The Diesel Engine: Its Fuels and Its Uses (open access)

The Diesel Engine: Its Fuels and Its Uses

Report discussing recent developments in the design and construction of the Diesel engine, the fuels suitable for burning in it, and the uses to which it is particularly adapted.
Date: June 1918
Creator: Haas, Herbert
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rock Quarrying for Cement Manufacture (open access)

Rock Quarrying for Cement Manufacture

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over rock quarries in the United States. As stated in the introduction, "the bulk of the report deals with quarrying methods and equipment, and gives special attention to drilling and blasting; a chapter on rock mining and one on prospecting are included" (p. 1). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: June 1918
Creator: Bowles, Oliver
System: The UNT Digital Library
War Minerals Nitrogen Fixation and Sodium Cyanide (open access)

War Minerals Nitrogen Fixation and Sodium Cyanide

Report discussing the results of the Bureau of Mines' investigations into questions of priority, transportation, fuel, equipment, construction of highways and roads, labor supply, best practices for mining, and the development of new materials in the production of war minerals. Produced for the War Industries Board, the U.S. Shipping Board, and other government establishments.
Date: June 1918
Creator: Manning, Van. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petroleum Investigations and Production of Helium (open access)

Petroleum Investigations and Production of Helium

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on petroleum and helium production. The results of the studies are presented and discussed.
Date: June 1919
Creator: Manning, Van. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petroleum Investigations and Production of Helium (open access)

Petroleum Investigations and Production of Helium

Report discussing petroleum investigations and the production of helium by the Bureau of Mines during World War I.
Date: June 1919
Creator: Manning, Van. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metal Mine Ventilation and its Relation to Safety and Efficiency in Mining Operations (open access)

Metal Mine Ventilation and its Relation to Safety and Efficiency in Mining Operations

Report on mine ventilation and its relation to safety and efficiency.
Date: June 1920
Creator: Harrington, D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Dust Explosion Tests in the Experimental Mine 1913-1918, Inclusive (open access)

Coal-Dust Explosion Tests in the Experimental Mine 1913-1918, Inclusive

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over experiments conducted on coal-dust explosions. The results of the experiments are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: June 1922
Creator: Rice, George S.; Jones, Lewis M.; Egy, Willard Leo & Greenwald, H. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Progress in the Thawing of Frozen Gravel in Placer Mining (open access)

Recent Progress in the Thawing of Frozen Gravel in Placer Mining

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over progress made for thawing gravel in placer mines. Different thawing tests are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: June 1922
Creator: Janin, Charles
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison of Gas Masks, Hose Masks, and Oxygen-Breathing Apparatus (open access)

Comparison of Gas Masks, Hose Masks, and Oxygen-Breathing Apparatus

Report providing information about the most appropriate kinds of breathing apparatus -- gas masks, hose masks, or self-contained oxygen-breathing apparatus -- to use in different situations.
Date: June 1923
Creator: Katz, S. H. & Bourquin, J. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Results of Assays of the New Albany Oil-Shale (open access)

Results of Assays of the New Albany Oil-Shale

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on a survey of the New Albany oil-shale deposits in Indiana. The experimental procedures for surveying and sampling these shale deposits are presented in detail. This report includes tables, and graphs.
Date: June 1923
Creator: Reeves, John R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Timbering of Metal Mines (open access)

Timbering of Metal Mines

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the importance of timbering in metal mines. The reasons and methods for timbering are presented and discussed. This report includes illustrations, and photographs.
Date: June 1923
Creator: Holbrook, Elmer Allen; Ageton, Richard V. & Tufft, Harry E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Fatalities in May, 1926 (open access)

Coal-Mine Fatalities in May, 1926

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the coal-mining related deaths in May, 1926. The 126 accidents are documented and categorized. The accidents are analyzed in order to prevent future accidents, and to implement safety procedures. This report includes tables.
Date: June 1926
Creator: Adams, William Waugh
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Fatalities in May, 1931 (open access)

Coal-Mine Fatalities in May, 1931

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the coal mine related deaths that occurred during the month of May, 1931. The number of fatalities and their causes are presented. This report includes tables and graphs.
Date: June 1931
Creator: Adams, William Waugh & Chenoweth, L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Migration of Injected Gas Through Oil and Gas Sands of California (open access)

Migration of Injected Gas Through Oil and Gas Sands of California

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the migration of gas injected into reservoir sands. The movements, speed, and direction of the gas are studied. This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: June 1932
Creator: Miller, H. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Estimate of the Gas Reserves of the Oklahoma City Oil Field, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma (open access)

Estimate of the Gas Reserves of the Oklahoma City Oil Field, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the exploration of the Oklahoma City oil field for natural gas reserves. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: June 1933
Creator: Hill, Harry Blackburn & Rawlins, E. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Occurrence of Gases in Coals (open access)

The Occurrence of Gases in Coals

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the different types of gases that are present in coal. Theories behind why these gases occur in coal are presented. This report includes tables and graphs.
Date: June 1934
Creator: Selden, R. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Design and Operation of a Four-Ton-Per-Hour Gold and Silver Ore-Sampling Plant (open access)

Design and Operation of a Four-Ton-Per-Hour Gold and Silver Ore-Sampling Plant

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the operations of silver and gold ore-sampling plants. The facility designs and operation methods are presented. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: June 1936
Creator: Gardner, E. D. & Leddell, W. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Permissible Electric Mine Lamps (Supplement to Bulletin 332) (open access)

Permissible Electric Mine Lamps (Supplement to Bulletin 332)

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the improvements made on permissible electric mine lamps. The types of electric lamps approved for use, and their characteristics are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: June 1936
Creator: Ilsley, L. C. & Hooker, A. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Pegmatites at Tinton, South Dakota (open access)

The Pegmatites at Tinton, South Dakota

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the pegmatite deposits found near Tinton, South Dakota. The properties, and geology of the deposits are presented. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: June 1938
Creator: Hess, Frank L. & Bryan, Barnabas, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use of Brine in a Kansas Field for Secondary Recovery of Oil (open access)

Use of Brine in a Kansas Field for Secondary Recovery of Oil

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the use of oil field brine in secondary recovery methods. Characteristics of the brine, and methods used in recovery processes are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: June 1941
Creator: Wilhelm, C. J.; Taylor, Sam S.; Holliman, W. C. & Owens, E. O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Variations in Oxygen Condition Between Individual Cartridges and Between Cases of Permissible Explosives (open access)

Variations in Oxygen Condition Between Individual Cartridges and Between Cases of Permissible Explosives

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the differing conditions of oxygen in explosives. Results from explosives samples with oxygen variations are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: June 1942
Creator: Rowles, A. P. & Denues, A. R. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Briquetting Subbituminous Coal (open access)

Briquetting Subbituminous Coal

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over briquetting of coal for development of more effective fuel. Materials, equipment, and processes are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: June 1943
Creator: Parry, V. F. & Goodman, John B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
First Organization and Work of the Coal-Mine Inspection Division, Bureau of Mines (open access)

First Organization and Work of the Coal-Mine Inspection Division, Bureau of Mines

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the organization of the Coal-Mine Inspection Division. The inspection procedures and work accomplished are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and a map.
Date: June 1943
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Magnetometer Surveys on Black Sands of the Oregon Coast (open access)

Magnetometer Surveys on Black Sands of the Oregon Coast

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the magnetometer surveys conducted on the coastal region of Oregon. The methods, geology, and locations surveyed are presented. This report includes maps, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: June 1945
Creator: Stephenson, Edgar Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library