Methods and Costs of Stripping and Mining at the United Verde Open-Pit Mine, Jerome, Arizona (open access)

Methods and Costs of Stripping and Mining at the United Verde Open-Pit Mine, Jerome, Arizona

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the mining practices and expenses of the United Verde open-pit mine west of Jerome, Arizona. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this paper is to present the methods used in developing and operating the mine, and to discuss the problems encountered" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: February 1930
Creator: Alenius, E. M. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control of Metallurgical and mineral dusts and fumes in Los Angeles County, California (open access)

Control of Metallurgical and mineral dusts and fumes in Los Angeles County, California

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing metallurgical and mineral fumes and dusts in Los Angeles County, California. Properties of dusts and fumes from different minerals are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: April 1952
Creator: Allen, Glenn L.; Viets, Floyd H. & McCabe, Louis C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
World Survey of Tantalum Ore (open access)

World Survey of Tantalum Ore

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the occurrences of tantalum in different areas of the world. The tantalum deposits are described in reference to each individual country that it is found in. This report includes maps, tables, and illustrations.
Date: March 1945
Creator: Baker, James S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Survey of Dust-Control Practices in the Coal-Mining Industry (open access)

Survey of Dust-Control Practices in the Coal-Mining Industry

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing dust-control of coal mining operations. As stated in the summary, "this circular presents results of a survey conducted by the Bureau of Mines to ascertain the extent to which dust-control practices are employed in the coal-mining industry" (p. 1). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Barnes, R. W.; Gregory, M. J.; Owings, C. W. & Berger, L. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Procedure of the Purchasing and Supply Departments of the Miami Copper Company, Miami, Arizona (open access)

Procedure of the Purchasing and Supply Departments of the Miami Copper Company, Miami, Arizona

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the purchasing procedures documented by the Miami Copper Company in Arizona. Supplies, invoices, discounts, and accounting procedures are described in detail. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: May 1932
Creator: Bishop, Fred L. & Keller, Albert E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Summer 1955 (open access)

National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Summer 1955

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing surveys conducted on the motor gasoline sold during the summer of 1955. The amount, location, and price of gasoline sold during this time are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and a map.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Blade, O. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Summer 1956 (open access)

National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Summer 1956

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing surveys conducted on the motor gasoline sold during the summer of 1956. The amount, location, and price of gasoline sold during this time are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and a map.
Date: February 1957
Creator: Blade, O. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Winter 1955-56 (open access)

National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Winter 1955-56

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing surveys conducted on the motor gasoline sold during the winter of 1955-1956. The amount, location, and price of gasoline sold during this time are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and a map.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Blade, O. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Winter 1956-57 (open access)

National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Winter 1956-57

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing surveys conducted on the motor gasoline sold during the winter of 1956-1957. The amount, location, and price of gasoline sold during this time are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and a map.
Date: July 1957
Creator: Blade, O. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalog of Recorded Exploration Drilling and Mine Workings, Tri-State Zinc-Lead District--Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma (open access)

Catalog of Recorded Exploration Drilling and Mine Workings, Tri-State Zinc-Lead District--Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mining practices conducted in the tri-state district of Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. As stated in the introduction, "the catalog preserves the records of accomplished explorations and mine developments in the district and provides a readily available source of information for individuals and firms interested in planning mineral explorations, Government agencies estimating of reserves of mineral resources, and the mining industry for general use" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations
Date: 1960
Creator: Brichta, Louis Chanborn
System: The UNT Digital Library
Accident Experience: Iron-Ore Mines, Lake Superior District, 1940-43 (open access)

Accident Experience: Iron-Ore Mines, Lake Superior District, 1940-43

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the iron-ore mining accident experience in the Lake Superior District. Frequency and severity rates of accidents between 1940 and 1943 are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: May 1945
Creator: Cash, Frank E. & Larsen, Reuben D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium-Mining Practices and Costs at Ten Salt Wash Lease Operations of Union Carbide Nuclear Co. (open access)

Uranium-Mining Practices and Costs at Ten Salt Wash Lease Operations of Union Carbide Nuclear Co.

