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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
Technology and Uses of Silica and Sand
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the production and uses of silica. Forms and different uses for silica are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Weigel, W. M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Technology and Uses of Silica and Sand
Report discussing the technology for mining silica and the various uses of silica in industry and the arts.
Date:
1927
Creator:
Weigel, W. M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
What is Known about the Effect of Smoke on Health
From title page: "For some years the Bureau of Mines, in connection with its investigations relating to efficiency in the combustion of fuels, as been engaged in a study of smoke prevention. Popular support for such work is usually based upon the injurious effects of smoke on the human ssytem, and this paper is published as a contribution to the literature dealing with that subject."
Date:
December 7, 1926
Creator:
White, William Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Future Timber Supply for Coal Mines: What One Company is Doing
Report discussing a case study of a coal company in Western Pennsylvania to show how mining companies might decrease their timber bills.
Date:
November 1926
Creator:
Tracy, L. D.
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
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
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
The Gasoline Situation
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the demands on the oil industry due to an increase in automobiles in the United States. Improvements in drilling methods and refinery practices are presented. This report includes a table.
Date:
March 1926
Creator:
Hill, Harry H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Beneficiation and Utilization of Georgia Clays
From Introduction: "This report is divided into six parts as follows: (1) Occurrence of clays in Georgia and the source of the clays tested; (2) washing tests; (3) physical test; (4) utilization of kaolins white ware; (5) utilization of clays in refractories; and (6) utilization of clays in face brick."
Date:
1926
Creator:
Stull, R. T. & Bole, G. A.
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
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
A Carbon Monoxide Recorder and Alarm
Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the development of carbon monoxide alarms and recorders. Descriptions of the recording equipment are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Katz, Sidney H.; Reynolds, D. A.; Frevert, H. W. & Bloomfield, J. J.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Fatalities in the United States, 1925
Report compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Mines including statistics on fatalities in coal mines located in the United States as well as data regarding the various operations (e.g., number of miners employed and average production). The information is organized into tables for comparison and the text draws some overall conclusions in the summary.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Adams, William W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Diamond Drilling: with Special Reference to Oil-Field Prospecting and Development
From Introduction: "In view of the increasing importance of the diamond drill in prospecting for oil, the Bureau of Mines issues this bulletin."
Date:
1926
Creator:
Edson, Frank A.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dust Respirators: Their Construction and Filtering Efficiency
Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies on dust respirators. The development and efficiency of the respirators are discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Katz, Sidney H.; Smith, G. W. & Meiter, E. G.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Electric Shot-Firing in Mines, Quarries, and Tunnels
From Introduction: "Data collected by the Bureau of Mines indicate the United States a large percentage of the blasting in quarries, shafts, and tunnels, and from 15 to 25 percent of the blasts in mining operations, are set off electrically. The Bureau of Mines is interested in electric shot-firing because of its use in mining, and especially because electric methods, when properly applied, are undoubtedly safer than other methods commonly used."
Date:
1926
Creator:
Ilsley, L. C. & Hooker, A. B.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Engine Service Tests of Internal-Combustion Engine Lubricating Oils Made from California Crude Petroleum
Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over testing conducted on lubricating oils on internal-combustion engines. Results of the tests conducted are presented. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Gavin, Martin Joseph & Wade, Gustav
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Investigations of the Preparation and Use of Lignite, 1918-1925
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations conducted on lignite. Preparation methods and uses of lignite are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Hood, O. P. & Odell, William Wallace
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Investigations of the Preparation and Use of Lignite, 1918-1925
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations conducted on lignite. Preparation methods and uses of lignite are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Hood, O. P. & Odell, William Wallace
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Iron-Ore (Hematite) Mining Practice in the Birmingham District, Alabama
Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on red iron-ore mining near Birmingham, Alabama. Results of the studies are presented and discussed, as are mining methods. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Crane, Walter R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Low-Temperature Carbonization of Coal
Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies on low-temperature carbonization of coal. Methods and equipment used during the studies are discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Fieldner, Arno Carl
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Manual of Testing Methods for Oil Shale and Shale Oil
From Introduction: "This paper is presented, therefore, as a manual of apparatus and methods that the bureau has developed for work on oil shale and found satisfactory for routine tests and for research. Explanation and discussion of the principles underlying the methods of testing are included wherever necessary for a clearer understanding."
Date:
1926
Creator:
Karrick, Lewis C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Metal-Mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1924
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines covering accidents that happened in metal mines located in the United States including statistics for injuries, fatalities, kinds and causes of accidents, and operational data, such as number of mine workers and shifts worked.
Date:
1926
Creator:
Adams, William W.
System:
The UNT Digital Library