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Investigation of Methane Occurrence and Outbursts in the Cote Blanche Domal Salt Mine, Louisiana

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the outbursts of salt often responsible for fatalities in salt mines. The salt samples were tested for methane content. The test results are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1988
Creator: Molinda, Gregory M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Selected Significant Mineral Deposits in Alaska: A Minerals Availability System Overview

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing significant Alaskan mineral deposits. As stated in the abstract, "this Bureau of Mines publication presents a summary of mining activity in Alaska, as well as institutional and infrastructural factors affecting mineral development in Alaska" (p. 1). This report includes maps, tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1988
Creator: Baggs, Donald W.; Northam, Michael J.; Meyer, Mark P. & Maas, Kenneth M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Manganese Industry of the U.S.S.R.

Description: Report presenting a study of the Soviet manganese industry, which is intended to aid in assessing the present and future role of the U.S.S.R. on the world supply. Information is provided on reserves, mining, technology, ferroalloy production, trade, and consumption.
Date: September 1987
Creator: Strishkov, Vasilii V. & Levine, Richard M. (Richard Michael), 1944-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Appraisal of Minerals Availability for 34 Commodities

Description: From Program Overview: "This bulletin summarizes and updates availability information published in individual mineral commodity appraisals since 1979. it also marks achievement, after 15-yr systems and data development history, of a major Bureau goal to build computer-based systems and the necessary staff infrastructure to perform timely, commodity-wide assessments with comparable cost frameworks."
Date: 1987
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fire Doors for Noncoal Mines

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the development and use of fire doors in non-coal mines. As stated in the abstract, "this report discusses current fire-door technology in the context of the underground mine environment and the design, fabrication, lab testing, and in-mine field testing of a mine-worthy fire door" (p. 1). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1987
Creator: Bickel, Kenneth L. & Pomroy, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thermodynamic Properties of Sulfides

Description: Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines containing a compilation of thermodynamic data regarding sulfides. There are tables for standard heat capacities (includes equations), standard entropies, high-temperature relative enthalpies (includes equations), Gibbs energy functions, enthalpies of formation (includes equations), Gibbs energies of formation (includes equations) and logarithms of the equilibrium constants. Documentation in the introduction explains how the tables are organized and… more
Date: 1987
Creator: Pankratz, L. B.; Mah, Alla D. & Watson, S. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Company Towns Versus Company Camps in Developing Alaska's Mineral Resources

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing comparisons between company camps and company towns in Alaska's mineral properties. The cost differences between operating towns, camps, and commuting options are presented. This report includes maps, tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1986
Creator: Bottge, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Methane Control Research: Summary of Results, 1964-80

Description: From Abstract: "This bulletin summarizes the work conducted under the Bureau of Mines methane control research program during the years 1964 to 1979. This bulletin provides a comprehensive source of information on the accomplishments of the Bureau's methane control research program, on the technology developed, and the direction of further research."
Date: 1986
Creator: Deul, Maurice & Kim, Ann G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tin Reconnaissance of the Kanuti and Hodzana Rivers Uplands, Central Alaska

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mineral development potentials of Central Alaska. Investigations on location, geology, and sampling methods are presented. This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1986
Creator: Barker, James C. & Foley, Jeffrey Y.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Utilization and Stabilization of Mineral Wastes

Description: From Abstract: "This report summarizes laboratory research conducted by the Bureau and cooperative field studies made with the mineral industry to reduce the environmental impacts of air and water pollution deriving from mineral wastes."
Date: 1986
Creator: Dean, K. C.; Frolsland, L. J. & Shirts, M. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Bureau of Mines Research on Recycling Scrapped Automobiles

Description: From Abstract: "This report presents results of Bureau of Mines research, conducted from 1965 to 1983, on separating on and recovering useful materials from the scrapped hulks, using old and new metallurgical techniques combined with standard scrapyard methods."
Date: 1985
Creator: Dean, K. C.; Sterner, J. W.; Shirts, M. B. & Froisland, L. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Chromium Industry of the U.S.S.R.

