Talc Mining in New York (open access)

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
The Sunset-Midway Oil Field, California: Part 1. Geology and Oil Resources (open access)

The Sunset-Midway Oil Field, California: Part 1. Geology and Oil Resources

This is a report on the Sunset-Midway oil field in Kern County, California, including the geology and production of oil.
Date: 1920
Creator: Pack, Robert W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid in the United States (open access)

The Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid in the United States

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the production of sulfuric acid. As stated in the introduction, "the present bulletin was prepared to cover the main facts in regard to the industry in this country, including a discussion of the supplies of sulfur-bearing raw materials, the situation of the acid plants, the principal points in regard to manufacturing processes, and the uses of the acid" (p. 2). This report includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and a map.
Date: July 1920
Creator: Wells, Arthur Edward & Fogg, Donald E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Approved Explosion-Proof Coal-Cutting Equipment (open access)

Approved Explosion-Proof Coal-Cutting Equipment

Report discussing description of equipment tested to prevent explosions when using coal-cutting explosions and provides explanation of fire damp protection theory.
Date: 1920
Creator: Ilsley, L. C. & Gleim, E. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pennsylvania Mining Statutes Annotated (open access)

Pennsylvania Mining Statutes Annotated

From Author's Explanation: "This bulletin is intended to include every legislative enactment of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relating to the mining and mineral industries. The entire body of mining laws is set out for these obvious reasons: (1) To show the progress and advancement made, and the changes through which the enactments have passed; (2) an author may not assume the determination of what particular laws are in fact in effect, as this is within the jurisdiction of the courts alone; (3) it was at least necessary to set out all acts that had at any time been construed by the courts."
Date: 1920
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Fatalities in the United States, 1919: and Coal-Mine Statistics Supplementing Those Published in Bulletin 115 (open access)

Coal-Mine Fatalities in the United States, 1919: and Coal-Mine Statistics Supplementing Those Published in Bulletin 115

Supplementary report published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines regarding fatalities in coal mines located in the United States: "In addition to giving monthly fatality tables for 1919, this report includes several tables that were published in various monthly statements since 1914, thus making available in one publication all of the data compiled since that time" (p. 9).
Date: 1920
Creator: Fay, Albert H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quality of Gasoline Marketed in the United States (open access)

Quality of Gasoline Marketed in the United States

From Scope of the Present Bulletin: "The present bulletin furnishes, in addition to the analytical figures, fairly complete data on the production, consumption, and quality of gasoline."
Date: 1920
Creator: Hill, H. H. & Dean, E. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1919 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1919

Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: 1920
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining and Preparing Domestic Graphite for Crucible Use (open access)

Mining and Preparing Domestic Graphite for Crucible Use

From Prefactory Statement: "In this bulletin are presented the results obtained in the first two phases of the work outlined above. The bulletin is in two parts. The first part describes the methods of mining and milling used, suggests a standard method of sampling finished graphite, and describes a rapid and convenient method of analysis developed at the Pittsburgh station of the Bureau of Mines, to which has been assigned the analytical and microscopic work. The second part describes experiments on the concentration and milling of graphite, which were made at the Salt Lake City, Utah, station."
Date: 1920
Creator: Dub, George D. & Moses, Frederick G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Educational Agencies in Mining Communities (open access)

Educational Agencies in Mining Communities

Report on the importance of industrial education in the mining sector. It explains general education and facilities for specialized education for proficiency in a given field.
Date: April 1920
Creator: Read, Thomas Thornton, 1880-1947
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recovery of Gold from Black Sand Tailings (open access)

Recovery of Gold from Black Sand Tailings

Report on the recovery of gold from black sand tailings, based on tests conducted at the U.S. Bureau of Mines' Alaska Station.
Date: October 1920
Creator: Gross, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Ultra-Violet and Visible Transmission of Various Colored Glasses (open access)

The Ultra-Violet and Visible Transmission of Various Colored Glasses

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on transmissions of ultra-violet energy through different colored glasses. As stated in the introduction, "in the present paper are given the transmissions for the visible and ultra-violet of a large number of glasses, mostly colored, which are not used primarily for eye protection, but which are useful for various other purposes" (p. 3). This paper includes illustrations, and photographs.
Date: March 19, 1920
Creator: Gibson, K. S.; Tyndall, E. P. T. & McNicholas, H. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Efflux of Gases Through Small Orifices (open access)

Efflux of Gases Through Small Orifices

Scientific paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on gas effusion rates. The methods used and the results of the studies are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: January 28, 1920
Creator: Buckingham, Edgar & Edwards, Junius David
System: The UNT Digital Library
A New Interferential Dilatometer (open access)

A New Interferential Dilatometer

Scientific paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over development of a dilatometer. The instrument is used in tests of thermal expansion. The methods are presented and discussed. This paper includes an illustration.
Date: February 28, 1920
Creator: Priest, Irwin G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Air from Burning Buildings (open access)

Analyses of Air from Burning Buildings

This report provides results of analyses and pertinent fata regarding eleven samples taken from the composition of the air in burning buildings.
Date: November 1920
Creator: Katz, S. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library