Investigation of the Littleton Ridge Manganese Deposit and Vicinity, Southern District, Aroostook County, Maine (open access)

Investigation of the Littleton Ridge Manganese Deposit and Vicinity, Southern District, Aroostook County, Maine

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations conducted on manganese deposits in Maine. Details of the history, physical features, and geology are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: February 1955
Creator: Eilertsen, Nils A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A New Method of Determining Variations in Physical Properties of Oil in a Reservoir, with Application to the Scurry Reef Field, Scurry County, Texas (open access)

A New Method of Determining Variations in Physical Properties of Oil in a Reservoir, with Application to the Scurry Reef Field, Scurry County, Texas

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over determining the properties of oil reserves. Details about the methods developed to determine these properties are presented. This report includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: February 1955
Creator: Cook, Alton B.; Spencer, G. B.; Bobrowski, F. P. & Chin, Tim
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Washington County, Pennsylvania (open access)

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

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking-coal reserves of Washington County, Pennsylvania. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: February 1955
Creator: Wallace, Joseph J.; Dowd, James J.; Provost, John M.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Summer 1954 (open access)

National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Summer 1954

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the motor fuels sold during the summer of 1954. Properties of the fuel samples are presented. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: January 1955
Creator: Blade, O. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Fabrication of Arc-Melted Ingots of Titanium and Titanium-Manganese Alloys into Plate (open access)

The Fabrication of Arc-Melted Ingots of Titanium and Titanium-Manganese Alloys into Plate

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over production of titanium-manganese alloy plates from arc-melted ingots. As stated in the summary, "for the alloy material, transformation data were obtained, and their age-hardening characteristics were studied. The temperature-impact relationship was established for rolled sections from all three ingots" (p. 1). This report includes tables, graphs, and photographs.
Date: March 1955
Creator: Huber, R. W.; Petersen, V. C. & Wiley, R. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and the Preparation and Carbonizing Properties of Coking Coal in Overton County, Tennessee (open access)

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and the Preparation and Carbonizing Properties of Coking Coal in Overton County, Tennessee

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking coal reserves of Overton County, Tennessee. Testing to determine suitability for producing metallurgical coke is also presented. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: May 1955
Creator: Williams, Lloyd; Abernethy, R. F.; Gandrud, B. W.; Reynolds, D. A. & Wolfson, D. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Developments in Water Flooding in Nowata County, Oklahoma: Oil Fields, 1954-55 (open access)

Recent Developments in Water Flooding in Nowata County, Oklahoma: Oil Fields, 1954-55

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over development of systematic flooding in oil field reservoirs. As stated in the introduction, "this report presents a discussion of four full-scale water-flooding projects in the Delaware-Childers field and 1 pilot project in the Curl Creek field" (p. 1). This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: May 1955
Creator: Eakin, J. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and the Preparation and Carbonizing Properties of Coking Coal in Sequatchie County, Tennessee (open access)

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and the Preparation and Carbonizing Properties of Coking Coal in Sequatchie County, Tennessee

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking coal reserves of Sequatchie County, Tennessee. Testing to determine suitability for producing metallurgical coke is also presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: July 1955
Creator: Williams, Lloyd; Hershey, Robert E.; Abernethy, R. F.; Gandrud, B. W. & Reynolds, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Greene County, Pennsylvania (open access)

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

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking-coal reserves of Greene County, Pennsylvania. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: August 1955
Creator: Wallace, Joseph J.; Dowd, James J.; Provost, John M.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development and Preliminary Operation of the Gas-Combustion Oil-Shale Pilot Retort (open access)

Development and Preliminary Operation of the Gas-Combustion Oil-Shale Pilot Retort

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over operations of an oil-shale pilot plant. As stated in the summary, "this report describes the step-by-step development of the Gas-Combustion retort and the various modifications and means of air admission used to obtain a workable unit" (p. 2). This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: November 1955
Creator: Matzick, Arthur; Ruark, J. R. & Putman, M. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Winter 1954-55 (open access)

National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Winter 1954-55

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the motor fuels sold during the winter of 1954-1955. Properties of the fuel samples collected are presented. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: June 1955
Creator: Blade, O. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Grundy County, Tennessee (open access)

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Grundy County, Tennessee

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking-coal reserves of Grundy County, Tennessee. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: August 1955
Creator: Hershey, Robert E.; Williams, Lloyd & Gandrud, B. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of the Known Recoverable Reserves and the Preparation and Carbonizing Properties of Coking Coal in Marion County, Tennessee (open access)

Estimate of the Known Recoverable Reserves and the Preparation and Carbonizing Properties of Coking Coal in Marion County, Tennessee

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking coal reserves of Marion County, Tennessee. Testing to determine suitability for producing metallurgical coke is also presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: October 1955
Creator: Williams, Lloyd; Hershey, Robert E. & Gandrud, B. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Brooke County, West Virginia (open access)

