The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Louisiana (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Louisiana

Report documenting the suitability of Louisiana for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials, water sources, and local interest.
Date: October 8, 1961
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Magnetite and Ilmenite Resources, Iron Mountain Area, Albany County, Wyoming (open access)

Magnetite and Ilmenite Resources, Iron Mountain Area, Albany County, Wyoming

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing magnetite and ilmenite mining methods and practices. As stated in the introduction, "this report summarizes the exploration of the titaniferous iron deposits in the Iron Mountain area, Albany County, Wyo." (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Dow, Vernon T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
India's Iron and Steel Industry (open access)

India's Iron and Steel Industry

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing iron and steel reserves in India. Description of the country's iron and steel industry is presented. This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Nahai, Lotfollah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vanadium: A Materials Survey (open access)

Vanadium: A Materials Survey

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing vanadium. History, geology, properties, production methods, and uses of vanadium are presented. This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Busch, Phillip M. & Fischer, R. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Literature on Coal: A Guide to Abstracts and Translations (open access)

Foreign Literature on Coal: A Guide to Abstracts and Translations

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing translations of scientific literature on coal and coal technologies. As stated in the introduction, "this guide describes only the sources used to obtain information on foreign coal technology" (p. 1). This report includes tables.
Date: 1961
Creator: Esfandiary, Mary S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining Methods and Costs, Regal Asbestos, Mine Jaquays Mining Corp., Gila County, Arizona (open access)

Mining Methods and Costs, Regal Asbestos, Mine Jaquays Mining Corp., Gila County, Arizona

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the mining costs and methods of the Regal asbestos mine in Arizona. Location, history, production, and development details are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Stewart, L. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methods for Producing Secondary Copper (open access)

Methods for Producing Secondary Copper

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing production of secondary copper. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this report is to present a complete collection of information on secondary copper in a single publication" (p. 1-2). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Spendlove, Max J.
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
Uranium Mining in the Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Incorporated (open access)

Uranium Mining in the Lukachukai Mountains, Apache County, Arizona, Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Incorporated

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing uranium mining methods. As stated in the introduction, "this report is one of a series published by the Federal Bureau of Mines to describe methods and costs of mining uranium on the Colorado Plateau" (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Dare, Wilbert Leland
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining, Milling, and Water-Control Methods, Rosiclare Fluorspar Works, Aluminum Company of America (open access)

Mining, Milling, and Water-Control Methods, Rosiclare Fluorspar Works, Aluminum Company of America

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mining methods of the Rosiclare Fluorspar mine and mill. As stated in the introduction, "the publication covers exploration, development, mining and milling practices, mine-drainage problems, and other activities and is presented as part of the Bureau of Mines series of publications on mining and milling practices in various parts of the United States" (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Schaefer, Ronald W.; Harrison, William H. & Myslinski, Frank J.
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
Uranium Mining Methods and Costs at Several Mines on the Colorado Plateau (open access)

Uranium Mining Methods and Costs at Several Mines on the Colorado Plateau

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing uranium mining costs and methods on the Colorado Plateau. Costs of labor, transportation, and explosives, as well as mining methods and practices used, are presented. This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Dare, Wilbert Leland
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sinking a Large-Diameter Concrete-Lined Access Shaft: Harold D. Roberts Tunnel, Colorado (open access)

Sinking a Large-Diameter Concrete-Lined Access Shaft: Harold D. Roberts Tunnel, Colorado

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing sinking and excavation of large-diameter access shafts. As stated in the introduction, "this information circular describes the application of modern methods and equipment in sinking a vertical, 916-foot-deep by 16-foot-diameter, concrete-lined access shaft for the Harold D. Roberts tunnel near Montezuma, Colo." (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Bolmer, R. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining and Furnacing Mercury Ore at the New Idria Mine, San Benito County, California (open access)

Mining and Furnacing Mercury Ore at the New Idria Mine, San Benito County, California

