in the United States, and to outline the most efficient and economical methods of quarrying and preparing the rock for structural and other purposes."
Date: 1917
Creator: Bowles, Oliver
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Feldspars of the New England and North Appalachian States (open access)

The Feldspars of the New England and North Appalachian States

From Introduction: "The investigations presented in this bulletin have been undertaken by the bureau with a view to a better understanding of the conditions which confront the producer of commercial feldspar and also with the object of determining wherein the various deposits of feldspar differ."
Date: 1916
Creator: Watts, A. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extraction and Recovery of Radium, Uranium and Vanadium from Carnotite (open access)

Extraction and Recovery of Radium, Uranium and Vanadium from Carnotite

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing extraction and recovery of different ores from carnotite. Equipment and methods for extraction are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: November 1915
Creator: Parsons, Charles L.; Moore, R. B.; Lind, S. C. & Schaefer, O. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Molybdenum; Its Ores and their Concentration with a Discussion of Markets, Prices, and Uses (open access)

Molybdenum; Its Ores and their Concentration with a Discussion of Markets, Prices, and Uses

From Scope and Purpose of Investigation: "The direct purpose of the bulletin is, on the one hand, to prove to possible consumers of molybdenum that the element is not as rare as commonly supposed, and that this country possesses many deposits of low-grade ore from which large supplies may be derived, and on the other hand, to prove to present and prospective producers of molybdenum that there is a latent market for their product in the alloy-steel trade, which needs only the assurance of steady supplies for a considerable development."
Date: 1916
Creator: Horton, Frederick W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
War Minerals, Nitrogen Fixation and Sodium Cyanide (open access)

War Minerals, Nitrogen Fixation and Sodium Cyanide

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations conducted on common war minerals. Descriptions of the minerals and their uses are presented.
Date: 1919
Creator: Manning, Van. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oil and Gas Wells through Workable Coal Beds: Papers and Discussions (open access)

Oil and Gas Wells through Workable Coal Beds: Papers and Discussions

From Preface: "In carrying out such a policy with reference to the subject under consideration, the Bureau of Mines invited the State geologists, mine inspectors, and a number of coal operators and oil and gas well drillers from the States interested to meet representatives of the Bureau of Mines in Pittsburgh, Pa., for a discussion of the subject during February 7 and February 8, 1913. This adjourned meeting of the conference will be held at an early date and its report will be printed in a later edition of this bulletin, with such additional suggestions as may be received by the Bureau of Mines. The bureau will be glad, therefore, to receive at the earliest practicable date any additional suggestions or any additional information throwing light on the matters discussed in this bulletin."
Date: 1913
Creator: Rice, George S. & Hood, O. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Mud-Laden Fluid in Oil and Gas Wells (open access)

The Use of Mud-Laden Fluid in Oil and Gas Wells

From Introduction: "Technical Paper 66 deals with the mud-laden fluid process in general and No. 68 with its application in Oklahoma. Rather than reprint these publications, it has been considered advisable to replace them with the present report, which includes the results of more recent investigations. The methods of using mud-laden fluid are an outgrowth of the rotary drilling system, which was developed in Texas and later employed in Louisiana and California."
Date: 1916
Creator: Lewis, James O. & McMurray, William F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Decline and Ultimate Production of Oil Wells, with Notes on the Valuation of Oil Properties (open access)

The Decline and Ultimate Production of Oil Wells, with Notes on the Valuation of Oil Properties

From General Statement Purpose of the Report: "The present investigation was undertaken for the purpose of supplying some of the material so badly needed in the valuation and more efficient operation of oil properties. Because of the lack of time for further studies, the amount of data already accumulated and the policy of the Bureau of Mines of publishing as soon as possible any information that may be of use to an industry, the bulletin is issued now."
Date: 1919
Creator: Beal, Carl H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
California Mining Statutes Annotated (open access)

California Mining Statutes Annotated

From Preface: "The purpose of such publication is to point out the laws and regulations best adapted to increase safety and efficiency in the mineral industry of the United States and to aid legislative bodies in framing uniform mining laws. The State of California, by reason of its historic interest in mining and by reason of its great extent of mineral land and its vast mineral deposits, has been selected for the first bulletin of the of the State series. This bulletin is submitted to the miners and operators and all persons interested in the mining exterprises in California and in those of other States in the hope that it will be accorded the same generous reception as was given Bulletin 94."
Date: 1918
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Melting Aluminum Chips (open access)

Melting Aluminum Chips

Report concerning the loss of aluminum experienced during the melting process. This report shows the magnitude of the loss through various experiments. Index begins on page 85.
Date: 1916
Creator: Gillett, H. W. & James, G. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extraction of Gasoline from Natural Gas by Absorption Methods (open access)

Extraction of Gasoline from Natural Gas by Absorption Methods

From Introduction: "This report deals with a method of extracting gasoline from natural gas by absorbing the gasoline in oil and subsequently separating it from the oil by distillation."
Date: 1917
Creator: Burrell, George A.; Biddison, P. M. & Oberfell, G. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1916 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1916

Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: 1917
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: January to April, 1917 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: January to April, 1917

Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: 1917
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: September to December, 1917 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: September to December, 1917

Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: 1918
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining Reported from January to May 1918 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining Reported from January to May 1918

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over mining decisions made between January and May of 1918. Details of the decisions are presented and discussed.
Date: 1919
Creator: Thompson, Joseph Wesley
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: September to December, 1916 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: September to December, 1916

Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: 1917
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1917 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1917

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over mining decisions made between May and August of 1917. Details of the decisions are presented and discussed.
Date: December 1917
Creator: Thompson, Joseph Wesley
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1917 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1917

Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: December 1917
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1917 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1917

Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: December 1917
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: January to May 1919 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: January to May 1919

Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: 1919
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: December, 1913, to September, 1914 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: December, 1913, to September, 1914

Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: 1915
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to September, 1918 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to September, 1918

Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: 1919
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library