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The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Utah (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Utah

Report documenting the suitability of Utah for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials, water sources, and local interest.
Date: December 31, 1951
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mineral Investigation of the Starvation Point Wilderness Study Area, Mohave County, Arizona and Washington County, Utah (open access)

Mineral Investigation of the Starvation Point Wilderness Study Area, Mohave County, Arizona and Washington County, Utah

This report presents the results of a mineral survey of the Starvation Point Wilderness Study Area (AZ-010-005/UT-040-057), Mohave County, Arizona and Washington County, Utah.
Date: 1984
Creator: Harris, Albert D. & Ryan, George S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining Methods and Techniques Used at the Radon Longwall Operation, Hecla Mining Company, San Juan County, Utah (open access)

Mining Methods and Techniques Used at the Radon Longwall Operation, Hecla Mining Company, San Juan County, Utah

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing uranium mining methods. As stated in the introduction, "the Federal Bureau of Mines is publishing a series of studies on the methods and costs of mining uranium on the Colorado Plateau. This report describes the long-wall mining methods and techniques used at the Radon mine, Big Indian district, San Juan County, Utah" (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Dare, Wilbert Leland & Lindstrom, P. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tungsten Deposits in Utah (open access)

Tungsten Deposits in Utah

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing tungsten deposits and mining practices in Utah. As stated in the introduction, "this paper describes the tungsten-bearing areas of Utah, inferred reserves, production practices and problems, and many of the mines" (p. 2). This report includes maps, tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1961
Creator: Everett, Floyd D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Review of State Mine Inspector's Reports as They Relate to Accidents from Falls of Roof (open access)

Review of State Mine Inspector's Reports as They Relate to Accidents from Falls of Roof

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines over state mine inspection reports from 19 U.S. states. The information in the reports includes details of accidents, locations that specific accidents occurred, and proposed remedies for prevention of future accidents. This report includes tables.
Date: April 1929
Creator: Paul, James Washington
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining Methods and Costs: La Sal Mining & Development Co., La Sal Uranium Mine, San Juan County, Utah (open access)

Mining Methods and Costs: La Sal Mining & Development Co., La Sal Uranium Mine, San Juan County, Utah

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the costs and methods of uranium mining in San Juan County, Utah. History, geology, and production of the uranium mines are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: September 1957
Creator: Dare, W. L. & Delicate, D. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining and Water-Control Methods at the Chief Lead-Zinc Mine, Chief Consolidated Mining Co., Juab County, Utah (open access)

Mining and Water-Control Methods at the Chief Lead-Zinc Mine, Chief Consolidated Mining Co., Juab County, Utah

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing water-control issues at the Chief Mine in Juab County, Utah. Unique methods for water control are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1958
Creator: Young, W. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining Inclined Beds of Phosphate Rock, San Francisco Chemical Co. Mines, Rich County, Utah (open access)

Mining Inclined Beds of Phosphate Rock, San Francisco Chemical Co. Mines, Rich County, Utah

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the mining of phosphate rock in Rich County, Utah. As stated in the introduction, "this information circular describes methods used in mining inclined beds of phosphate rock in mines operated by San Francisco Chemical Co." (p. 1). This report includes maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1958
Creator: Wideman, Frank L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Loss of Life Among Wearers of Oxygen Breathing Apparatus (open access)

Loss of Life Among Wearers of Oxygen Breathing Apparatus

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing fatalities of mine workers while wearing self-contained oxygen breathing apparatuses. Descriptions of the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 26 workers are presented. This report includes a table.
Date: April 1944
Creator: Grove, G. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bowie-Gavin Process: Its Application to the Cracking of Tars and Heavy Oils, Also to the Recovery of Oil from Oil-Soaked Sands or Shales, or from Oil Shales (open access)

The Bowie-Gavin Process: Its Application to the Cracking of Tars and Heavy Oils, Also to the Recovery of Oil from Oil-Soaked Sands or Shales, or from Oil Shales

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the Bowie-Gavin process. As stated in the introduction, "this paper describes a process and an apparatus designed to recover oil from such deposits" (p. 1). The results of experiments conducted using this process are discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1926
Creator: Bowie, C. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gypsum Products: Their Preparation and Uses (open access)

