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American Standard Safety Code for Installing and Using Electrical Equipment in and About Coal Mines (M2.1) (open access)

American Standard Safety Code for Installing and Using Electrical Equipment in and About Coal Mines (M2.1)

Report discussing steps required when using, installing, inspection of electrical equipment in coal mines in order in order to minimize hazards.
Date: 1952
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Foreign Coals (open access)

Analyses of Foreign Coals

Report summarizing analyses through tables and maps of foreign coals.
Date: 1952
Creator: Morgan, R. E. & Barkley, J. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Ohio Coals (open access)

Analyses of Ohio Coals

Report discussing an analyses of the data for Ohio coals, which the Bureau of Mines providing an analysis of every coal-mining State.
Date: 1952
Creator: Fieldner, A. C.; Taylor, Dorothy Ann; Toenges, Albert L.; Crentz, William L.; Fraser, Thomas; Young, W. H. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Barrier Pillars in Lackawanna Basin, Northern Field: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania (open access)

Barrier Pillars in Lackawanna Basin, Northern Field: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania

From Introduction: "The purpose of this report is to furnish data on the barrier pillars that enter into the water problem of the Lackawanna Basin; this will be helpful in solving the anthracite-mine-water problem of the Northern field."
Date: 1952
Creator: Ash, S. H. (Simon Harry), b. 1889; Davies, B. S.; Jenkins, H. E. & Romischer, W. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bibliography of Pressure Hydrogenation (In Three Parts): [Part] 3. Subject Index; Numerical Patent Index (open access)

Bibliography of Pressure Hydrogenation (In Three Parts): [Part] 3. Subject Index; Numerical Patent Index

Report displaying a bibliography of pressure hydrogenation with a subject index and numerical patent index.
Date: 1952
Creator: Wiley, J. L. & Anderson, H. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carbonizing Properties: British Columbia, Matanuska Valley (Alaska), and Washington Coals and Blends of Six of Them with Lower Sunnyside (Utah) Coals (open access)

Carbonizing Properties: British Columbia, Matanuska Valley (Alaska), and Washington Coals and Blends of Six of Them with Lower Sunnyside (Utah) Coals

From Introduction and Summary: "This report gives results of an investigation of the carbonizing properties of 18 coals, including 2 from Alaska, 12 from British Columbia, 3 from Washington, and 1 from Utah. Each coal was carbonized in the standard 13-inch Bureau of Mines-American Gas Association (BM-AGA) retort at 900 degrees C."
Date: 1952
Creator: Davis, J. D.; Reynolds, D. A.; Brewer, R. E.; Naugle, B. W.; Wolfson, D. E.; Gibson, F. H. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carbonizing Properties: Eastern Kentucky Coals from Elkhorn Number 1, Elkhorn Number 2, Leatherwood, and Harlan Beds (open access)

Carbonizing Properties: Eastern Kentucky Coals from Elkhorn Number 1, Elkhorn Number 2, Leatherwood, and Harlan Beds

From Introduction and Summary: "This report gives results of an investigation of the carbonizing properties of the following eastern Kentucky coals: Elkhorn No.1 bed, No. 28 mine, Wayland, Floyd County; Elkhorn No.2 bed, Turner No.5 mine, Drift, Floyd County; Leatherwood (Haddix No.5) bed, Leatherwood mine, Leatherwood, Perry County; and Harlan bed, Path Fork mine, Path Fork, Harlan County."
Date: 1952
Creator: Davis, J. D.; Reynolds, D. A.; Brewer, R. E.; Wolfson, D. E.; Naugle, B. W.; Frederic, W. H. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carbonizing Properties: West Virginia Coals from the Pittsburgh Bed Jamison Number 9 Mine, Marion County, and Upper Freeport Bed Bull Run Number 1 Mine, Preston County (open access)

Carbonizing Properties: West Virginia Coals from the Pittsburgh Bed Jamison Number 9 Mine, Marion County, and Upper Freeport Bed Bull Run Number 1 Mine, Preston County

From Introduction and Summary: "This report gives results of investigation of the carbonizing properties of coals from Pittsburgh bed, Jamison No. 9 mine, Marion County, W. Va., and from Upper Free-port bed, Bull Run No.1 mine, Preston County, W. Va.
Date: 1952
Creator: Davis, J. D.; Reynolds, D. A.; Brewer, R. A.; Wolfson, D. E.; Naugle, B. W. & Birge, G. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Castleman Basin, Garrett County, Maryland (open access)

Castleman Basin, Garrett County, Maryland

Report published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines containing the results of a survey to determine the status of the coal beds in Maryland. The report discusses the characteristics of the coal in the area as well as mining practices and geologic overview.
Date: 1952
Creator: Toenges, Albert L.; Williams, Lloyd; Turnbull, Louis A.; Parks, B. C.; O'Donnell, H. J.; Abernethy, Roy F. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal Deposit, Coal Creek District, Gunnison County Colorado: Reserves, Coking Properties, and Petrographic and Chemical Characteristics (open access)

Coal Deposit, Coal Creek District, Gunnison County Colorado: Reserves, Coking Properties, and Petrographic and Chemical Characteristics

From Introduction: "A preliminary report of the work was published in April 1947, and this bulletin supplements Report of Investigations 4104 and describes the results of the entire investigation."
Date: 1952
Creator: Toenges, Albert L.; Turnbull, Louis A.; Davis, J. D.; Reynolds, D. A.; Parks, B. C.; Cooper, H. M. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal Deposits in the Deep River Field, Chatham, Lee, and Moore Counties, N.C. (open access)

Coal Deposits in the Deep River Field, Chatham, Lee, and Moore Counties, N.C.

