Analyses of Virginia Coals (open access)

Analyses of Virginia Coals

Report containing several articles discussing coal in the state of Virginia. These articles cover geographic deposition of coal, coal production, mining methods, and analyses of coal samples. Index begins on page 71.
Date: 1926
Creator: Eby, J. Brian, (James Brian), 1896-; Campbell, Marius Robinson, 1858-1940; Paul, J. W.; Fieldner, Arno Carl, 1881-1966; Cooper, Harry Mac, 1882-; Osgood, F. D., 1888-1935 et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Permissible Explosives, Mining Equipment, and Apparatus Approved Prior to January 1, 1924 (open access)

Permissible Explosives, Mining Equipment, and Apparatus Approved Prior to January 1, 1924

Report documenting mining explosives, equipment, and breathing apparatuses approved by the United States Bureau of Mines prior to January 1, 1924.
Date: 1924
Creator: Crawshaw, John Edward, 1880-; Ilsley, L. C., 1880-; Parker, Dorsey J. & Fieldner, Arno Carl, 1881-1966
System: The UNT Digital Library
Production of High-Alumina Slags in the Blast Furnace (open access)

Production of High-Alumina Slags in the Blast Furnace

Technical report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the results of investigations studying the effects of alumina composition on the viscosity of iron slag.
Date: 1928
Creator: Joseph, T. L. (Thomas Leonard), b. 1894; Kinney, S. P. (Selwyne Perez), 1890-1976 & Wood, C. E. (Carl Edwin), b. 1900
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tests of a Powdered-Coal Plant: A Report of Investigations at the Power Plant of the St. Joseph Lead Co., Rivermines, Missouri (open access)

Tests of a Powdered-Coal Plant: A Report of Investigations at the Power Plant of the St. Joseph Lead Co., Rivermines, Missouri

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over tests conducted at the powdered-coal plant in Rivermines, Missouri. The results of boiler tests, dryer tests, and mill tests are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Kreisinger, Henry; Blizard, John; Augustine, C. E. & Cross, B. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Leaching Nonsulphide Copper Ores with Sulphur Dioxide (open access)

Leaching Nonsulphide Copper Ores with Sulphur Dioxide

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the sulfurous acid leaching of the Southwest experiment station. Operations and analyses of the experiment station are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1923
Creator: Van Barneveld, Charles E. & Leaver, Edmund S.
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
Salvage of Material in the Oil Industry (open access)

Salvage of Material in the Oil Industry

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the salvage of necessary equipment for the oil industry. The types of materials that can be salvaged are presented and discussed. This paper includes photographs, and illustrations.
Date: 1929
Creator: Bowie, C. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thermodynamic Properties of Oxygen and Nitrogen (open access)

Thermodynamic Properties of Oxygen and Nitrogen

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the thermodynamics of oxygen and nitrogen. Properties of these elements and methods of estimating thermodynamic data are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: 1928
Creator: Millar, Russell W. & Sullivan, John D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Safe Mechanical Equipment for Use in Shaft Sinking (open access)

Safe Mechanical Equipment for Use in Shaft Sinking

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over shaft sinking safety. Safe mechanical equipment and procedures are discussed. This paper includes illustrations.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Kudlich, R. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bowie-Gavin Process: Its Application to the Cracking of Tars and Heavy Oils, Also to the Recovery of Oil from Oil-Soaked Sands or Shales, or from Oil Shales (open access)

The Bowie-Gavin Process: Its Application to the Cracking of Tars and Heavy Oils, Also to the Recovery of Oil from Oil-Soaked Sands or Shales, or from Oil Shales

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the Bowie-Gavin process. As stated in the introduction, "this paper describes a process and an apparatus designed to recover oil from such deposits" (p. 1). The results of experiments conducted using this process are discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1926
Creator: Bowie, C. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Factors Governing the Entry of Solutions into Ores During Leaching (open access)

