Investigation of Manganese Areas, Hammond Plantation and Hodgdon Townships, Southern District, Aroostook County, Maine (open access)

Investigation of Manganese Areas, Hammond Plantation and Hodgdon Townships, Southern District, Aroostook County, Maine

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on manganese deposits of Aroostook County, Maine. Descriptions of the deposits, and the results of the study are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: April 1958
Creator: Eilertsen, Nils A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Convenient Table for Determining Metastable Transitions in Mass Spectra (open access)

A Convenient Table for Determining Metastable Transitions in Mass Spectra

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines on a table developed for determining metastable transitions. The table is presented. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1957
Creator: Meyer, R. A. & Earnshaw, D. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Copper Mines and Prospects Adjacent to Landlocked Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska (open access)

Copper Mines and Prospects Adjacent to Landlocked Bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over explorations to find prospective copper mines near Valdez, Alaska. The results of the explorations are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: April 1957
Creator: Mihelich, Miro & Wells, R. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Molybdenum: A Materials Survey (open access)

Molybdenum: A Materials Survey

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing a survey conducted on molybdenum. History, geology, metallurgical properties, and production of molybdenum is presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and maps.
Date: April 1957
Creator: McInnis, Wilmer & Creasey, S. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Marshall County, West Virginia (open access)

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

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking-coal reserves of Marshall County, West Virginia. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Dowd, James J.; Provost, John M.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Winter 1955-56 (open access)

National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Winter 1955-56

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing surveys conducted on the motor gasoline sold during the winter of 1955-1956. The amount, location, and price of gasoline sold during this time are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and a map.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Blade, O. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Survey of Dust-Control Practices in the Coal-Mining Industry (open access)

Survey of Dust-Control Practices in the Coal-Mining Industry

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing dust-control of coal mining operations. As stated in the summary, "this circular presents results of a survey conducted by the Bureau of Mines to ascertain the extent to which dust-control practices are employed in the coal-mining industry" (p. 1). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Barnes, R. W.; Gregory, M. J.; Owings, C. W. & Berger, L. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operation of a Powdered-Coal Gasifier at Louisiana, Missouri (open access)

Operation of a Powdered-Coal Gasifier at Louisiana, Missouri

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the operations of a coal-conversion plant in Missouri. Description of the plant with an emphasis on powdered-coal gasification is presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: April 1954
Creator: Dressler, R. G.; Batchelder, H. R.; Tenney, R. F.; Wenzell, L. P., Jr. & Hirst, L. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Wyoming County, West Virginia (open access)

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

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines evaluating the reserves of coking coal in Wyoming County, West Virginia. The report also lists properties of coal and coal blends from the area. This report includes maps and tables.
Date: April 1953
Creator: Wallace, Joseph J.; Dowd, James J.; Tavenner, William H.; Provost, John M.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control of Metallurgical and mineral dusts and fumes in Los Angeles County, California (open access)

Control of Metallurgical and mineral dusts and fumes in Los Angeles County, California

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing metallurgical and mineral fumes and dusts in Los Angeles County, California. Properties of dusts and fumes from different minerals are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: April 1952
Creator: Allen, Glenn L.; Viets, Floyd H. & McCabe, Louis C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mechanical Mining in Some Bituminous-Coal Mines: Progress Report 6. Extraction of Pillars with Mechanized Equipment (open access)

Mechanical Mining in Some Bituminous-Coal Mines: Progress Report 6. Extraction of Pillars with Mechanized Equipment

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mechanical mining processes in bituminous coal mines. As stated in the introduction, "this is the sixth of a series of publications that describe methods and practices in mining coal mechanically" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1952
Creator: Haley, Wilbur A.; Shields, Joseph J.; Toenges, Albert L. & Turnbull, Louis A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Alabama (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Alabama

Report documenting the suitability of Alabama for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials, coal, natural gas, and oil-impregnated strippable deposits.
Date: April 30, 1951
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of California (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of California

Report documenting the suitability of California for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials such as oil-impregnated strippable deposits, coal, and natural gas.
Date: April 20, 1951
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Virginia (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Virginia

Report documenting the suitability of Virginia for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials, water sources, and local interest.
Date: April 2, 1951
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mines and Mineral Deposits (Except Fuels) Broadwater County, Montana (open access)

Mines and Mineral Deposits (Except Fuels) Broadwater County, Montana

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the mining procedures and minerals of Broadwater County, Montana. History, geology, and mineral production of the Broadwater County mines are presented. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: April 1951
Creator: Reed, Glenn C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Variable Characteristics of the Oil in the Tensleep Sandstone Reservoir, Elk Basin Field, Wyoming and Montana (open access)