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mining methods and operations of mercury at the New Idria Mine. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this report is to promote the development and conservation of our mineral resources by dissemination of technological information on mining and processing procedures, and related practices at operating mines" (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Linn, R. K. & Dietrick, W. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Developments in Fire-Resistant Hydraulic Fluids for Underground Use (open access)

Recent Developments in Fire-Resistant Hydraulic Fluids for Underground Use

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the use of fire-resistant hydraulic fluids in coal mines. As stated in the summary, "this report reviews investigations to determine the fire hazard in coal mining when using flammable petroleum hydraulic oils to actuate mining equipment and summarizes research by the Bureau of Mines and industry on fire-resistant hydraulic fluids" (p. 1). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Polack, Samuel P.; Smith, Allan F. & Barthe, Henry P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Developments in Waterflooding and Pressure Maintenance in Osage County, Oklahoma Oilfields, 1961 (open access)

Developments in Waterflooding and Pressure Maintenance in Osage County, Oklahoma Oilfields, 1961

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing waterflooding techniques used in Osage County, Oklahoma. As stated in the introduction, "information on each individual project covered in this report includes the early history, methods used to complete wells, source and treatment of water, description of automatic custody-transfer systems, oil production-decline curves, mineral analysis of waters, typical electric logs and core analyses, development maps, and the results of waterflooding" (p. 2). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1961
Creator: Johnston, Kenneth H. & Castagno, Joe L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Soviet Seven-Year Plan (1959-65) for Oil (open access)

The Soviet Seven-Year Plan (1959-65) for Oil

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the Soviet plan to increase oil production between 1959 and 1965. As stated in the introduction, "this report, based almost entirely on Soviet petroleum literature, describes the planned expansion of the U.S.S.R. petroleum industry and attempts to provide some idea of the magnitude of future Soviet oil exports" (p. 2). This report includes tables, and a map.
Date: 1961
Creator: Frendzel, Donald J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Subsurface Saline Water Sources for Waterflooding in North Texas (open access)

Subsurface Saline Water Sources for Waterflooding in North Texas

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over water-supply wells in North Texas. As stated in the summary, "averages of well characteristics, including static fluid levels, working fluid levels, net thicknesses, producing rates, and depths, are presented and discussed" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1961
Creator: Parrish, Frank, Jr. & Garland, Thomas M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Hydraulic Fracturing in Oklahoma Waterflood Wells (open access)

Effects of Hydraulic Fracturing in Oklahoma Waterflood Wells

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on water flood wells and hydraulic fracturing. As stated in the introduction, "this report presents results of that study and an analysis of some of the factors governing the results of fracture treatment on water flood properties" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1961
Creator: Powell, John Philip & Johnston, Kenneth H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Production and Consumption in the United States: An Analytical Study Based on 1954 Data (open access)

Energy Production and Consumption in the United States: An Analytical Study Based on 1954 Data

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on energy production and consumption. Results of the study are presented. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1961
Creator: Teitelbaum, Perry D.
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
Iron Mountain Titaniferous Magnetite Deposits, Fremont County, Colorado (open access)

Iron Mountain Titaniferous Magnetite Deposits, Fremont County, Colorado

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the Iron Mountain magnetite deposits. As stated in the introduction, "magnetic, gravity, and geologic surveys were made to permit an estimate of the extent and magnitude of the Iron Mountain, Colorado, titaniferous magnetite deposit" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1961
Creator: Becker, Robert M.; Shannon, S. S., Jr. & Rose, C. K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foam-Drive Process for Increasing the Recovery of Oil (open access)

Foam-Drive Process for Increasing the Recovery of Oil

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over tests conducted on the foam-drive process of oil-recovery. Discussion of the foam-drive process is presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: 1961
Creator: Fried, Arthur N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluating Cuyuna Manganese Resources by Sulfatizing (open access)

Evaluating Cuyuna Manganese Resources by Sulfatizing

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over evaluations of manganese deposits. The results of the evaluations are listed. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1961
Creator: Prasky, Charles; Marovelli, Robert Lawrence & Joyce, Floyd E., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library