Coal Carbonization: Carbonizing Properties of Medium-Volatile Coals of Different Types (open access)

Coal Carbonization: Carbonizing Properties of Medium-Volatile Coals of Different Types

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the characteristics of different coal varieties after carbonization. The properties of these different coals are presented. This report includes tables, and photographs.
Date: April 1944
Creator: Reynolds, D. A. & Davies, J. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Fatalities in March, 1931 (open access)

Coal-Mine Fatalities in March, 1931

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the coal mine related deaths that occurred during the month of March, 1931. The number of fatalities and their causes are listed. This report includes tables.
Date: April 1931
Creator: Adams, William Waugh & Chenoweth, L.
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
A Convenient Table for Determining Metastable Transitions in Mass Spectra (open access)

A Convenient Table for Determining Metastable Transitions in Mass Spectra

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines on a table developed for determining metastable transitions. The table is presented. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1957
Creator: Meyer, R. A. & Earnshaw, D. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Copper Mines and Prospects Adjacent to Landlocked Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska (open access)

Copper Mines and Prospects Adjacent to Landlocked Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over explorations to find prospective copper mines near Valdez, Alaska. The results of the explorations are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: April 1957
Creator: Mihelich, Miro & Wells, R. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diesel Engines Underground: [Part] 4. Effect on Composition of Exhaust Gas of Variables Influencing Fuel Injection (open access)

Diesel Engines Underground: [Part] 4. Effect on Composition of Exhaust Gas of Variables Influencing Fuel Injection

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over diesel engine operations. As stated in the introduction, "it is the purpose of this report to present such data and to reemphasize the importance of adequate maintenance for diesel engines used underground" (p. 2). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Holtz, John C.; Berger, L. B.; Elliott, M. A. & Schrenk, H. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Educational Agencies in Mining Communities (open access)

Educational Agencies in Mining Communities

Report on the importance of industrial education in the mining sector. It explains general education and facilities for specialized education for proficiency in a given field.
Date: April 1920
Creator: Read, Thomas Thornton, 1880-1947
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Marshall County, West Virginia (open access)

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Marshall County, West Virginia

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking-coal reserves of Marshall County, West Virginia. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Dowd, James J.; Provost, John M.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Wyoming County, West Virginia (open access)

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Wyoming County, West Virginia

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines evaluating the reserves of coking coal in Wyoming County, West Virginia. The report also lists properties of coal and coal blends from the area. This report includes maps and tables.
Date: April 1953
Creator: Wallace, Joseph J.; Dowd, James J.; Tavenner, William H.; Provost, John M.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Exploration of Red Mountain Chromite Deposits, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska (open access)

Exploration of Red Mountain Chromite Deposits, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines investigating the chromite deposits of Red Mountain on Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. Research methods include surface sampling and core drilling. The report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: April 1946
Creator: Rutledge, Franklin A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Exploration of Stiner and Bunch Hollow Zinc Properties, Powell River Area, Union and Claiborne Counties, Tennessee (open access)

Exploration of Stiner and Bunch Hollow Zinc Properties, Powell River Area, Union and Claiborne Counties, Tennessee

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the exploration of zinc ore deposits surrounding the Powell River area in Tennessee. Drilling methods and ore concentrates are presented. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: April 1946
Creator: Sayrs, Richard L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extinguishing Fire with Carbon Dioxide in the Valier Mine, Valier Coal Company, Valier, Franklin County, Illinois (open access)

Extinguishing Fire with Carbon Dioxide in the Valier Mine, Valier Coal Company, Valier, Franklin County, Illinois

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mining fires, and the use of carbon dioxide as fire control. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this circular is to describe the sealing off of a mine fire and subsequent use of carbon dioxide gas to extinguish it" (p. 2). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1950
Creator: Westfield, James; Brumbaugh, H. C. & Whittaker, R. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fighting a Fire in Number 59 Mine, Peabody Coal Company, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (open access)

Fighting a Fire in Number 59 Mine, Peabody Coal Company, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing an electrical fire in the No. 59 mine in Springfield, Illinois. Details surrounding the fire are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: April 1950
Creator: O'Connor, J. A.; Malesky, J. S. & Higgins, T. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flood-Prevention Projects at Pennsylvania Anthracite Mines: Progress Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1947 (open access)

Flood-Prevention Projects at Pennsylvania Anthracite Mines: Progress Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1947

