Economic Methods of Utilizing Western Lignites (open access)

Economic Methods of Utilizing Western Lignites

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over western lignite. The economic use of these lignite deposits is discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: November 1915
Creator: Babcock, E. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Construction and Operation of a Single-Tube Cracking Furnace for Making Gasoline (open access)

Construction and Operation of a Single-Tube Cracking Furnace for Making Gasoline

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the construction of cracking furnaces for gasoline production. Descriptions of the equipment used for construction are presented and discussed. This paper includes photographs.
Date: July 1915
Creator: Bowie, C. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Occurrence of Explosive Gases in Coal Mines (open access)

Occurrence of Explosive Gases in Coal Mines

From Introduction: "This report presents the results of an investigation begun by the Government in the summer of 1907, the investigation being started under the immediate supervision of Dr. J. A Holmes and continued under him as director after it was transferred to the Bureau of Mines in 1910, the field studies being completed in the spring of 1912. The purpose of the investigation was to obtain information on the origin of the inflammable gases in coal and the conditions under which they occur."
Date: 1915
Creator: Darton, N. H.
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
Graphic Studies of Ultimate Analyses of Coals (open access)

Graphic Studies of Ultimate Analyses of Coals

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of analyses of coals. The results are discussed and presented on various diagrams. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: December 1915
Creator: Ralston, Oliver C. & Porter, Horace C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methods of Preventing and Limiting Explosions in Coal Mines (open access)

Methods of Preventing and Limiting Explosions in Coal Mines

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over safety prevention in coal mines. Preventing mine explosions is emphasized. Methods used in mine safety are discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: April 1915
Creator: Rice, George S. & Jones, L. M.
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: October, 1914, to April, 1915 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: October, 1914, to April, 1915

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
United States Mining Statutes Annotated: Part 1 - Sections and Statutes Relating to Metalliferous and Coal Mining (open access)

United States Mining Statutes Annotated: Part 1 - Sections and Statutes Relating to Metalliferous and Coal Mining

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the mining statutes for metalliferous and coal mining. The statutes are presented and discussed in detail.
Date: 1915
Creator: Thompson, Joseph Wesley
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Mining Statutes Annotated: Part 2- Miscellaneous Mining Subjects (open access)

United States Mining Statutes Annotated: Part 2- Miscellaneous Mining Subjects

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over mining statutes in the United States. Different laws are presented and discussed according to the state in which they apply.
Date: 1915
Creator: Thompson, Joseph Wesley
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Vapor Pressure of Arsenic Trioxide (open access)

The Vapor Pressure of Arsenic Trioxide

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of vapor pressure. The methods and equipment used for the investigations are presented. The results are discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: March 1915
Creator: Welch, H. V. & Duschak, L. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mine-Ventilation Stoppings: with Especial Reference to Coal Mines in Illinois (open access)

Mine-Ventilation Stoppings: with Especial Reference to Coal Mines in Illinois

Purpose of Report: "In this report an attempt is made to discuss the first cost of each of several types of mine-ventilation stoppings, as well as the total annual expenses of maintaining a stopping during its required period of service."
Date: 1915
Creator: Williams, R. Y.
System: The UNT Digital Library