Waste of Oil and Gas in the Mid-Continent Fields (open access)

Waste of Oil and Gas in the Mid-Continent Fields

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of waste in oil and gas fields in the mid-continent area. As stated in the introduction, this report "describes the general amounts and kinds of waste, and attempts to show the importance of conserving these natural resources" (p. 5). This paper includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1914
Creator: Blatchley, Raymond S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Motor Gasoline Properties, Laboratory Methods of Testing, and Practical Specifications (open access)

Motor Gasoline Properties, Laboratory Methods of Testing, and Practical Specifications

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on motor gasoline. The methods, properties, and results of the studies are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables and an illustration.
Date: May 1917
Creator: Dean, E. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gold Dredging in the United States (open access)

Gold Dredging in the United States

Report discussing the development of gold dredging in the United States, the essential features of present-day dredges, the facts that determine whether a placer deposit can be profitably dredged, and the approved methods of prospecting placer ground and of operating dredges. Intended for designers and builders of dredges, mining engineers, and persons who may contemplate investing capital in placer-mining ventures.
Date: May 1918
Creator: Janin, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Suggestions for Improved Methods of Mining Coal on Indian Lands in Oklahoma (open access)

Suggestions for Improved Methods of Mining Coal on Indian Lands in Oklahoma

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of Oklahoma coal mines. As stated in the introduction, "this report describes the systems of mining used, points out their defects, and presents suggestions for improved methods, more especially as regards the applicability of different modifications of the panel system to mining coal in Oklahoma" (p. 5). This paper includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: May 1918
Creator: Rutledge, J. J. & Harrington, Daniel
System: The UNT Digital Library
Safe Mechanical Equipment for Use in Shaft Sinking (open access)

Safe Mechanical Equipment for Use in Shaft Sinking

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over shaft sinking safety. Safe mechanical equipment and procedures are discussed. This paper includes illustrations.
Date: May 1922
Creator: Kudlich, R. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Electrothermic Metallurgy of Zinc (open access)

The Electrothermic Metallurgy of Zinc

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the electrothermic metallurgy and smelting of zinc. Different smelting methods, processes, and equipment are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1923
Creator: O'Harra, B. Marvel
System: The UNT Digital Library
Leaching Nonsulphide Copper Ores with Sulphur Dioxide (open access)

Leaching Nonsulphide Copper Ores with Sulphur Dioxide

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the sulfurous acid leaching of the Southwest experiment station. Operations and analyses of the experiment station are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1923
Creator: Van Barneveld, Charles E. & Leaver, Edmund S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ocher and Ochery Earths (open access)

Ocher and Ochery Earths

Report about ocher or ochery earth, "a natural mineral pigment composed largely of clay permeated with hydrated iron (ferric oxide)" (p. 2). It includes information about the uses of choer, substitutes, artificial ocher, mining and local deposits, import and export of ocher, and related information.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Santmyers, R. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engineering Study of the Seminole Area, Seminole and Pottawatomie Counties, Oklahoma (open access)

Engineering Study of the Seminole Area, Seminole and Pottawatomie Counties, Oklahoma

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over engineering studies conducted on Oklahoma oil fields. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1930
Creator: Brandenthaler, R. R.; Morris, W. S. & Bopp, C. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The National Safety Competition of 1929 (open access)

The National Safety Competition of 1929

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the fifth annual national safety competition. The states represented in the competition are listed. Accident-frequency rates are presented as well. This report includes tables.
Date: May 1930
Creator: Adams, William Waugh
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Fatalities in April, 1931 (open access)

Coal-Mine Fatalities in April, 1931

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the coal mine related deaths during the month of April, 1931. The number of fatalities and the causes are presented. This report includes tables and graphs.
Date: May 1931
Creator: Adams, William Waugh & Chenoweth, L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Procedure of the Purchasing and Supply Departments of the Miami Copper Company, Miami, Arizona (open access)

Procedure of the Purchasing and Supply Departments of the Miami Copper Company, Miami, Arizona

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the purchasing procedures documented by the Miami Copper Company in Arizona. Supplies, invoices, discounts, and accounting procedures are described in detail. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: May 1932
Creator: Bishop, Fred L. & Keller, Albert E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Properties of Crude Oil From the Greasewood Flat Area in Colorado (open access)

Properties of Crude Oil From the Greasewood Flat Area in Colorado

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on two samples of crude oil collected from the Greasewood Flat area of northwestern Colorado. These samples were analyzed for many characteristics, and an approximate summary of those characteristics are presented. The report contains two tables of data.
Date: May 1932
Creator: Rue, H. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Development of an Electrolytic Method for the Determination of Inclusions in Plain-Carbon Steels (open access)

