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
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
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
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
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
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