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Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: October, 1912 to March, 1913
Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines. From the Preface: "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" (p. 9).
Date:
1913
Creator:
Thompson, J. W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bibliography of Petroleum and Allied Substances, 1921
From Introduction: "This bulletin is the sixth in the series of petroleum bibliographies published by the Bureau of Mines, Bulletins 149, 165, 180, 189, and 216 being compilations for the years 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, and 1919-20 respectively. In this bulletin the same general plan has been followed in arranging the references, but one or two additions have been made in the classification."
Date:
1923
Creator:
Burroughs, E. H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Metallurgy of Quicksilver
From General Conclusions: "The main conclusions to be drawn from the work discussed in this bulletin may be summarized as follows: In the direct-furnace treatment of quicksilver ores the major problem in the extraction of quicksilver has been solved. Methods are available whereby low-grade ore can be treated with a remarkably high recovery and at low cost in view of small scale of operations at most plants."
Date:
1925
Creator:
Duschak, L. H. & Schuette, C. N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of Powdered Coal as Fuel for Power-Plant Boilers: Tests at Oneida Street Power Station, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
From Introduction: "This bulletin presents the results of 36 tests made on a 468-horse-power Edge Moor boiler fired with pulverized coal at the Oneida Street Station of the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co., Milwaukee, Wis."
Date:
1923
Creator:
Kreisinger, Henry; Blizard, John; Augustine, C. E. & Cross, B. J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Surface Machinery and Methods for Oil-Well Pumping
From Introduction General Scope: "This bulletin deals with prime movers, power-transmitting machinery, and the surface equipment and methods used to pump oil wells."
Date:
1925
Creator:
George, H. C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Chloride Volatilization Process of Ore Treatment
From Introduction: "This bulletin aims ti bring the salient features of the process to the attention of metallurgists for the purpose of furnishing information to and receiving comments from interested parties with the ultimate hope that the process will be a commercial success."
Date:
1923
Creator:
Varley, Thomas; Barrett, E. P.; Stevenson, C. C. & Bradford, Robert H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fusibility of Ash from Coals of the United States
From Introduction: "Information concerning the fusibility of coal ash has become of considerable value to the consumer of coals, mainly in connection with the troublesome formation of clinker from the melting of the ash constituents of the burning coal. It is hoped that this information when used together with the large number of coal analyses published by the bureau will assist the consumer of coal in comparing different coals, and in selecting the coal best adapted for his purpose."
Date:
1922
Creator:
Selvig, W. A. & Fieldner, A. C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sources of Limestone, Gypsum, and Anhydrite for Dusting Coal Mines to Prevent Explosions
From Preface: "The writer began testing the rock-dusting method for the Bureau of Mines at the Pittsburgh gallery in 1909, and later continued such testing in the bureau's experimental mine, with favorable results. Beginning in 1911 the bureau issued reports recommending rock dusting as alternative to watering."
Date:
1925
Creator:
Bowles, Oliver
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oil-Field Emulsions
From Introduction: "This bulletin deals entirely with the cause and removal of water emulsified in crude petroleum and the colloidal theories involved."
Date:
1926
Creator:
Dow, D. B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Manual for Oil and Gas Operations [Part 1]
Part one of a bulletin from the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing oil and gas field waste prevention, and policies on field operation. According to the introduction, "Part I of this manual points out types of oil and gas wastes and suggest, in detail or by reference, the most practical and effective methods in current practice for stopping these wastes. Throughout Part I the department's operating policy is given, with interpretations of the 'Operating Regulations' for enforcing every practical measure of conservation" (p. 1).
Date:
1923
Creator:
Swigart, T. E. & Beecher, C. E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Protection of Oil and Gas Field Equipment Against Corrosion
From Introduction: "This bulletin describes common causes and effects of oil and gas field corrosion and outlines methods of abating the damage."
Date:
1925
Creator:
Mills, R. Van A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fifty-Nine Coal-Mine Fires: How They Were Fought and What They Teach
Introduction: "This bulletin abstracts and reviews essential details of reports on 59 fires in different coal mines in the United States, describes the circumstances of origin and the methods of controlling or extinguishing the fires, and points out the lessons taught."
