The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Tennessee (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Tennessee

Report documenting the suitability of Tennessee for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials, water sources, and local interest.
Date: August 6, 1951
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of North Dakota and South Dakota (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of North Dakota and South Dakota

Report documenting the suitability of North Dakota and South Dakota for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials, water sources, and local interest...add details/adjust
Date: August 10, 1951
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Mississippi (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Mississippi

Report documenting the suitability of Mississippi for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials, water sources, and local interest.
Date: August 1, 1950
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Canadian Gypsum Industry (open access)

The Canadian Gypsum Industry

From introduction: The production of gypsum is one of the oldest industries in Canada, and in point of gypsum output Canada ranks third among the countries of the world. Gypsum was discovered in the Maritime Provinces at a very early date, but there is no authentic record..of production until about 1822, when gypsum was mined on a small scale in Ontario. Since.then the production has grown slowly but steadily to more than a million tons. In 1928 the output was 1,205,846 short tons, valued at $3,622,007.
Date: August 1929
Creator: Santmyers, R. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recovery of Gasoline from Uncondensed Still Vapors (open access)

Recovery of Gasoline from Uncondensed Still Vapors

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing fuel recovery from uncondensed vapors. As stated in the introduction, "this paper aims to show the possibility of increasing the gasoline yield from the crude by the recovery of considerable gasoline that is now lost by remaining uncondensed" (p. 1). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1923
Creator: Dow, D. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ringelmann Smoke Chart (Revision of I.C. 6888) (open access)

Ringelmann Smoke Chart (Revision of I.C. 6888)

Revised report discussing the Ringelmann Smoke Chart, describing the history and background of the chart, its use, and how to read it.
Date: August 1955
Creator: Burdick, L. R. & Kudlich, Rudolph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quartz and Silica: Part 1. - General Summary (open access)

Quartz and Silica: Part 1. - General Summary

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing quartz and silica minerals. As stated in the foreword, "the purpose of the present paper is to assemble brief summaries of the many widely differing industries engaged in the production and preparation of these minerals in their principal commercial forms" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: August 1931
Creator: Santmyers, Reigart Meredith
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petroleum Refineries, Including Cracking Plants in the United States, January 1, 1948 (open access)

Petroleum Refineries, Including Cracking Plants in the United States, January 1, 1948

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the petroleum refineries and cracking plants throughout the United States. As stated in the introduction, "in this publication the capacities of petroleum refineries and cracking plants in the United States on January 1, 1948, are listed, according to the latest annual survey of the Bureau of Mines" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and a map.
Date: August 1948
Creator: Lott, F. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vapor-Pressure Chart for Volatile Hydrocarbons (open access)

Vapor-Pressure Chart for Volatile Hydrocarbons

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the construction of a vapor-pressure chart. A description of the vapor-pressure chart is presented. This report includes illustrations.
Date: August 1942
Creator: Smith, R. Vincent
System: The UNT Digital Library
Marketing Mineral Pigments (open access)

Marketing Mineral Pigments

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the use of mineral pigments. The importance of pigments is presented along with a description of import and export trends of minerals. This report includes tables.
Date: August 1942
Creator: Harness, Charles L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Reconnaissance of Lode Mines and Prospects in the Bohemia Mining District, Lane and Douglas Counties, Oregon (open access)

A Reconnaissance of Lode Mines and Prospects in the Bohemia Mining District, Lane and Douglas Counties, Oregon

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the lode mines in the Bohemia Mining District of Oregon. The geological properties and mining activities are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Taber, John W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Considerations in the Recovery of Magnesia from Dolomite (open access)

Economic Considerations in the Recovery of Magnesia from Dolomite

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the recovery of magnesia from dolomite. Processes and methods of recovery are described. This report includes tables.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Schallis, Alvin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thickness of Bituminous Coal and Lignite Seams Mined in 1965 (open access)

Thickness of Bituminous Coal and Lignite Seams Mined in 1965

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the thickness of coal seams mined in the United States between 1945 and 1965. Locations, and production of coal seams are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Young, W. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engineering Study of the Rodessa Oil Field in Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas (open access)

Engineering Study of the Rodessa Oil Field in Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over drilling operations in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Results of the operations are discussed. This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Hill, Harry Blackburn & Guthrie, R. K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petroleum-Engineering Study of the Carthage Gas Field, Panola County, Texas (open access)

Petroleum-Engineering Study of the Carthage Gas Field, Panola County, Texas

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over petroleum-engineering studies conducted in Carthage, Texas. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Wilhelm, C. J.; Harris, H. M. & Harlin, M. N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on the Use of Low-Grade Fuel in Europe (open access)

Notes on the Use of Low-Grade Fuel in Europe

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of low-grade fuel use in Europe. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: August 1915
Creator: Fernald, R. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gas Masks for Gasoline and Petroleum Vapors (open access)

Gas Masks for Gasoline and Petroleum Vapors

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over gas masks developed for gasoline and petroleum vapors. Descriptions of different types of gas masks developed are presented. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: August 1924
Creator: Katz, Sidney H. & Bloomfield, J. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gas Masks for Gases Met in Fighting Fires (open access)

Gas Masks for Gases Met in Fighting Fires

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the development of gas masks designed for fighting fires. The characteristics of the different types of masks in development are presented. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1921
Creator: Fieldner, Arno Carl; Katz, Sidney H. & Kinney, Selwyne P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiment Stations of the Bureau of Mines (open access)

Experiment Stations of the Bureau of Mines

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the eleven experiment stations established near important mining fields. The work done by the stations are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1919
Creator: Manning, Van. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Engineering Problems of the Panama Canal in Their Relation to Geology and Topography (open access)

Some Engineering Problems of the Panama Canal in Their Relation to Geology and Topography

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over issues encountered during construction of the Panama Canal. As stated in the introduction, "this report aims to discuss, from the viewpoint of the mining geologist, the bearing of topographic and geologic conditions on certain problems that arose in the construction of the Panama Canal" (p. 7). This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1915
Creator: MacDonald, Donald F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Stress Ellipsoid Determination in a Rock-Burst-Prone Area at a 4,000-Foot Depth, Galena Mine, Wallace, Idaho (open access)

Stress Ellipsoid Determination in a Rock-Burst-Prone Area at a 4,000-Foot Depth, Galena Mine, Wallace, Idaho

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over a study on "stress determinations in an area known to be under high stress concentration induced by prior mining operations" (p. 2). The geology, procedures, and instrumentation are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1967
Creator: Ageton, Robert W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Leadville Drainage Tunnel, Lake County, Colorado (open access)

The Leadville Drainage Tunnel, Lake County, Colorado

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the Leadville Drainage Tunnel. Descriptions and details about the tunnel are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Elgin, Robert A.; Volin, M. E. & Townsend, James W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigations of Salt River Vanadium Deposits, Lincoln County, Wyoming (open access)

Investigations of Salt River Vanadium Deposits, Lincoln County, Wyoming

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the vanadium deposits of Lincoln County, Wyoming. As stated in the introduction, "the work performed by the Bureau of Mines is explained in detail and supplemented with plans, sections, and a complete set of sample analyses. Proposed mining methods are discussed, and metallurgical tests are outlined" (p. 2). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Allsman, Paul T.; Majors, Forest H.; Mahoney, Stanford R. & Young, W. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Casper Mountain Chromite Deposits, Natrona County, Wyoming (open access)

Investigation of Casper Mountain Chromite Deposits, Natrona County, Wyoming

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over a large chromite deposit on Casper Mountain. Description of the deposit is listed. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Horton, Frederick W. & Allsman, Paul T.
System: The UNT Digital Library