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the mining costs and methods of uranium ores in Colorado. As stated in the introduction, "this report describes the relatively small-scale operations of the Salt Wash miner: the mining methods followed, the equipment used, and the production costs" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1959
Creator: Dare, W. L.
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
Some Haulage and Hoisting Hazards in Western Mines (open access)

Some Haulage and Hoisting Hazards in Western Mines

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing safety hazards in western mines. Mine hoisting and haulage accidents are presented. Accident prevention is also discussed. This report includes tables.
Date: December 1942
Creator: Denny, E. H. & Humphrey, H. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Method and Cost of Dredging Sand and Gravel by the Ohio River Sand Co., Louisville, Kentucky (open access)

Method and Cost of Dredging Sand and Gravel by the Ohio River Sand Co., Louisville, Kentucky

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing dredging methods of used by the Ohio River Sand Company. The different methods and costs used to recover gravel and sand are described. This report includes tables and illustrations.
Date: January 1931
Creator: Duffy, J. Hamilton
System: The UNT Digital Library
Microfilming Maps of Abandoned Anthracite Mines: Mines in the Wyoming Basin, Northern Anthracite Field (open access)

Microfilming Maps of Abandoned Anthracite Mines: Mines in the Wyoming Basin, Northern Anthracite Field

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing a program for microfilming maps of abandoned mines in the Pennsylvania anthracite region. As stated in the introduction, "this report contains a catalog of films covering 68 of the 72 mines in the Wyoming Basin of the Northern anthracite field. Maps of active mines are not included" (p. 4). This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: June 1968
Creator: Eaton, W. L. & Gait, G. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining Practices at Four Uranium Properties in the Gas Hills, Wyoming (open access)

Mining Practices at Four Uranium Properties in the Gas Hills, Wyoming

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the mining practices at Gas Hills, Wyoming. As stated in the abstract, "this report, based on information made available by four uranium-producing companies, describes the geology, exploration, open-pit development and mining, and shaft sinking in the Gas Hills uranium district of Wyoming" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1963
Creator: Everett, F. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report of Research and Technologic Work on Coal: Fiscal Year 1941 (open access)

Annual Report of Research and Technologic Work on Coal: Fiscal Year 1941

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the annual report over the research and technology of coal during 1941. As stated in the foreword, "these investigations increase our fund of exact knowledge on the properties and composition of American coals and lead to better methods in mining, preparing, storing, and utilizing coal" (p. 4). This report includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and a map.
Date: November 1941
Creator: Fieldner, Arno Carl & Schmidt, L. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report of Research and Technologic Work on Coal: Fiscal Year 1943 (open access)

Annual Report of Research and Technologic Work on Coal: Fiscal Year 1943

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the annual report over the research and technology of coal during 1943. The report describes mining methods, and properties of coal. This report includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and a map.
Date: February 1944
Creator: Fieldner, Arno Carl; Beltz, J. C. & Fisher, P. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Safety Cars of the United States Bureau of Mines (open access)

Safety Cars of the United States Bureau of Mines

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the mine stations and safety cars used to reach miners in distress. As stated in the report, "the purpose, equipment, personnel, and construction of its safety cars" is presented. This report includes an illustration, and a map.
Date: March 1931
Creator: Forbes, J. J. & Ankeny, M. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Explosions in West Virginia: 1883-1933 (open access)

Coal-Mine Explosions in West Virginia: 1883-1933

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing explosions in coal mines that occurred in West Virginia between 1883 and 1933. The number of fatalities, and safety prevention methods are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: September 1934
Creator: Forbes, J. J. & Owings, C. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Manganese Situation from a Domestic Standpoint (open access)

The Manganese Situation from a Domestic Standpoint

From page 1: The purpose of this circular is to show the degree of dependence of the United States upon foreign sources for the manganese required by its industries.
Date: April 1927
Creator: Furness, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Open Schedules for Gold and Silver Ores and Concentrates at Western Custom Smelters (open access)

Open Schedules for Gold and Silver Ores and Concentrates at Western Custom Smelters

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the smelting schedules for the operators of silver and gold mines. As stated in the introduction, "the paper discusses smelting schedules, general smelting practices that have a bearing on rates, and the reasons for penalties or credits for certain constituents of ores" (p. 1). This report includes tables.
Date: December 1936
Creator: Gardner, E. D. & Allsman, Paul T.
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