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Real-Time Monitoring of Field Measurements for Mine Design: Greens Creek Mine, Admiralty Island, Alaska

Description: Abstract: Researchers at the U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted field investigations at the Greens Creek Mine in southeast Alaska for the purpose of validating computer design of mining methods and assessing real-time monitoring capabilities. The field study required the application of new technology because of the remoteness of the study site, the need for timely acquisition of data, and a limited budget for instruments and data acquisition. Various sensors were installed to monitor rock mass defo… more
Date: 1996
Creator: Orr, T. J. & Beus, Michael J.
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Mineral Resources of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Corridor

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing known mineral deposits along the proposed Trans-Alaska Pipe line. As stated in the introduction, "reports of deposits of metallic minerals, nonmetallic minerals and mineral fuels on or near the proposed Trans-Alaska Pipeline route from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez were investigated" (p. 1). This report includes maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1974
Creator: Mulligan, John J.
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Mercury Occurrences in Alaska

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing mercury deposits and the potential for a mercury mining industry in Alaska. History, geology, occurrences, methods, costs, and uses of mercury is presented. This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1962
Creator: Malone, Kevin
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Critical and Strategic Minerals in Alaska: Cobalt, the Platinum-Group Metals, and Chromite

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing critical and strategic Alaskan minerals. As stated in the introduction, "this is the first report on these Bureau of Mines investigations. It summarizes available information about deposits and past production of cobalt, the platinum-group metals, and chromite, which was obtained during investigations of these metals through May 1981" (p. 2). This report includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and a map.
Date: 1981
Creator: Barker, James C.; Still, Jan C.; Mowatt, Thomas C. & Mulligan, John J.
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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
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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.
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Mercury: A Materials Survey

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing materials surveys conducted on mercury. As stated in the foreword, "the surveys dealing with metals and minerals summarize the demand-supply position in the United States and include information on production, imports, consumption, exports, substitutes, and pertinent history" (p. v). This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1959
Creator: Pennington, James W. & Bailey, Edgar H.
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Analyses of Alaska Coals

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the coal fields of Alaska. Analyses of the Alaskan coal fields are presented in detail. This report includes tables, and a map.
Date: 1946
Creator: Gates, George O. & Fieldner, Arno Carl
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Lode-Tin Mining at Lost River, Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the lode-tin mining operations of Seward Peninsula, Alaska. History, geology, production, and mining methods are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1958
Creator: Lorain, S. H.; Wells, R. R.; Mihelich, Miro; Mulligan, J. J.; Thorne, R. L. & Herdlick, J. A.
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Names and Definitions of Regions, Districts, and Subdistricts in Alaska: Used by the Bureau of Mines in Statistical and Economic Studies Covering the Mineral Industry of the Territory

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the development of a naming system for Alaskan regions and districts. The structure of the naming system and a description of each district are presented. This report includes maps.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Ransome, Alfred L. & Kerns, William H.
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Safety Cars of the United States Bureau of Mines

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the mine stations and safety cars used to reach miners in distress. As stated in the report, "the purpose, equipment, personnel, and construction of its safety cars" is presented. This report includes an illustration, and a map.
Date: March 1931
Creator: Forbes, J. J. & Ankeny, M. J.
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Reconnaissance of the Beluga River Coalfield, Alaska

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the Beluga River coalfield "to determine, if possible, which areas were most favorable for developing large reserves of coal suitable for open-pit mining" (p. 1). Description of the coal deposits, and results of the study are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and maps.
Date: 1958
Creator: Maloney, Raymond P.
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Beneficiation of Iron-Copper Ores from Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the beneficiation of iron-copper ores. As stated in the summary, "this report summarizes the results of laboratory testing of copper-bearing magnetite ore from the Poorman, Rush and Brown, and Copper Center deposits, Kasaan Peninsula, Prince of Wales Island, southeastern Alaska" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: February 1957
Creator: Wells, R. R.; Erspamer, E. G. & Sterling, F. T.
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