Method and Cost of Mining the Thick Freeport Coal in a Second Western Pennsylvania Mine (open access)

Method and Cost of Mining the Thick Freeport Coal in a Second Western Pennsylvania Mine

From introduction: The purpose of this paper is to present a detailed description of the methods employed and the equipment used, with the results obtained in the operation of this mine in the thick Freeport bed on the northern end of the field, near the Alleghegny-Butler county line in western Pennsylvania. It may be classed as a captive mine, as the largest portion of the product is consumed at the by-product plants of the parent company
Date: July 1929
Creator: Paul, James Washington & Tomlinson, H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Peat-Bog Fires: Their Origin and Control (open access)

Peat-Bog Fires: Their Origin and Control

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing peat-bog fires. As stated in the introduction, "this paper will serve a useful purpose in that it will afford an exchange of ideas with respect to procedure, equipment, and methods of controlling and extinguishing peat-bog fires" (p. 2). This report includes tables, photographs, and a map.
Date: July 1947
Creator: Parker, D. J.; Benson, J. B.; Cash, F. E. & Bird, J. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report of Research and Technologic Work on Coal: Fiscal Year 1946 (open access)

Annual Report of Research and Technologic Work on Coal: Fiscal Year 1946

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing investigations of the research and technologic work done on coal during 1946. Mining methods, and properties of coal are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and maps.
Date: July 1947
Creator: Fieldner, Arno Carl & Ambrose, P. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Petroleum Refineries, Including Cracking Plants, in the United States, January 1, 1951 (open access)

Petroleum Refineries, Including Cracking Plants, in the United States, January 1, 1951

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the petroleum refineries in the United States during 1951. Locations and crude-oil capacities of the refineries are presented. This report includes tables, and a map.
Date: July 1951
Creator: Kirby, J. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Winter 1956-57 (open access)

National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Winter 1956-57

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing surveys conducted on the motor gasoline sold during the winter of 1956-1957. The amount, location, and price of gasoline sold during this time are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and a map.
Date: July 1957
Creator: Blade, O. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on the Investigation by Fuels and Lubricants Teams at the I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G. Leuna Works, Merseburg, Germany (open access)

Report on the Investigation by Fuels and Lubricants Teams at the I.G. Farbenindustrie A.G. Leuna Works, Merseburg, Germany

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing investigations of the Leuna Factory, a heavy chemical plant in Merseburg, Germany. Production details of the many substances produced at the plant are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: July 1945
Creator: Holroyd, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library