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the progress made on flood prevention in anthracite mines. As stated in the report, "the broad objective of the investigative work was to obtain factual data on: 1. anthracite reserves of Pennsylvania, 2. underground water pools, 3. barrier pillars, 4. the "buried valley" of the Susquehanna River, and 5. infiltration of surface water into underground mine workings" (p. 4). This report includes tables, graphs, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: April 1948
Creator: Ash, S. H.; Cassap, W. E.; Eaton, W. L.; Hughes, Karl; Romischer, W. M. & Westfield, James
System: The UNT Digital Library
Georgia Mica Spots: Cherokee, Upson, Lamar, and Monroe Counties (open access)

Georgia Mica Spots: Cherokee, Upson, Lamar, and Monroe Counties

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of mica deposits throughout four counties in Georgia. Descriptions of the physical features of the mines, and deposits are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and photographs.
Date: April 1948
Creator: Beck, William A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydraulic Mine Filling: Its Use in the Pennsylvania Anthracite Fields, A Preliminary Report (open access)

Hydraulic Mine Filling: Its Use in the Pennsylvania Anthracite Fields, A Preliminary Report

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on hydraulic mine filling. The different uses of this type of mine filling are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1913
Creator: Enzian, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogenation of Petroleum and Lignite Tar Distillates (open access)

Hydrogenation of Petroleum and Lignite Tar Distillates

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines regarding the operation of the Coal Hydrogenation Demonstration Plant in Missouri. This report summarizes the operating experience gained and the characteristics of the products created during operation of the plant. The report includes graphs, tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1950
Creator: Clarke, E. A.; Chaffee, C. C. & Hirst, L. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Coal Deposits in the Coal Creek District, Gunnison County, Colorado: Progress Report 1 (open access)

Investigation of Coal Deposits in the Coal Creek District, Gunnison County, Colorado: Progress Report 1

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines on studies of coal deposits of the Coal Creek district. The physicality, geology, and characteristics of samples are listed. This report includes tables, and a map.
Date: April 1947
Creator: Toenges, Albert L.; Turnbull, Louis A.; Davis, J. D. & Reynolds, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Manganese Areas, Hammond Plantation and Hodgdon Townships, Southern District, Aroostook County, Maine (open access)

Investigation of Manganese Areas, Hammond Plantation and Hodgdon Townships, Southern District, Aroostook County, Maine

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on manganese deposits of Aroostook County, Maine. Descriptions of the deposits, and the results of the study are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: April 1958
Creator: Eilertsen, Nils A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Meta-Anthracite in Newport and Providence Counties, Rhode Island: Petrography, Chemical Characteristics, and Geology of Deposits: I. Investigation of the Field and the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of the Deposits; II. Preliminary Geologic Study of the Portsmouth and Cranston Areas, Rhode Island; III. General Conclusions (open access)

Investigation of Meta-Anthracite in Newport and Providence Counties, Rhode Island: Petrography, Chemical Characteristics, and Geology of Deposits: I. Investigation of the Field and the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of the Deposits; II. Preliminary Geologic Study of the Portsmouth and Cranston Areas, Rhode Island; III. General Conclusions

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the meta-anthracite of Rhode Island. The physical and chemical characteristics, geology, and petrography of the deposits are presented in three parts. The methods used in the study are also listed. This report includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: April 1948
Creator: Toenges, Albert L.; Turnbull, Louis A.; Neale, Arthur; Schopf, J. M.; Abernethy, R. F. & Quinn, Alonzo W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Shawangunk Mine Zinc-Lead Deposit, Near Summitville, Sullivan County, New York (open access)

Investigation of Shawangunk Mine Zinc-Lead Deposit, Near Summitville, Sullivan County, New York

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the Shawangunk mine near Sullivan County, New York. This study investigated the zinc-lead deposits found at the site. The report includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: April 1950
Creator: Eilertsen, N. A.
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
Mechanical Mining in Some Bituminous-Coal Mines: Progress Report 6. Extraction of Pillars with Mechanized Equipment (open access)

Mechanical Mining in Some Bituminous-Coal Mines: Progress Report 6. Extraction of Pillars with Mechanized Equipment

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mechanical mining processes in bituminous coal mines. As stated in the introduction, "this is the sixth of a series of publications that describe methods and practices in mining coal mechanically" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1952
Creator: Haley, Wilbur A.; Shields, Joseph J.; Toenges, Albert L. & Turnbull, Louis A.
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