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Report discussing an accounting system and management of office procedures design for medium-size metal mines, offered by the United States Bureau of Mines, to be more efficient in the mining industry.
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Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over analyses of coals from many western states. The characteristics of the coals found in each state are discussed in detail. This paper includes tables, and maps.
Date:
1947
Creator:
Andrews, David A.; Hendricks, Thomas A. & Huddle, John W.
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From Significance and value of Analyses of Coal: "The analyses published in this report cover samples of coal collected in many different parts of the country with unusual care by experiences men, in such manner as to make them representative of extensive beds of coal."
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From Introduction: "This volume contains the descriptions of the samples whose analyses are published in the preceding volume, Part I of this bulletin. The descriptions have been compiled from the notebooks of the persons who collected the samples, have been condensed from accounts given in published reports of the United States Geological Survey, or have furnished by the collection themselves. Inasmuch as the descriptions represent the work of many persons during a period of six years, and ina…
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From Abstract: "The development and status of technology for producing titanium from U.S. resource materials are summarized in this Bureau of Mines report."
Date:
1987
Creator:
Henry, J. L.; Stephens, W. W.; Blue, D. D. & Maysilles, J. H.
Description:
Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing asbestos mining and production in Arizona. As stated in the summary, "this paper describes most of the chrysotile-asbestos deposits of Arizona. Mining methods are discussed briefly and asbestos-mill flowsheets are incorporated" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
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Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing asbestos mining and production in Arizona. As a supplement to a previous report, 18 additional Arizona mining districts are presented and described. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
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Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies on the zinc-lead mines in Mohave County, Arizona. Descriptions of the characteristics, development, and production of the ore are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
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Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies on the leaching of copper-bearing ores. As stated in the introduction, the "penetration of the leaching medium into the body of the ore particles" (p. 1) is discussed. This paper includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date:
1929
Creator:
Sullivan, John D.; Keck, Walter E. & Oldright, George L.
Description:
From introduction: This report contains the results of field tests for the U.S. AEC on the use of the seismic geophysical method for tracing "buried channels" in the Monument Valley area, Arizona.
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Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the geologic factors related to block-caving. The results of the study are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
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Abstract: Ground-water and tailings pond monitoring in the Upper Santa Cruz Basin Mines Task Force's Special Studies Area has been performed to determine the nature and extent of aquifer contamination from copper tailings pond's recharge in the basin. A monitoring program for each of three mining areas (Mines A, B, and D) was developed. Analysis of data shows that recharge from Mine A's ponds has caused increased hardness, sulfate and total dissolved solids in local ground water. However, pumpa…
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Technical report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the different uses of gypsum. The sources and uses of gypsum are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
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From Introduction: "The Bureau of Mines has attempted to develop a cheap and efficient solvent that would especially meet the requirements of smaller plants. (See Bibliography). A method of producing this solution from sulphurous products and waste liquors was developed by the bureau and tried successfully on a test-plant scale at the Southwest Experiment Station in cooperation with the department of mining and metallurgy, University of Arizona, Tuscon, Ariz."
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Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the drilling for copper deposits near Pinal County, Arizona in 1949. Topographic and geologic mapping, drilling, and field tests were studied. Tables, maps, and illustrations are presented.
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Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing the sulfurous acid leaching of the Southwest experiment station. Operations and analyses of the experiment station are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date:
May 1923
Creator:
Van Barneveld, Charles E. & Leaver, Edmund S.
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.
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Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the mining practices and expenses of the United Verde open-pit mine west of Jerome, Arizona. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this paper is to present the methods used in developing and operating the mine, and to discuss the problems encountered" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
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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.
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From introduction: During 1981 the Bureau of Mines conducted a field investigation of the Bureau of Land Management's Lime Hills, Narrows, and Sand Cove Wilderness Study Areas (WSA's), Mohave County, Arizona as part of a joint effort with the Geological Survey to make a mineral survey of the area. Surface workings and outcrops were examined and samples taken from rock sections that appeared to represent most of the mineralized area. Complete analytical results and sample descriptions are availa…
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From introduction: During the spring and fall of 1979 the U.S. Bureau of Mines made a mineral investigation of the North End Roadless Area, including a literature search, a search of claim records in the Cochise County courthouse and the State office of the Bureau of Land Management, a search for mining claims and mineralized zones, and examination of known mines and prospects. Local residents and officials of mining companies the U.S. Forest Service, and Arizona State government agencies provi…
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