The Development of an Electrolytic Method for the Determination of Inclusions in Plain-Carbon Steels

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the specifications and development of methods used in plain-carbon steel production. Proposed methods and experiment results are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and photographs.
Date: May 1933
Creator: Fitterer, G. R.; Sockman, B. E.; Krockenberger, E. A.; Meneilly, R. B.; Marshall, E. W., Jr. & Eckel, J. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Manganese: Its Occurrence, Milling, and Metallurgy; Part 1 (open access)

Manganese: Its Occurrence, Milling, and Metallurgy; Part 1

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the "occurrence, milling, and metallurgy of manganese in the United States" (p. 1). Different properties and compounds of manganese are also discussed. This report includes a map, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1934
Creator: Dean, Reginald S.; DeVaney, Fred D. & Coghill, Will H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flow Characteristics, Composition, and Some Liquid-Phase Properties of Hydrocarbon Fluids From a "Combination" Well (open access)

Flow Characteristics, Composition, and Some Liquid-Phase Properties of Hydrocarbon Fluids From a "Combination" Well

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the properties of fluids produced from combination wells. The characteristics of test results of these fluids are described and presented. This report includes tables, graphs, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1938
Creator: Eilerts, C. K. & Schellhardt, M. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report of Research and Technologic Work on Coal: Fiscal Year 1942 (open access)

Annual Report of Research and Technologic Work on Coal: Fiscal Year 1942

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing studies over the research and technology of coal during 1942. As stated in the introduction, "the annual reports of the research and technologic investigations conducted by the Bureau of Mines on the occurrence, properties, mining, preparation, and uses of coal, of which the present report is the seventh, are intended to be brief summaries of progress" (p. 4). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1943
Creator: Fieldner, Arno Carl & Rice, W. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Increased Pig-Iron Output Through Improved Coke (open access)

Increased Pig-Iron Output Through Improved Coke

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the increase of pig-iron during steel production. The machinery, organization, and methods used in the study are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and photographs.
Date: May 1943
Creator: Schmidt, L. D.; Schroeder, W. C. & Fieldner, Arno Carl
System: The UNT Digital Library
Accident Experience: Iron-Ore Mines, Lake Superior District, 1940-43 (open access)

Accident Experience: Iron-Ore Mines, Lake Superior District, 1940-43

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the iron-ore mining accident experience in the Lake Superior District. Frequency and severity rates of accidents between 1940 and 1943 are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: May 1945
Creator: Cash, Frank E. & Larsen, Reuben D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Magnetic Survey of the Florida Peninsula (open access)

Magnetic Survey of the Florida Peninsula

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines over magnetic surveys conducted on the Florida peninsula. Measurements, methods, and instrumentation used for the survey are presented. Tables and maps are included in this report.
Date: May 1945
Creator: Lee, Frederick William; Swartz, J. H. & Hemberger, S. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparative Study of Magnetic Surveys of Worcester County, Maryland: Made on the Ground and From Airplane Observations (open access)

Comparative Study of Magnetic Surveys of Worcester County, Maryland: Made on the Ground and From Airplane Observations

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on magnetic surveys conducted on Worcester County, Maryland. The results of observations obtained on the ground and from the air are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and maps.
Date: May 1947
Creator: Kuehn, Hugo E. & Dent, Guy E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recovery of Alumina From Kaolin by the Lime-Soda Sinter Process (open access)

Recovery of Alumina From Kaolin by the Lime-Soda Sinter Process

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on exploration of kaolin clay deposits for alumina. Properties of the kaolin clay and alumina recovered are listed. This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: May 1947
Creator: Cservenyak, Frank J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Applicability of Radio to Emergency Mine Communications: Progress Report, September 1946 to November 1947 (open access)

Applicability of Radio to Emergency Mine Communications: Progress Report, September 1946 to November 1947

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the progress made in emergency mine communications. The results of testing done on low-frequency radio communication are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: May 1948
Creator: Felegy, E. W. & Coggeshall, E. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Pike County, Kentucky (open access)

Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Pike County, Kentucky

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines to evaluate the known reserves of coking coal in Pike County, Kentucky. The properties of coal and coal blends from the area are presented. This report includes tables and maps.
Date: May 1951
Creator: Dowd, James J.; Turnbull, Louis A.; Toenges, Albert L.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library