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Temperatures in Cabs of Freight Locomotives Passing Through Tunnels of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on experiments conducted to improve the cab conditions of freight engines. The temperature, gas content, and other properties are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date:
July 1924
Creator:
Katz, S. H. & Meiter, Edward George
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Fatalities in May, 1926
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the coal-mining related deaths in May, 1926. The 126 accidents are documented and categorized. The accidents are analyzed in order to prevent future accidents, and to implement safety procedures. This report includes tables.
Date:
June 1926
Creator:
Adams, William Waugh
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Accident-Severity Rates For Certain Metal Mines
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the severity of accidents in the metal-mine industry. 34 metal-mines documented the number and severity of all accidents over the course if one calendar year. This report includes tables.
Date:
September 1926
Creator:
Adams, William Waugh
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Talc Mining in New York
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the talc deposits in New York state. The report includes details on the geology of the deposits, and the mining and milling of the talc. This report contains illustrations.
Date:
October 1920
Creator:
Ladoo, Raymond B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Destructive Distillation of Mixtures of Oil and Coal
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the characteristics and behavior of oil and coal distillation processes. The effectiveness of the distillation processes and the properties of the oil and coal mixtures are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date:
December 1921
Creator:
Davis, Joseph D.; Place, Palmer B. & Scott, G. S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Drilling and Dustiness of Metal-Mine Air
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the air quality in metal-mines after using wet drills. Dust samples are collected and compared to samples collected from similar metal-mines in South Africa and Australia. This report includes tables.
Date:
March 1922
Creator:
Harrington, D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Results of Assays of the New Albany Oil-Shale
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on a survey of the New Albany oil-shale deposits in Indiana. The experimental procedures for surveying and sampling these shale deposits are presented in detail. This report includes tables, and graphs.
Date:
June 1923
Creator:
Reeves, John R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Oxygen or Oxygenated Air in Metallurgical and Allied Processes: Report of the Committee for the Application of Oxygen or Oxygenated Air
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the possibilities of applying oxygenated air during metallurgical and allied processes. The methods and results of applying oxygenated air to these processes are presented. This report includes tables and graphs.
Date:
July 1923
Creator:
Davis, F. W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Industrial Accidents in the California Oil Fields
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on a study of the causes of employee accidents in California oil fields during the year of 1921 - 1922. This investigation was conducted to develop safety procedures and future accident prevention. This report includes tables.
Date:
December 1923
Creator:
Miller, H. C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Recovery of Gasoline From Uncondensed Still Vapors
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the possibilities of increasing fuel production from crude oil. Methods of recovering oil that is lost by remaining uncondensed are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date:
April 1922
Creator:
Dow, Donald B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Method and Cost of Mining the Thick Freeport Coal in a Second Western Pennsylvania Mine
From introduction: The purpose of this paper is to present a detailed description of the methods employed and the equipment used, with the results obtained in the operation of this mine in the thick Freeport bed on the northern end of the field, near the Alleghegny-Butler county line in western Pennsylvania. It may be classed as a captive mine, as the largest portion of the product is consumed at the by-product plants of the parent company
Date:
July 1929
Creator:
Paul, James Washington & Tomlinson, H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Reduction Mills in Montana in 1925
List of reduction mills in Montana, compiled in the course of investigations of mineral resources of Montana. It includes information about each loaction including: the process, character of ore, when the mill was operated, and custom work; equipment and power used; and capacity in tons.
Date:
March 1927
Creator:
Gerry, C. N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Regulations and Inspection Prevent Accidents from Falls of Roof
Report on the need for regulations and inspections to counter preventable mine roof collapses and resulting injuries and fatalities.
Date:
November 1927
Creator:
Paul, J. W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Practical Underground Education of the Coal Miner
Report describing information that should be provided for miners when they are first being trained on-site, as well as an explanation about the education program offered by the Practical Mining School at Dawson, New Mexico.
Date:
November 1927
Creator:
Grove, G. W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Survey of Gravities of Domestic Crudes
Report on the comparative gravities of oil extracted from different regions of the United States.
Date:
April 1929
Creator:
Hopkins, G. R. & Coons, A. B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ocher and Ochery Earths
Report about ocher or ochery earth, "a natural mineral pigment composed largely of clay permeated with hydrated iron (ferric oxide)" (p. 2). It includes information about the uses of choer, substitutes, artificial ocher, mining and local deposits, import and export of ocher, and related information.
Date:
May 1929
Creator:
Santmyers, R. M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Meaning of Specifications for Gasoline and Kerosene
Report on how to identify good gasoline and kerosene, written for the average citizen, with an explanation of purchaser and supplier relationships.
Date:
November 1926
Creator:
Kraemer, A. J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Safety in Coal Mining: A Handbook
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing safety measures adopted by mining operations in the United States. As stated in the introduction, "this report deals solely with accidents in coal mines and with the means of prevention that have been determined and officially approved by the bureau" (p. 2). This report includes tables.
Date:
1928
Creator:
Rice, George S.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Dust Explosion Tests in the Experimental Mine 1913-1918, Inclusive
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over experiments conducted on coal-dust explosions. The results of the experiments are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
June 1922
Creator:
Rice, George S.; Jones, Lewis M.; Egy, Willard Leo & Greenwald, H. P.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bibliography of Petroleum and Allied Substances in 1919 and 1920
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines consisting of bibliographies for petroleum bulletins. The bibliographies for bulletins published between 1919 and 1920 are presented.
Date:
January 1923
Creator:
Burroughs, Elizabeth Harding
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Explosives: Their Materials, Constitution, and Analysis
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on types of explosives. Properties, materials, and methods of different explosives are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date:
January 1923
Creator:
Taylor, Carl A. & Rinkenbach, William Henry
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Plastic Magnesia
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the production methods and uses of plastic magnesia. Methods, properties, and uses of plastic magnesia are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
1925
Creator:
Ralston, Oliver C.; Pike, Robert D. & Duschak, Lionel H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Subsidence Due to Coal Mining in Illinois
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations on surface subsidence from coal mining in Illinois. The results of the investigations are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Herbert, Charles Arthur & Rutledge, J. J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library