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Brooke County, West Virginia

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking-coal reserves of Brooke County, West Virginia. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: October 1955
Creator: Dowd, James J.; Provost, John M.; Travis, Raymond G.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Ohio County, West Virginia (open access)

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Ohio County, West Virginia

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking-coal reserves of Ohio County, West Virginia. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: October 1955
Creator: Dowd, James J.; Provost, John M.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Copper-Nickel Mineralization in Kawishiwi River Area, Lake County, Minnesota (open access)

Investigation of Copper-Nickel Mineralization in Kawishiwi River Area, Lake County, Minnesota

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the copper-nickel deposits of Lake County, Minnesota. As stated in the introduction, "this report describes the procedures and results of the drilling program as well as the metallurgical work and laboratory studies" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: November 1955
Creator: Grosh, W. A.; Pennington, J. W.; Wasson, P. A. & Cooke, S. R. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and the Preparation and Carbonizing Properties of Coking Coal in Anderson County, Tennessee (open access)

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and the Preparation and Carbonizing Properties of Coking Coal in Anderson County, Tennessee

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking coal reserves of Anderson County, Tennessee. Testing to determine suitability for producing metallurgical coke is also presented. This report includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: December 1955
Creator: Williams, Lloyd; James, Curtis; Gandrud, B. W. & Reynolds, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Asbestos Industry (open access)

The Asbestos Industry

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the production and use of asbestos. Descriptions of the different types of asbestos are discussed. Its applications are also discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1955
Creator: Bowles, Oliver
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flood Prevention in Anthracite Mines, Western Middle and Southern Fields: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania, Project Number 2 (open access)

Flood Prevention in Anthracite Mines, Western Middle and Southern Fields: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania, Project Number 2

From Summary: "This report covers the second in a series of five projects into which the Conowingo tunnel system has been divided for geographical and practical reasons. It outlines the construction work contemplated-to sink two shafts on the line of the main tunnel that are designated the Nos. 9A and 11 shafts, to turn off from the No. 9A shaft the Landsford and Lykens laterals, and to drive portions of the main tunnel."
Date: 1955
Creator: Ash, S. H. (Simon Harry), b. 1889; Dierks, H. A.; Kynor, H. D.; Lesser, W. H.; Miller, P. S. & Romischer, W. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flood Prevention in Anthracite Mines, Northern Field: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania, Project Number 3 (Wyoming) (open access)

Flood Prevention in Anthracite Mines, Northern Field: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania, Project Number 3 (Wyoming)

From Scope of Report: "This report covers the following: (a) A brief description of the work contemplated under Project No. 3 as an integral part of the Conowingo tunnel system; (b) an economic discussion of the area affected; (c) the geology and hydrology of the Northern field, including the Wyoming Basin; (d) the basic problem, plans, and costs, and the construction schedule of the project; (e) an economic analysis and a justification for the project; (f) recommendations and cooperation of local interests; and (g) final conclusions."
Date: 1955
Creator: Ash, S. H. (Simon Harry), b. 1889; Dierks, H. A.; Kynor, H. D.; Lesser, W. H.; Miller, P. S. & Romischer, W. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petrography of American Coals (open access)

Petrography of American Coals

From Introduction and Summary: "A large number of published papers contain petrographic information relating to the specific coals investigated; a classified list of these papers is included in the report (p.144). To fill the obvious need for a compilation of all available petrgraphic information, this report gives tabulated data of 217 samples of various American coals investigated in the Bureau of Mines Coal Petrography Laboratory."
Date: 1955
Creator: Parks, B. C. & O'Donnell, H. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Corrosive and Erosive Effects of Acid Mine Waters on Metals and Alloys for Mine Pumping Equipment and Drainage Facilities: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania (open access)

Corrosive and Erosive Effects of Acid Mine Waters on Metals and Alloys for Mine Pumping Equipment and Drainage Facilities: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania

From Summary: "This report presents data on the corrosive and erosive effects of acid mine waters in the anthracite region on metals and alloys for pumping equipment and drainage facilities necessary to remove or control this water. This report is based on field tests conducted cooperatively by the Armco Steel Corp. and the Federal Bureau of Mines from January 1953 to June 1954 to determine the most suitable materials for constructing pumping equipment designed to handle these acid mine waters."
Date: 1955
Creator: Ash, S. H.; Dierks, H. A.; Felegy, E. W.; Huston, K. M.; Kennedy, D. O.; Miller, P. S. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chrysotile-Asbestos Deposits of Arizona (open access)

Chrysotile-Asbestos Deposits of Arizona

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing asbestos mining and production in Arizona. As stated in the summary, "this paper describes most of the chrysotile-asbestos deposits of Arizona. Mining methods are discussed briefly and asbestos-mill flowsheets are incorporated" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: January 1955
Creator: Stewart, L. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library