Date:
1927
Creator:
Rice, George S.; Paul, J. W. & von Bernewitz, M. W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Toxic Gases from Mexican and other High-Sulphur Petroleums and Products: Report by the Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior, to the American Petroleum Institute
From Scope of the Work and Findings: "The work was divided into two parts, namely, field work and laboratory investigations. The most interesting and important of the laboratory investigations. The most interesting and important of the laboratory findings were: (1) The presence of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in the gases and vapors from light Mexican crude; (2) the extreme toxicity of H2S; (3) the absence of arsine, stibine, phosgene, hydrocyanic acid, and other toxic substances; (4) treatment recommended for poisoning by H2S; (5) use and limitations of oxygen breathing apparatus, hose masks, and gas masks."
Date:
1923
Creator:
Sayres, R. R.; Smith, N. A. C.; Fieldner, A. C.; Mitchell, C. W.; Jones, G. W.; Yant, W. P. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Beneficiation and Utilization of Georgia Clays
From Introduction: "This report is divided into six parts as follows: (1) Occurrence of clays in Georgia and the source of the clays tested; (2) washing tests; (3) physical test; (4) utilization of kaolins white ware; (5) utilization of clays in refractories; and (6) utilization of clays in face brick."
Date:
1926
Creator:
Stull, R. T. & Bole, G. A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Flame Safety Lamps
From Introduction: "However, before the flame lamp becomes obsolete, it is fitting that the Bureau of Mines compile a permanent record of a device which has served the mining industry for more than three generations, and not only made possible the development of entire districts that otherwise could have not been worked but undoubtedly saved the lives of thousands of underground workers."
Date:
1924
Creator:
Paul, J. W.; Ilsley, L. C. & Gleim, E. J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Recent Development of the Producer-Gas Power Plant in the United States
From Introduction: "A summary of the tests made at St. Louis and a resume of the conclusions to be drawn from the tests and from the opinions of gas-producer manufacturers on the status of the gas producer and gas engine was published in a Survey bulletin in 1907. As it is desirable to repeat much of the material that appeared in the former bulletin (now out of print), this presentation may be regarded as a revision of the previous one, although considerable information not previously available for publication has been added."
Date:
1910
Creator:
Fernald, Robert Heywood
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bibliography of Petroleum and Allied Substances, 1922 and 1923
From Introduction: "This bulletin is the seventh in this series of petroleum bibliographies published by the Bureau of Mines, Bulletins 149, 165, 180, 189, 216, and 220 being complications for the years 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919-20, and 1921, respectively. In this bulletin the same general plan of classification of references has been followed, but several additions have been made."
Date:
1929
Creator:
Britton, H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Fatalities in the United States, 1925
Report compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Mines including statistics on fatalities in coal mines located in the United States as well as data regarding the various operations (e.g., number of miners employed and average production). The information is organized into tables for comparison and the text draws some overall conclusions in the summary.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Adams, William W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Gold Mining and Milling in the United States and Canada: Current Practices and Costs
Introduction Object and Scope of Paper: "This paper attempts to assemble and discuss briefly in one volume a number of subjects relating to the mining of gold, particularly from lode deposits, in the United States and Canada."
Date:
1932
Creator:
Jackson, Charles F. & Knaebel, John B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Microscopic Structure and Concentratability of the Important Iron Ores of the United States
Outline of Problem: "This paper covers a survey of 19 ores collected from seven of the more important iron-ore districts of the United States and is a contribution by the ore-dressing section of the United States Bureau of Mines to general research program on iron and steel being conducted by the Bureau."
Date:
1936
Creator:
Cooke, S. R. B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Accidents in the United States: 1931
Report compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Mines including statistics on fatal and non-fatal accidents in coal mines located in the United States as well as data regarding the various operations (e.g., number of miners employed and average production). The information is organized into tables for comparison and the text draws some overall conclusions in the summary.
Date:
1933
Creator:
Adams, William W.; Geyer, L. E. & Chenoweth, L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Occurrence, Properties, and Preparation of Limestone and Chalk for Whiting
From Introduction: "To encourage the domestic industry, the Bureau of Mines in 1931 undertook a study of the preparation of whiting from American raw materials and a comparison of the finished products with European whitings."
Date:
1937
Creator:
Wilson, Hewitt & Skinner, Kenneth G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Metal-Mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1930
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines covering accidents that happened in metal mines located in the United States including statistics for injuries, fatalities, kinds and causes of accidents, and operational data, such as number of mine workers and shifts worked.
Date:
1932
Creator:
Adams, William W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iron Oxide Mineral Pigments of the United States
From Summary: "This report reviews the occurrence of mineral pigments and allied iron ores and the nomenclature and common methods of classifying and testing many commercial mineral pigments used in this country."
Date:
1933
Creator:
Wilson, Hewitt
System:
The UNT Digital Library