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Coal-Mine Accidents in the United States, 1937

Description: Report compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Mines including statistics on fatal and non-fatal accidents in coal mines located in the United States as well as data regarding the various operations (e.g., number of miners employed and average production). The information is organized into tables for comparison and the text draws some overall conclusions in the summary.
Date: 1940
Creator: Adams, William W.; Geyer, L. E. & Parry, M. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mechanical Concentration of Gases

Description: From Introduction: "This bulletin deals with a new mechanical means of attacking the problem of separation. Although it is improbable that any one type of separation could hope to find universal application, the method described is to be regarded as an alternative to conventional means that has attractive possibilities in certain instances."
Date: 1940
Creator: Maier, C. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quarry Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1938

Description: Report published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines which is a compilation of accidents in quarries located in the United States with data regarding the number and kinds of accidents as well as information about the mining operations (e.g., number of men employed, kinds of quarries, amount of work performed, etc.).
Date: 1940
Creator: Adams, William W. & Wrenn, Virginia E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Open-Cut Metal Mining

Description: Report discussing open-cut mining at the metal mines of the United States. It is an applicable method to flat-lying mineral deposits relatively near the surface.
Date: 1941
Creator: Gardner, E. D. & Mosier, McHenry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The National Fuel Efficiency Program During the War Years, 1943-45

Description: From Forward: "This bulletin describes how the work was accomplished, including the functioning of the central office, the division of the nation into working areas, the acquiring of volunteer workers, the functioning of the area offices, and achievement of publicity. Representative resulting fuel saving at a number of individual plants are listed, as well as the estimated over-all accomplishments. This report should be of future value as an example of national organizing of volunteer workers, … more
Date: 1949
Creator: Barkley, J. F.; Cheasley, Thomas C.; Waddell, K. M. & Waddell, K. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Safety Practices in Dredging and Hydraulic Mining

Description: From Scope of Report: "This paper is based upon the observations made and the records received while dredging and hydraulic-mining operations were visited in Alaska during 1946 and in California during 1946 and 1947. Data from 30 active dredging operations and 34 active hydraulic operations are incorporated in this paper."
Date: 1948
Creator: Fatzinger, R. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Safety and Performance Characteristics of Liquid-Oxygen Explosives

Description: From Scope of Report: "This bulletin is confined chiefly to a discussion of tunnels and adits for mining purposes, such as drainage, transportation, or development, but it also discusses those used to carry water for power, irrigation, or domestic use, in which the essential features are practically identical with mine tunnels."
Date: 1949
Creator: Tournay, W. E.; Bower, F. M. & Brown, F. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Contributions to the Data on Theoretical Metallurgy: [Part] 10. High-temperature Heat-Content, Heat-Capacity, and Entropy Data for Inorganic Compounds

Description: From Introduction: "This work is both a revision and an elaboration of Bureau of Mines Bulletin 371, which was published in 1934 and included data available to October 1933. This bulletin purposes to collect and correlate all available high-temperature heat-content and specific-heat data for inorganic substances and to formulate tables and algebraic expressions for their representation. It is expected also that this bulletin will have value to those teaching courses in metallurgical and chemica… more
Date: 1949
Creator: Kelley, K. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal-Mine Accidents in the United States, 1942

Description: Report compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Mines including statistics on fatal and non-fatal accidents in coal mines located in the United States as well as data regarding the various operations (e.g., number of miners employed and average production). The information is organized into tables for comparison and the text draws some overall conclusions in the summary.
Date: 1944
Creator: Adams, W. W. & Geyer, L. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mineral-Dressing Characteristics of the Red Iron Ores of Birmingham, Alabama

Description: From Introduction: "The scope of this paper is such that it was deemed advisable to group the contents into several main sections. They are: Section I. Geography and Geology. Section II. Historical Review. (a) Mining and Smelting in Alabama. (b) Milling. (c) Summary of Milling Research. These two sections are primarily a bibliography and summary of the research on the Birmingham Red Mountain ores up to the middle 1940's."
Date: 1946
Creator: Coghill, Will H. & Coe, G. Dale
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analyses of Complex Mixtures of Gases: Application to Control and Extinguish Fires and to Prevent Explosions in Mines, Tunnels, and Hazardous Industrial Processes

Description: From Purpose of Report: "The purpose of the report is to point out what the mine-management official, the safety engineer, and the chemist, can do to utilize analyses of complex gas mixtures as basis for safe procedure to (1) control and extinguish fires in mines, tunnels, and individual plants and (2) prevent explosions when dealing with explosive mixtures and sources of ignition. The report is designed to meet the needs of those desiring to utilize analyses of complex-gas mixtures for the abo… more
Date: 1948
Creator: Ash, S. H. & Felegy, E. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coals of Chile

Description: From Introduction: "The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the coal from beds mined in the Schwager and Lota mines will produce metallurgical coke suitable for use in the blast furnaces at the proposed steel plant at Conception, and whether the quality of the lower-rank coals from other areas in Chile, especially those in Magallanes, where the large coal reserves of Chile appear to exist; can be improved by processing."
Date: 1948
Creator: Toenges, Albert L.; Kelly, Leon W.; Davis, J. D.; Reynolds, D. A.; Fraser, Thomas; Crentz, W. L. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Burning Washington Coals on Different Types of Domestic Stokers in the Same Hot-Water Boiler: Comparison with Hand and Oil Firing

Description: From Purpose and Scope: "This bulletin presents the results of an investigation of domestic stokers at the Northwest Experiment Station of the Bureau of Mines. Previous publications have dealt with the burning characteristics of Washington coals on a domestic overfeed stoker, a clinker-type domestic underfeed stoker, and an ash-removal-type domestic underfeed stoker designed for burning anthracite. This report includes all the principal results obtained on the three domestic stokers tested and … more
Date: 1949
Creator: Yancey, H. F.; Johnson, K. A.; Cordiner, J. B., Jr.; Lewis, A. A. & Lunde, K. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fundamentals of Coal Sampling

Description: From Forward: "The intent has been rather to furnish another contribution to the growing list of studies on the principles governing the establishment of specifications for the sampling of coal."
Date: 1944
Creator: Landry, Bertrand A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Guide for Reducing Fuel Consumption in Commercial Plants

Description: From Forward: "This bulletin of the handbook type assembles in one volume educational "quiz sheets" and reference material used in the program that have permanent value in detecting waste and in lowering fuel consumption. It is believed that this handbook will serve the same purpose in the postwar period and aid in good measure the efficiency of fuel utilization."
Date: 1947
Creator: Barkley, J. F.; Cheasley, Thomas C.; Waddell, K. M. & Waddell, K. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Index of Shale-Oil Patents

Description: From Introduction: "Work on this project was begun early in 1944; and the results with respect to shale oil are reported in this Bulletin. Since this bulletin is only an index to this large repository of ideas relating to the the treatment of shale oil, the material is presented in the form of short notices describing the subject material of each patent, which consist of an abridgment of the patent (if British or Australian) or a typical claim in the case of the United States or foreign patents… more
Date: 1948
Creator: Klosky, Simon
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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United States Earthquakes 1939

Description: From Introduction: "This publication is a summary of earthquake activity in the United States and the regions under its jurisdiction for the calendar year 1939. A history of the more important shocks of the country appears in Serial 609 of the Bureau, "Earthquake History of the United States: Part I-"Continental United States (Exclusive of California and Western Nevada) and Alaska," and Part II. -"Stronger Earthquakes of California and Western Nevada, Revised (1941) edition."
Date: 1941
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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