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Investigation of the Blewett Zinc-Lead Deposit, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the Blewett zinc-lead mine of Illinois. Samples obtained through churn-drill and diamond drill holes are analyzed. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: September 1948
Creator: Holt, Stephen P.
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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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Air and Gas Injection in the Oil Fields of Illinois

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the gas injection methods in the oil fields of Illinois. The results and properties of the injections are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, illustrations, and maps.
Date: November 1944
Creator: Keithly, C. M. & Jennings, Thomas
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Daisy Fluorite Mine: Rosiclare Lead and Fluorspar Mining Company, Hardin County, Illinois

Description: Report from the U.S. Bureau of Mines over the studies conducted on the Daisy mine and the Hillside mine in Hardin County, Illinois. Properties of the mines, and the types of mineral deposits found in each are presented. This report includes maps, and illustrations.
Date: June 1947
Creator: Muir, Neal M.
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Gas Injection into the McClosky Limestone in the Griffin and New Harmony Oil Fields, Indiana and Illinois

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted a study on the injection of gas into the McClosky limestone in northern Illinois and Indiana. The resulting increases in oil and gas production from this area are presented. The report includes maps, graphs, tables, and illustrations.
Date: July 1945
Creator: Riggs, C. H.
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United States Earthquakes, 1937

Description: Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1937. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date: 1937
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Problems with Applying Topographically Driven Flow to Genesis of the Upper Mississippi Valley Zinc-Lead District and to Fluid Flow in the Illinois Basin

Description: A report about how topographically driven ground-water flow and other processes that involve dewatering of basins fail to account for the temperatures indicated by fluid inclusion and sulfur isotope studies in the Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district on the northern edge of the Illinois Basin.
Date: 1995
Creator: Spirakis, Charles S.
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Paleomagnetic and 40Ar/39Ar Results from the Grant Intrusive Breccia and Comparison to the Permian Downeys Bluff Sill—Evidence for Permian Igneous Activity at Hicks Dome, Southern Illinois Basin

Description: A report about applying 40Ar/39Ar dating methods, along with other rock techniques, to determine the age of emplacement and the cooling history of the Grant intrusive breccia at Hicks dome in Illinois.
Date: 1997
Creator: Reynolds, Richard L.; Goldhaber, Martin B. & Snee, Lawrence W.
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Concrete and Rock Core Tests, Major Rehabilitation of Starved Rock Lock and Dam, Illinois Waterway, Chicago District, Phase II Compliance, Scour Detection: Final Report

Description: Abstract: Drilling for laboratory testing of concrete and foundation rock was carried out for the U. S. Army Engineer District, Chicago, as part of a major rehabilitation program at the Starved Rock Lock and Dam. The structures are on the Illinois Waterway. This report covers the work accomplished during the Phase II program entitled "Compliance and Scour Detection."
Date: April 1980
Creator: Stowe, Richard L. & Pavlov, Barbara A.
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Bridge Across Rock River, Ill, Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Commerce detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6131 to authorize the construction of a bridge across the Rock River in Illinois.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce
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Purchase of Land Adjoining Fort Sheridan, Ill., Report

Description: Report of the Committee on Military Affairs detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 5665 for the purchase of land to use as a military post in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. It includes recommendations from the Quartermaster-General and the Secretary of War on the proposed legislation.
Date: 1908~
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs
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Zinc and Lead Deposits of Northwestern Illinois

Description: From introduction: The subject of this paper is the district of the extreme northwestern portion of Illinois, included in the upper Mississippi Valley containing zinc and lead.
Date: 1905
Creator: Bain, Harry Foster
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Pay Secrecy

Description: This issue brief discusses pay secrecy policies that nearly half of workers nationally reported that they were either contractually forbidden or strongly discouraged from discussing their pay with their colleagues. Includes a listing of state laws that protect employees in discussing pay and compensation.
Date: June 2016
Creator: United States. Department of Labor.
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Evaluation of trench subsidence and stabilization at Sheffield low-level radioactive waste disposal facility : Sheffield, Illinois, final report, October 15, 1980-March 30, 1981

Description: "This report presents the results of the evaluation of trench subsidence and possible future stabilization techniques at the Sheffield Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility, Sheffield, Illinois."
Date: May 1981
Creator: Kahle, R. & Rowlands, J.
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