Factors Governing the Entry of Solutions into Ores During Leaching

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies on the leaching of copper-bearing ores. As stated in the introduction, the "penetration of the leaching medium into the body of the ore particles" (p. 1) is discussed. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: 1929
Creator: Sullivan, John D.; Keck, Walter E. & Oldright, George L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Graphical Terrane Correction for Gravity Gradient (open access)

Graphical Terrane Correction for Gravity Gradient

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over formula corrections to make up for gravity gradients. The new formulas are presented and discussed in detail. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1929
Creator: Barton, Donald C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quarry Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1919 (open access)

Quarry Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1919

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over quarry accidents reported during the year of 1919. The results of the accident reports collected are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables.
Date: 1921
Creator: Adams, William W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measuring the Variation of Ground Resistivity with a Megger (open access)

Measuring the Variation of Ground Resistivity with a Megger

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over tests conducted on ground resistivity with a megger. The results of the tests are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1928
Creator: Lee, F. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Change Houses in the Lake Superior Region (open access)

Change Houses in the Lake Superior Region

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over change and wash houses in the Lake Superior area. As stated in the introduction, "this paper, with a few exceptions, presents data acquired in a survey, made by the author, of change houses in the Lake Superior region. All buildings, equipment, and practices were studied with regard for the health and welfare of the miner" (p. 1). This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: September 1923
Creator: Kindall, Cleve Edwin
System: The UNT Digital Library
Efficiencies in the Use of Bituminous Coking Coal as Water-Gas Generator Fuel (open access)

Efficiencies in the Use of Bituminous Coking Coal as Water-Gas Generator Fuel

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the use of coking coal as a generator fuel. The results of using coking coal as fuel are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: October 1923
Creator: Odell, W. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geophysical Prospecting: Some Electrical Methods (open access)

Geophysical Prospecting: Some Electrical Methods

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over experiments in electrical methods. The methods and equipment used are presented and described. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1928
Creator: Eve, A. S. & Keys, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Progress in the Thawing of Frozen Gravel in Placer Mining (open access)

Recent Progress in the Thawing of Frozen Gravel in Placer Mining

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over progress made for thawing gravel in placer mines. Different thawing tests are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: June 1922
Creator: Janin, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preparation and Uses of Tar and its Simple Crude Derivatives (open access)

Preparation and Uses of Tar and its Simple Crude Derivatives

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of coal tars. As stated in the introduction, "this paper discusses the uses to which some of the various tars are put and shows briefly the usual methods of working up tar into some of its simple or easily prepared derivatives, for which a market can generally be found" (p. 5). This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: February 1922
Creator: Odell, W. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experiments in Underground Communication Through Earth Strata (open access)

Experiments in Underground Communication Through Earth Strata

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies in mine safety and communication. The methods and equipment used in the studies are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1928
Creator: Ilsley, L. C.; Freeman, H. B. & Zellers, D. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Natural Gas Manual for the Home (open access)

Natural Gas Manual for the Home

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing a manual written for individuals who use natural gas in the home. As stated in the introduction, "its purpose is to tell about the supply, production, and distribution of natural gas, so that the necessity for preventing waste will be better understood" (p. 1). This report includes a map, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1922
Creator: Cattell, R. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Typical Methods and Devices for Handling Oil-Contaminated Water from Ships and Industrial Plants (open access)

Typical Methods and Devices for Handling Oil-Contaminated Water from Ships and Industrial Plants

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over oil-contaminated water. As stated in the introduction, this paper discusses "the development of suitable apparatus for handling and disposing of oil wastes in order to prevent the pollution of navigable waters" (p. 1). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1926
Creator: Lane, F. W.; Bauer, A. D.; Fisher, H. F. & Harding, P. N.
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
Experiments in the Use of Back Pressures on Oil Wells (open access)

Experiments in the Use of Back Pressures on Oil Wells

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over experiments conducted on the back pressure of oil wells. The results of the experiments are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: September 1924
Creator: Swigart, T. E. & Bopp, C. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library