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Directions for Sampling Coal for Shipment or Delivery (open access)

Directions for Sampling Coal for Shipment or Delivery

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines with instructions for coal sampling for shipment. As stated in the introduction, "this paper deals with the sampling of coal after it has been mined" (p. 5). This paper includes illustrations.
Date: June 1917
Creator: Pope, George S.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temperature-Viscosity Relations in the Ternary System CaO-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ (open access)

Temperature-Viscosity Relations in the Ternary System CaO-Al₂O₃-SiO₂

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies on the relations of temperature-viscosity. The "observations on the temperature-viscosity relations of silicates" (p. 5) are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1918
Creator: Feild, Alexander L. & Royster, P. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tests of a Powdered-Coal Plant: A Report of Investigations at the Power Plant of the St. Joseph Lead Co., Rivermines, Missouri (open access)

Tests of a Powdered-Coal Plant: A Report of Investigations at the Power Plant of the St. Joseph Lead Co., Rivermines, Missouri

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over tests conducted at the powdered-coal plant in Rivermines, Missouri. The results of boiler tests, dryer tests, and mill tests are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Kreisinger, Henry; Blizard, John; Augustine, C. E. & Cross, B. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Exploration, Composition, and Washing, Burning and Gas-Producer Tests of a Coal Occurring Near Coaldale, Esmeralda County, Nevada (open access)

Exploration, Composition, and Washing, Burning and Gas-Producer Tests of a Coal Occurring Near Coaldale, Esmeralda County, Nevada

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of available coal in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Exploration of the coal deposits is discussed. This paper includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: 1946
Creator: Toenges, Albert L.; Turnbull, Louis A.; Schopf, James M.; Yancey, H. F.; Geer, M. R.; Johnson, K. A. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Washing Characteristics of the Pittsburgh Coal in a High-Sulfur Area in Greene County, Pennsylvania (open access)

Washing Characteristics of the Pittsburgh Coal in a High-Sulfur Area in Greene County, Pennsylvania

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over characteristics of Pittsburgh-seam coal in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The characteristics and locations of the coal are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1946
Creator: Fraser, Thomas & Crentz, William L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Results of Electrical Resistivity and Electrical Induction Measurements at Abana Mine, Quebec, Canada: Explanation of Some Factors Associated with Induction Method (open access)

Results of Electrical Resistivity and Electrical Induction Measurements at Abana Mine, Quebec, Canada: Explanation of Some Factors Associated with Induction Method

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on electrical resistivity at the Abana Mine in Quebec. The methods used, and results of the studies are discussed. This paper includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1931
Creator: Potter, E. Vernon & Lee, F. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Underground Latrines for Mines (open access)

Underground Latrines for Mines

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the introduction of underground latrines in mines to increase sanitary conditions. The improvements made by underground latrines are presented and discussed. This paper includes photographs, and illustrations.
Date: October 1916
Creator: White, Joseph H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salvage of Material in the Oil Industry (open access)

Salvage of Material in the Oil Industry

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the salvage of necessary equipment for the oil industry. The types of materials that can be salvaged are presented and discussed. This paper includes photographs, and illustrations.
Date: 1929
Creator: Bowie, C. P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon Coals (open access)

Analyses of Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon Coals

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over analyses of coals from many western states. The characteristics of the coals found in each state are discussed in detail. This paper includes tables, and maps.
Date: 1947
Creator: Andrews, David A.; Hendricks, Thomas A. & Huddle, John W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cost Keeping for Small Metal Mines (open access)

Cost Keeping for Small Metal Mines

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the accounting for small metal mines. As stated in the introduction, "this report outlines methods of cost keeping suitable for metal mines of small or moderate size and presents various forms and cost sheets that have been found useful in actual practice" (p. 5). This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: February 1919
Creator: Pickering, J. C.
Object Type: Report
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.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bowie-Gavin Process: Its Application to the Cracking of Tars and Heavy Oils, Also to the Recovery of Oil from Oil-Soaked Sands or Shales, or from Oil Shales (open access)

The Bowie-Gavin Process: Its Application to the Cracking of Tars and Heavy Oils, Also to the Recovery of Oil from Oil-Soaked Sands or Shales, or from Oil Shales

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the Bowie-Gavin process. As stated in the introduction, "this paper describes a process and an apparatus designed to recover oil from such deposits" (p. 1). The results of experiments conducted using this process are discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1926
Creator: Bowie, C. P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Factors Governing the Entry of Solutions into Ores During Leaching (open access)

Factors Governing the Entry of Solutions into Ores During Leaching

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies on the leaching of copper-bearing ores. As stated in the introduction, the "penetration of the leaching medium into the body of the ore particles" (p. 1) is discussed. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: 1929
Creator: Sullivan, John D.; Keck, Walter E. & Oldright, George L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Graphical Terrane Correction for Gravity Gradient (open access)

Graphical Terrane Correction for Gravity Gradient

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over formula corrections to make up for gravity gradients. The new formulas are presented and discussed in detail. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1929
Creator: Barton, Donald C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Underground Wastes in Oil and Gas Fields and Methods of Prevention (open access)

Underground Wastes in Oil and Gas Fields and Methods of Prevention

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the underground wastes of oil and gas in drilling fields. As stated in the introduction, "the writers have endeavored to establish the manner and importance of underground waste by citing a few cases and to show the means whereby it can be prevented" (p. 5). This paper includes illustrations.
Date: July 1916
Creator: McMurray, William F. & Lewis, James O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Graphic Studies of Ultimate Analyses of Coals (open access)

Graphic Studies of Ultimate Analyses of Coals

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of analyses of coals. The results are discussed and presented on various diagrams. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: December 1915
Creator: Ralston, Oliver C. & Porter, Horace C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quarry Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1919 (open access)

Quarry Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1919

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over quarry accidents reported during the year of 1919. The results of the accident reports collected are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables.
Date: 1921
Creator: Adams, William W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measuring the Variation of Ground Resistivity with a Megger (open access)

Measuring the Variation of Ground Resistivity with a Megger

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over tests conducted on ground resistivity with a megger. The results of the tests are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1928
Creator: Lee, F. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of West Virginia Coals (open access)

Analyses of West Virginia Coals

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of West Virginia coal fields. Characteristics of coals and mines are discussed. This paper includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1942
Creator: Price, Paul H.; Heck, E. T.; Fieldner, Arno Carl; Toenges, Albert L.; Anderson, R. L.; Snyder, N. H. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Notes on the Use of Low-Grade Fuel in Europe (open access)

Notes on the Use of Low-Grade Fuel in Europe

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of low-grade fuel use in Europe. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: August 1915
Creator: Fernald, R. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Change Houses in the Lake Superior Region (open access)

Change Houses in the Lake Superior Region

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over change and wash houses in the Lake Superior area. As stated in the introduction, "this paper, with a few exceptions, presents data acquired in a survey, made by the author, of change houses in the Lake Superior region. All buildings, equipment, and practices were studied with regard for the health and welfare of the miner" (p. 1). This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: September 1923
Creator: Kindall, Cleve Edwin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Efficiencies in the Use of Bituminous Coking Coal as Water-Gas Generator Fuel (open access)

Efficiencies in the Use of Bituminous Coking Coal as Water-Gas Generator Fuel

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over the use of coking coal as a generator fuel. The results of using coking coal as fuel are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: October 1923
Creator: Odell, W. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geophysical Prospecting: Some Electrical Methods (open access)

Geophysical Prospecting: Some Electrical Methods

Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over experiments in electrical methods. The methods and equipment used are presented and described. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1928
Creator: Eve, A. S. & Keys, D. A.
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library