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  • AIME
    Washington Paper - Velocity of Bodies of Different Specific Gravity Falling in Water.

    By R. H. Richards, A. E. Woodward

    In Rittinger's Aufbereitungskunde of 1867 occurs (p. 195) the following table, which shows the rate of falling in water of fragments of minerals, of irregular shapes and of five different specifi

    Jan 1, 1890

  • DFI
    Inspection and Observation Methods

    "Full time inspection of drilled shafts by qualified personnel is a necessary part of construction. Detailed inspection procedures for routine inspection are provided in the Drilled Shaft Inspector’s

    Jan 1, 2004

  • NIOSH
    RI 3537 Annual Report Of The Explosives Division, Fiscal Year 1940 ? Introduction

    By Wilbert J. Huff

    [This is the fifth of a series of annual reports of the explosives Division, Bureau of Mines, United States Department of the Interior.3/ It deals particularly with work done during the period July 1,

    Jan 1, 1940

  • NIOSH
    The Mineral Industry Of Alabama (93437870-da0a-4967-935b-c532781986e5)

    By Avery H. Reed

    RECORD production of portland cement, crushed limestone, marble, lime, and clays highlighted the mineral industry of Alabama in 1959. Among the States, Alabama ranked second in production of bauxite,

    Jan 1, 1960

  • CIM
    Mining Industry and Government Relations

    By Donald V. Currie

    "The Alberta and Northwest Chamber of Mines was founded in Edmonton, Alberta in 1935. The organization represented private sector mining explorers and developers in the province and north west Canada.

    Jan 1, 1998

  • NIOSH
    IC 7914 Sinking No. 3 Shaft At Westvaco Trona Mine, Intermountain Chemical Co., Sweetwater County, Wyo. ? Summary And Introduction

    By F. L. Wideman

    This report describes the sinking of No. 3 shaft at the Westvaco mine. It is one of a series of publications of the Bureau of Mines on mining methods and practices in the United States. The West

    Jan 1, 1959

  • SME
    Comparison Of Us Uranium Resources To Global Uranium Resources

    By B. Boberg

    Annual requirements of uranium to fuel the 441 currently operating nuclear reactors in the world is 170 million pounds U3O8 (65,385 tonnes U). 2005 global production was 108 million pounds (41,595 t

    Jan 1, 2007

  • NIOSH
    OFR-23-75 Microseismic Techniques Applied To Coal Mine Safety

    By H. Reginald Hardy

    This report describes the results of a research project carried out to investigate the feasibility of using transducer arrays, located on surface or in shallow boreholes, above an active coal mine to

    Jan 1, 1974

  • SME
    Regulatory Aspects Of Subsidence Under Surface Mining Control And Reclamation Act

    By Dermot M. Winters, Brent T. Wahlquist, C. Y. Chen

    The enactment of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) in August 1977 addressed subsidence resulting from underground mines, in addition to creating the requirements for reclamation o

    Jan 1, 1986

  • NIOSH
    IC 9285 Soil Characterization And Soil Amendment Use On Coal Surface Mine Lands: An Annotated Bibliography

    By Michael R. Norland

    This U.S. Bureau of Mines report on U.S. and Canadian 1iterature pertaining to soil characterization and the use of soil amendments as a part of the reclamation process of coal surface-mined lands con

    Jan 1, 1991

  • NIOSH
    OFR-14-78 Development Of Optimized Diffuser And Spray Fan Systems For Coal Mine Face Ventilation

    By Robert E. Wallhagen

    This report describes the results of a four year investigation into improved face ventilation systems for underground coal mines. The objective was to experimentally determine configurations for a dif

    Jan 1, 1977

  • AUSIMM
    Catchment-Scale Water Modelling and its Role in Risk Management during Mining Exploration

    By H He, S Tillotson, S Gibbons, J Shaw

    "Water evaluation and management during mining exploration and operational activities is crucial to minimise direct and indirect operational costs and also in delivering mining companies the less tang

    Nov 26, 2013

  • NIOSH
    Metal Operator Mining Facts ? 2006 - Mining Operations (4dcf7765-206b-461b-bf5d-3afbf0fbe5a8)

    In 2006, a total of 280 metal mining operations reported employment to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).1 Metal mines were the smallest mining commodity sector, comprising 1.9% of all

    Sep 1, 2008

  • AUSIMM
    Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits in New Zealand

    By R L. Brathwaite

    In New Zealand, volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits are found in three main geological environments associated with: 1.   ophiolitic basalts of Oligocene age in Northland and East Ca

    Jan 1, 2005

  • ISEE
    Post-Blast Cast Profile Shape Prediction at Large Coal Surface Mines

    By Paula Pereira

    The better the capability of accurately predicting the results of any process the less laborious and costly is the optimization or improvement of that process. Rock blasting is a process that one inte

    Jan 1, 2001

  • NIOSH
    IC 7957 Permissible Mine Equipment Approved During 1957-58 - With Appended Lists Of Manufacturers Of Flame-Resistant Trailing Cables And Fire-Resistant Conveyor Belts, And Holders Of ?Permits? - Introduction

    By E. J. Gleim

    In keeping with past custom, it is the purpose of this publication to bring up to date previously published lists of equipment that meets safety standards of the bureau of Mines so that the mining ind

    Jan 1, 1960

  • SAIMM
    Deformability analysis of infinite jointed rock mass by the RCOD

    By K. Sugawara, Y. Hirakawa, A. Sato

    The rock mass properties such as deformability and permeability are highly dependent on the existence of cracks. The Ratio of Crack Opening Dependency (RCOD) was proposed as a new index to evaluate th

    Jan 1, 2003

  • AIME
    Part X – October 1969 - Papers - On the Possible Influence of Stacking Fault Energy on the Creep of Pure Bcc Metals

    By R. R. Vandervoort

    The creep behavior of Nb(Cb), Ta, Mo, and W was determined under conditions of constant atomic dif-fzisivity, constant stress to elastic modulus ratio, and nearly equivalent grain size, and the steady

    Jan 1, 1970

  • SME
    Times are as tough as they have ever been in the Coal Industry

    By William Gleason

    "It is safe to say that the coal industry, in the United States and globally, is currently suffering through one of the hardest times in its history.A perfect storm of competition, changing energy dem

    Jan 1, 2015

  • NIOSH
    Aviation Gasoline And Its Component Hydrocarbons: Wartime Research (1940-45) - Introduction - Historical Background

    By H. M. Smith

    MORE than a year before the United States entered World War II, the requirements of the National Defense Program indicated the need for additional sources of aviation gasoline. On September 10, 1940,

    Jan 1, 1951