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  • NIOSH
    RI 4520 Investigation of coal deposits in south central Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula (401c7645-c358-4975-b398-1069855a6d12)

    By Albert L. Toenges, Theodore R. Jolley

    "The development of Alaska depends on the existence of an adequate fuel supply in the Territory. The need to investigate coal deposits was recognized as early as 1911, when the first investigations we

    May 1, 1949

  • AIME
    Baltimore Paper - Laurentian Low-Grade Phosphate-Ores

    By John Stewart

    The market at present supplied by shipments from the phosphate districts of Quebec, Ontario, and New York State requires high-grade ore, carrying from 75 per cent. to 90 per cent. of phosphate of lime

    Jan 1, 1893

  • AIME
    Ozark Lead- And Zinc-Deposits: Their Genesis, Localization, And Migration.

    By CHARLES R. KETES

    I. INTRODUCTORY. INDUSTRIALLY, the most important service that geological science can now render to mining in the Upper Mississippi leadand zinc-fields is to devise some practical scheme whereby the

    Feb 1, 1909

  • AIME
    Geophysical Prospecting in 1929

    By Donald H. McLaughlin

    THE activity and enthusiasm of pioneers still prevail among workers in applied geophysics1.- Within the year, new devices have .been tried out, instruments and technique have been improved and the met

    Jan 1, 1930

  • NIOSH
    OFR-146(6)-77 Comparative Coal Transportation Costs: An Economic And Engineering Analysis Of Truck, Belt, Rail, Barge And Coal Slurry And Pneumatic Pipelines ? Volume 6 ? Truck Haulage ? 6.1 Introduction

    By Michael Rieber

    Among the principal gathering/distribution systems for coal is over-the-road trucking. Where alternative trunk line modes such as barge or rail links are weak or nonexistent, trucks may, particularly

    Jan 1, 1977

  • CIM
    The Function of the Mines Branch Radioactivity Division

    By E. A. Brown

    "IntroductionBACK IN THE nineteen-thirties, when Eldorado was a private company and was preparing to become Canada's first radium producer, the Mines Branch in Ottawa did much work on the development

    Jan 1, 1953

  • NIOSH
    IC 7550 Economic Importance of Pegmatites

    By Paul M. Tyler

    According to Lindgren , the economic importance of pegmatites stems from the fact that they represent the principal natural storehouse of two classes of mineral products : (1 ) common minerals in exce

    Feb 1, 1950

  • AUSIMM
    Petrology of the Broken Hill Lode and its Bearing on Ore Genesis

    LIST OF CONTENTSAbstractIntroductionSelected Sections of the Broken Hill LodeLocality PlansPetrology1. Zinc Corporation Mine: DDH. 5.98, section 30, No. 26 level2. Zinc Corporation Mine: DDH. 838, sec

    Jan 1, 1959

  • NIOSH
    Hearing Loss Prevention - Investigation Of Technology For Hearing Loss Prevention (37581149-658f-46c4-b438-2e358ed5f054)

    By David C. Byrne

    PURPOSE: Evaluate practical technological advances in hearing protective devices for use in different mining environments. RESEARCH SUMMARY: Previous NIOSH research shows that miners develop hear

    Jan 12, 2001

  • SME
    Oklahoma's Gypsum Resources-An Overview Of Geology And Manufacturing Of Value-Added Products

    By Roger D. Sharpe

    Oklahoma contains extensive resources of high-purity gypsum that were deposited in the Anadarko and Hollis basins during Permian time. The gypsum resources and reserves are estimated to be about 48 bi

    Jan 1, 1999

  • SME
    The Grasberg Open Pit: Ertsberg's Big Brother Comes Onstream In Indonesia

    By R. J. Hickson

    The Grasberg copper-gold deposit was discovered in Spring 1988, just one year prior to the planned closure of Freeport Indonesia's original Ertsberg open pit copper mine. In spite of Grasberg&apo

    Jan 1, 1991

  • NIOSH
    IC 6257 The Work Of The United States Bureau Of Mines

    The United States Bureau of Mines frequently receives requests for information regarding the details of its organization and the nature of its activities. In response to such an inquiry a series of ar

    Jan 1, 1930

  • NIOSH
    RI 4223 Bauxite in Cherokee and Calhoun Counties, Ala.

    By Don M. Coulter

    "INTRODUCTION Bauxite, in Appalachian Alabama, occurs in the Rock Run and Goshen Valley districts in Cherokee County; in Nences Creek Valley near Jacksonville; near Anniston in Calhoun County; north o

    Mar 1, 1948

  • NIOSH
    OFR-117-85 An Alternate Method To Evaluate Mine Ground System Safety

    By W. L. Cooley

    A significantly different method of evaluating mine ground system safety is investigated. The method measures touch and step potentials around ground beds and grounded equipment resulting from a serie

    Jan 1, 1985

  • SME
    Carbonate-Hosted Ores Of The Western Cordillera - An Overview

    By S. R. Titley

    Carbonate-hosted massive sulfide (60%) ores of the western Cordillera compose a distinct class of deposits although they vary widely in detail and perhaps genesis. They have been important sources of

    Jan 1, 1985

  • SAIMM
    Considerations in regard to the safety of RF shot firing equipment

    By C. Cunningham

    The process of initiating opencast blasts through long cables is onerous. An obvious alternative is to replace these with radio controlled firing apparatus. Such devices appear from time to time and w

    Jan 1, 2003

  • NIOSH
    IC 8840 Minerals Health And Safety In-House Research, Development, And Demonstration In Fiscal Year 1981

    This publication summarizes, for all interested parties, the research, development, and demonstration in-house projects programed by the Bureau of Mines for fiscal year 1981 (October 1, 1980 - Septemb

    Jan 1, 1981

  • NIOSH
    IC 8845 State Regulations Pertaining To The Use Of Internal Combustion Engines Underground

    By Robert W. Waytulonis

    The mining regulations of all 50 States were reviewed by the Bureau of Mines, and those parts pertaining to the use of internal combustion (IC) engines (particularly diesel engines) in underground min

    Jan 1, 1981

  • NIOSH
    RI 4986 Investigation Of The Copper Bullion Claims, Rua Cove, Knight Island, Alaska ? Introduction

    By F. A. Rutledge

    The Bureau of Mines Investigated the Copper Bullion claims at Rua Cove on the east coast of knight Island in Prince William Sound, Alaska, during November-December 1948 and March-April 1949. This proj

    Jan 1, 1953

  • AUSIMM
    From Mineral Resources to Sustainable Mining – the Key Trends to Unlock the Holy Grail?

    By S M. Jowitt, G M. Mudd

    "The mining industry is the source for the vast majority of the metal, mineral and energy resources we use on a daily basis. New deposits are discovered over time and are developed into mines before b

    Jun 15, 2016