From Introduction: "An investigation by diamond drilling was undertaken by the Bureau of Mines at the instance of officials of the State of North Carolina to determine the thickness and continuity of the coal beds, physical conditions in and surrounding the beds that would influence mining, and the petrographic and chemical characteristics of the coals."
Date: 1952
Creator: Toenges, Albert L.; Turnbull, Louis A.; Shields, Joseph J.; Haley, Wilbur A.; Parks, B. C.; Abernethy, Roy F. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Core Drilling at Shaft Sites of Proposed Mine-Water Drainage Tunnel: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania (open access)

Core Drilling at Shaft Sites of Proposed Mine-Water Drainage Tunnel: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania

From Scope of Report: "This report deals with the diamond drilling of 15 holes at the shaft of the proposed main drainage tunnel and with the information obtained by a petrographic examination of the core drillings from these boreholes.
Date: 1952
Creator: Ash, S. H. (Simon Harry), b. 1889; Doherty, R. Emmet; Miller, P. S.; Romischer, W. M. & Smith, J. D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania (open access)

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Report of investigations issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines evaluating the known reserves of coking coal in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. The properties of coal and coal blends from the area are analyzed. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: January 1952
Creator: Dowd, James J.; Toenges, Albert L.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Figures 2, 3, 5, and 6: Barrier Pillars in Lackawanna Basin, Northern Field: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania

Maps showing the effects of barrier pillars on water flow in relation to mines in Lackawanna Basin, northern field of the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania. Scale 1:4,500 feet.
Date: 1952
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
Helium: Bibliography of Technical and Scientific Literature from Its Discovery (1868) to January 1, 1947 (open access)

Helium: Bibliography of Technical and Scientific Literature from Its Discovery (1868) to January 1, 1947

Scope of Bibliography: "This bibliography contains references to all technical and scientific articles pertaining to helium that are known by Bureau of Mines scientists to have been published before January 1, 1947. It also contains many references to articles containing information on helium that have appeared in medical journals and some popular magazines."
Date: 1952
Creator: Wheeler, Henry P., Jr. & Swenarton, Louise B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Injury Experience in Coal Mining, 1948: Detailed Analysis of Factors Influencing Mine Safety and Related Employment, Production, and Productivity Data (open access)

Injury Experience in Coal Mining, 1948: Detailed Analysis of Factors Influencing Mine Safety and Related Employment, Production, and Productivity Data

From Introduction: "The injury data and experience in this bulletin are presented in three general sections. The first section contains general and detailed data relating to 1948 injury experience in bituminous-coal and Pennsylvania anthracite mines, separately and combined into totals for all coal mines. The second section of the report contains the generalized annual injury records of bituminous-coal, Pennsylvania anthracite, and all coal mines from the earliest available data through 1948. The third section(tables98-105) includes a list of major disasters in coal mines; this has been made as complete as possible."
Date: 1952
Creator: Moyer, Forrest T.; Jones, G. D. & Wrenn, V. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Limits of Flammability of Gases and Vapors (open access)

Limits of Flammability of Gases and Vapors

From Definitions: "This bulletin presents the results of a critical review of all figures published on the limits of flammability if combustible gases and vapors when admixed with air, oxygen,or other "atmosphere."
Date: 1952
Creator: Coward, H. F. & Jones, G. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Motor-Gasoline Survey, Summer 1951 (open access)

National Motor-Gasoline Survey, Summer 1951

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the motor fuel sold between July and August, 1951. The report analyzes the properties and characteristics of the fuel samples collected. The report includes tables and graphs.
Date: January 1952
Creator: Blade, O. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Surface-Water Seepage into Anthracite Mines in the Lackawanna Basin, Northern Field: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania (open access)

Surface-Water Seepage into Anthracite Mines in the Lackawanna Basin, Northern Field: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania

From Scope of Report: "This report discusses the nature of stream-bed and surface seepage problems and mentions remedial measures devised by some anthracite-mining companies to prevent seepage of surface water into their mines."
Date: 1952
Creator: Ash, S. H. (Simon Harry), b. 1889; Eaton, W. L. & Whaite, R. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Texas (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Texas

Report documenting the suitability of Texas for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials, water sources, and local interest.
Date: January 25, 1952
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of West Virginia (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of West Virginia

Report documenting the suitability of West Virginia for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials, water sources, and local interest.
Date: January 31, 1952
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bituminous-Coal Deposits in the Vicinity of Eska, Matanuska Valley Coal Field, Alaska (open access)

Bituminous-Coal Deposits in the Vicinity of Eska, Matanuska Valley Coal Field, Alaska

Report of investigations issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the estimated recoverable reserves of bituminous coal found in the Matanuska Valley Coal Field. The investigation includes studies of the area, and methods of mining which include diamond and churn drilling. This report includes maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: February 1952
Creator: Jolley, Theodore R.; Toenges, Albert L. & Turnbull, Louis A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Pennsylvania (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Pennsylvania

Report documenting the suitability of Pennsylvania for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials, water sources, and local interest.
Date: February 18, 1952
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beryl Resources of the Black Hills of South Dakota (open access)

Beryl Resources of the Black Hills of South Dakota

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the beryl deposits in the northern Black Hills of South Dakota. The properties and quantity of the beryl samples were evaluated. Maps, illustrations, and tables are included in the report.
Date: March 1952
Creator: Tullis, Edward L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library