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Analysis of Oil Production in the Near-Depleted Mexia-Powell Fault-Line Fields of Texas

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the oil fields located near the Mexia-Powell fault line in Texas. Properties of the oil fields, including geology and oil production, are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Hill, Harry Blackburn & Guthrie, R. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Byproduct Coke-Oven Tests of Washington Coals

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the coking-coal testing done on Washington coal. Descriptions of the testing, and properties of the coals tested are presented. This report includes tables, and photographs.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Yancey, H. F.; Daniels, Joseph; McMillan, E. R. & Geer, M. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Leadville Drainage Tunnel, Lake County, Colorado

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the Leadville Drainage Tunnel. Descriptions and details about the tunnel are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Elgin, Robert A.; Volin, M. E. & Townsend, James W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigations of Salt River Vanadium Deposits, Lincoln County, Wyoming

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the vanadium deposits of Lincoln County, Wyoming. As stated in the introduction, "the work performed by the Bureau of Mines is explained in detail and supplemented with plans, sections, and a complete set of sample analyses. Proposed mining methods are discussed, and metallurgical tests are outlined" (p. 2). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: August 1949
Creator: Allsman, Paul T.; Majors, Forest H.; Mahoney, Stanford R. & Young, W. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of Oil-Base Drilling Fluid Filtrate on Analysis of Cores from South Coles Levee, California, and Rangely, Colorado Fields

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the study of contamination of cores obtained with conventional core barrels. The effect of the oil-based drilling fluid and analysis of the cores are presented. The report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Gates, Gates L.; Morris, Frank C. & Caraway, W. Hodge
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Burning Anthracite Barley on a Chain-Grate Stoker in a Two-Arch Furnace

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the use of anthracite barley as a fuel for a chain-grate stoker in a two-arch furnace. The efficiency and capacity of the anthracite barley as fuel is presented. Tables, graphs, and illustrations are included in the report.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Burdick, L. R. & Morgan, R. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Water Flooding of Oil Sands in Illinois

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the methods and results of water injection in Illinois oil sands. The operations and properties of the oil sands are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: August 1944
Creator: Taliaferro, David Benjamin; Keithly, C. M. & Jennings, Thomas
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Stemming in Metal Mines. Progress Report 2

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the progress made in metal-mine stemming. Different types of stemming methods and testing procedures are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1940
Creator: Johnson, John A.; Agnew, Wing G. & Mosier, McHenry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Examination of Zinc-Lead Mines in the Wallapai Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona

Description: 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.
Date: August 1947
Creator: Haury, Peter S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flood-Prevention Projects at Pennsylvania Anthracite Mines: Progress Report for 1945

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on flood-prevention developed for mine systems. A history of flood prevention procedures as well as updated flood-prevention is presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: August 1947
Creator: Ash, S. H.; Cassap, W. E.; Westfield, James; Eaton, W. L.; Romischer, W. M.; Podgorski, E. J. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Experiment in Underground Gasification of Coal, Gorgas, Alabama

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies and experiments conducted on underground coal gasification. The results of the experiments are listed. Description and analysis of the coal and coal bed are also presented. This report includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: August 1947
Creator: Dowd, James J.; Elder, James L.; Capp, J. P. & Cohen, Paul
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Size Consist, Chemical Analysis, and Physical Properties of 2-1/2-Inch Subbituminous Slack from the Denver, Colorado Region

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on sub-bituminous slack from Denver, Colorado. The characteristics and properties of 2-1/2 inch slack samples are listed. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1942
Creator: Parry, V. F. & Landers, W. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Petroleum-Engineering Study of Gas Injection in the Cabin Creek Field, Kanawha and Boone Counties, West Virginia

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the study of oil recovery through gas-injection techniques. The report discusses these secondary oil recovery methods in Cabin Creek field in West Virginia. This report contains maps and tables.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Magee, Joe N. & Taylor, Sam S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Mingo County, West Virginia

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking-coal reserves of Mingo County, West Virginia. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: August 1954
Creator: Wallace, Joseph J.; Dowd, James J.; Tavenner, William H.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Greene County, Pennsylvania

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking-coal reserves of Greene County, Pennsylvania. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: August 1955
Creator: Wallace, Joseph J.; Dowd, James J.; Provost, John M.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
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