Description: Report discussing the production and export or chromite from the U.S.S.R, including an overview of the industry (raw material base, mining and processing facilities, foreign trade, and policies and programs controlling its operations) as well as observations on the outlook for the future.
Date: 1985
Creator: Strishkov, Vasilii V. & Steblez, Walter G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Citrate Process for Flue Gas Desulfurization

Description: From Abstract: "This bulletin describes the citrate process and give results of the laboratory, pilot plant, and demonstration plant studies, as well as corrosion investigations."
Date: 1985
Creator: Nissen, W. I.; Crocker, L.; Oden, L. L.; Martin, D. A. & Asai, G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Critical and Strategic Minerals in Alaska: Tin, Tantalum, and Columbium

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing critical and strategic Alaskan minerals. As stated in the introduction, "this report presents findings from the second phase of the Bureau's critical and strategic minerals program in Alaska; it summarizes information on tin, tantalum, and columbium production, reserves, and occurrences" (p. 2). This report includes tables and a map.
Date: 1985
Creator: Warner, J. Dean
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Dewatering of Mineral Waste Using the Flocculant Polyethylene Oxide

Description: From Abstract: "This bulletin summarizes the results of Bureau of Mines investigations of a technique for dewatering clay waste that consists of flocculation with polyethylene oxide (PEO)followed by screening of the resulting flocs. Results of the laboratory tests and small and large scale field tests are described."
Date: 1985
Creator: Schelner, B. J.; Smelley, Annie G. & Stanley, D. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Dielectric Separation of Minerals

Description: From Introduction: "The Bureau conducted the research described in this bulletin to provide a fundamental understanding of the design and operating characteristics of a dielectric separator."
Date: 1985
Creator: Jordan, C. E. & Sullivan, G. V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Fire and Explosion Accidents in the Chemical, Mining, and Fuel-Related Industries: A Manual

Description: From Introduction: "This manual is organized to facilitate the task of finding the particular data or information of interest. The initial section outlines specific procedures for accident investigations; the second section presents pertinent definitions and basic concepts for understanding combustion data; the next sections discuss the large compilation of combustion data presented for various combustible classes; and the final section deals with the damage analyses of fire and explosion accid… more
Date: 1985
Creator: Kuchta, Joseph M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mineral Facts and Problems: 1985 Edition

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over mineral characteristics, uses, and problems. Descriptions of common minerals and their uses are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1985
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mineral Investigation of the Arrastra Mountain Wilderness Study Area, La Paz, Mohave, and Yavapai Counties, and Peoples Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Yavapai County, Arizona

Description: This report presents the results of a mineral survey of the Arrastra Mountain (AZ 020-059) and Peoples Canyon (AZ 020-068) Wilderness Study Areas, La Paz, Mohove, and Yavapai Counties, Arizona.
Date: 1985
Creator: Lane, Michael E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mineral Investigation of the Sierra Ancha Wilderness and Salome Study Area, Gila County, Arizona

Description: This report presents the results of the mineral survey of the Sierra Ancha Wilderness and Salome Study Area conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Mines. A combined summary report of work done by the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Mines has been previously published.
Date: 1985
Creator: Light, Thomas D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mineral Resources of a Part of the Dos Cabezas Mountains Wilderness Study Area (Az-040-065), Cochise County, Arizona

Description: From summary: In January-April 1984, the Bureau of Mines conducted a mineral survey of the Lower Burro Creek Wilderness Study Area as required by Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Public Law 94-579, October 21, 1976). The Lower Burro Creek Wilderness Study Area comprises 21,700 acres in southeastern Mohave and Yavapai Counties, Arizona. Mines and prospects are located on deposits and (or) occurrences of gold, bentonite, magnesite, and agate in the eastern and southeastern part of the stud… more
Date: 1985
Creator: Zelten, Jeanne E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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