Gypsum Products: Their Preparation and Uses

Technical report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the different uses of gypsum. The sources and uses of gypsum are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: July 1917
Creator: Stone, Ralph W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Synthetic Liquid Fuels: Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for 1952; Part 2 - Oil from Oil Shale (open access)

Synthetic Liquid Fuels: Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for 1952; Part 2 - Oil from Oil Shale

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over an annual study of synthetic liquid fuel production. Results of the annual study are discussed. This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: January 1953
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mineral Facts and Problems, 1956 (open access)

Mineral Facts and Problems, 1956

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over mineral characteristics, uses, and problems. Descriptions of common minerals and their uses are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1956
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of the Huber-Rydalch Manganese Deposits, Tooele County, Utah (open access)

Investigation of the Huber-Rydalch Manganese Deposits, Tooele County, Utah

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines on the manganese deposits in Tooele County, Utah. The physical features, geology, and descriptions of the deposit samples are listed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: December 1949
Creator: Fry, Eugene & Wilson, Stephen R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining Program: Bureau of Mines Oil-Shale Project, Rifle, Colorado (open access)

Mining Program: Bureau of Mines Oil-Shale Project, Rifle, Colorado

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines on the development of efficient mining methods for producing oil shale. Characteristics of the oil shale deposits of the Green River are presented. The results of core drilling and sampling in this area are also listed. This report includes tables, illustrations, maps, and photographs.
Date: April 1948
Creator: Gardner, E. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diamond Drilling at the Boston Consolidated Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah (open access)

Diamond Drilling at the Boston Consolidated Copper Mine, Salt Lake County, Utah

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over diamond-drilling projects in Salt Lake County. The geology, physical features, and history of the mines are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: November 1949
Creator: Jones, Robert L. & Wilson, Stephen R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Magnetic Surveys in the Iron Springs District: Iron County, Utah (open access)

Magnetic Surveys in the Iron Springs District: Iron County, Utah

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over magnetometer surveys conducted on iron deposits in Utah. Details of the deposits included in the survey are listed. The methods of testing each deposit are also presented. This report includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: January 1950
Creator: Cook, Kenneth L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reservoir-Oil Characteristics, Aneth Field, San Juan County, Utah (open access)

Reservoir-Oil Characteristics, Aneth Field, San Juan County, Utah

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the characteristics of reservoir-oil sampled from San Juan County, Utah. The properties of each sample collected are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1959
Creator: Zaffarano, Richard F.; Cupps, Cecil Q. & Fry, J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reconnaissance of Titaniferous Sandstone Deposits of Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Colorado (open access)

Reconnaissance of Titaniferous Sandstone Deposits of Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Colorado

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over heavy sandstone deposits in the Four-State area of the U.S. Details of the geology and an estimate of resources are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1961
Creator: Dow, Vernon T. & Batty, J. Vance
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trends in the Use of Energy in the Western States, With Particular Reference to Coal (open access)

Trends in the Use of Energy in the Western States, With Particular Reference to Coal

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on energy consumption in the western United States. A focus on coal as the primary energy source is presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: January 1943
Creator: Parry, V. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Chloride Volatilization Process of Ore Treatment (open access)

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
Microscopic Structure and Concentratability of the Important Iron Ores of the United States (open access)

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
Copper Mining in North America (open access)

Copper Mining in North America

From introduction: "In this paper are assembled and summarized many subjects relating to the copper industry in North America. Production of mines and districts, history of the industry in North America. Production of mines and districts, history of the industry, geology, of the principal deposits, and mining methods and costs are discussed."
Date: 1938
Creator: Gardner, E. D.; Johnson, C. H. & Butler, B. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carbonizing Properties: British Columbia, Matanuska Valley (Alaska), and Washington Coals and Blends of Six of Them with Lower Sunnyside (Utah) Coals (open access)

Carbonizing Properties: British Columbia, Matanuska Valley (Alaska), and Washington Coals and Blends of Six of Them with Lower Sunnyside (Utah) Coals

From Introduction and Summary: "This report gives results of an investigation of the carbonizing properties of 18 coals, including 2 from Alaska, 12 from British Columbia, 3 from Washington, and 1 from Utah. Each coal was carbonized in the standard 13-inch Bureau of Mines-American Gas Association (BM-AGA) retort at 900 degrees C."
Date: 1952
Creator: Davis, J. D.; Reynolds, D. A.; Brewer, R. E.; Naugle, B. W.; Wolfson, D. E.; Gibson, F. H. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library