Variable Characteristics of the Oil in the Tensleep Sandstone Reservoir, Elk Basin Field, Wyoming and Montana

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the characteristics of oil obtained from the Tensleep Sandstone Reservoir. The samples collected are analyzed for physical characteristics and presented in tables and graphs. The report also includes a map.
Date: April 1951
Creator: Espach, Ralph H. & Fry, Joseph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extinguishing Fire with Carbon Dioxide in the Valier Mine, Valier Coal Company, Valier, Franklin County, Illinois (open access)

Extinguishing Fire with Carbon Dioxide in the Valier Mine, Valier Coal Company, Valier, Franklin County, Illinois

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mining fires, and the use of carbon dioxide as fire control. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this circular is to describe the sealing off of a mine fire and subsequent use of carbon dioxide gas to extinguish it" (p. 2). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1950
Creator: Westfield, James; Brumbaugh, H. C. & Whittaker, R. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fighting a Fire in Number 59 Mine, Peabody Coal Company, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois (open access)

Fighting a Fire in Number 59 Mine, Peabody Coal Company, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing an electrical fire in the No. 59 mine in Springfield, Illinois. Details surrounding the fire are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: April 1950
Creator: O'Connor, J. A.; Malesky, J. S. & Higgins, T. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogenation of Petroleum and Lignite Tar Distillates (open access)

Hydrogenation of Petroleum and Lignite Tar Distillates

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines regarding the operation of the Coal Hydrogenation Demonstration Plant in Missouri. This report summarizes the operating experience gained and the characteristics of the products created during operation of the plant. The report includes graphs, tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1950
Creator: Clarke, E. A.; Chaffee, C. C. & Hirst, L. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Shawangunk Mine Zinc-Lead Deposit, Near Summitville, Sullivan County, New York (open access)

Investigation of Shawangunk Mine Zinc-Lead Deposit, Near Summitville, Sullivan County, New York

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the Shawangunk mine near Sullivan County, New York. This study investigated the zinc-lead deposits found at the site. The report includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: April 1950
Creator: Eilertsen, N. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flood-Prevention Projects at Pennsylvania Anthracite Mines: Progress Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1947 (open access)

Flood-Prevention Projects at Pennsylvania Anthracite Mines: Progress Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1947

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the progress made on flood prevention in anthracite mines. As stated in the report, "the broad objective of the investigative work was to obtain factual data on: 1. anthracite reserves of Pennsylvania, 2. underground water pools, 3. barrier pillars, 4. the "buried valley" of the Susquehanna River, and 5. infiltration of surface water into underground mine workings" (p. 4). This report includes tables, graphs, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: April 1948
Creator: Ash, S. H.; Cassap, W. E.; Eaton, W. L.; Hughes, Karl; Romischer, W. M. & Westfield, James
System: The UNT Digital Library
Georgia Mica Spots: Cherokee, Upson, Lamar, and Monroe Counties (open access)

Georgia Mica Spots: Cherokee, Upson, Lamar, and Monroe Counties

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of mica deposits throughout four counties in Georgia. Descriptions of the physical features of the mines, and deposits are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and photographs.
Date: April 1948
Creator: Beck, William A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Meta-Anthracite in Newport and Providence Counties, Rhode Island: Petrography, Chemical Characteristics, and Geology of Deposits: I. Investigation of the Field and the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of the Deposits; II. Preliminary Geologic Study of the Portsmouth and Cranston Areas, Rhode Island; III. General Conclusions (open access)

Investigation of Meta-Anthracite in Newport and Providence Counties, Rhode Island: Petrography, Chemical Characteristics, and Geology of Deposits: I. Investigation of the Field and the Physical and Chemical Characteristics of the Deposits; II. Preliminary Geologic Study of the Portsmouth and Cranston Areas, Rhode Island; III. General Conclusions

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the meta-anthracite of Rhode Island. The physical and chemical characteristics, geology, and petrography of the deposits are presented in three parts. The methods used in the study are also listed. This report includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: April 1948
Creator: Toenges, Albert L.; Turnbull, Louis A.; Neale, Arthur; Schopf, J. M.; Abernethy, R. F. & Quinn, Alonzo W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining Program: Bureau of Mines Oil-Shale Project, Rifle, Colorado (open access)

Mining Program: Bureau of Mines Oil-Shale Project, Rifle, Colorado

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines on the development of efficient mining methods for producing oil shale. Characteristics of the oil shale deposits of the Green River are presented. The results of core drilling and sampling in this area are also listed. This report includes tables, illustrations, maps, and photographs.
Date: April 1948
Creator: Gardner, E. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library