- 行业: Mining
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The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) was the primary United States Government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use, and conservation of mineral resources.
Founded on May 16, 1910, through the Organic Act (Public Law 179), USBM's missions ...
The amount of money available to finance the operations of a company beyond the amount required for the purchase of fixed assets, such as property.
Industry:Mining
The amount of money required for the purchase of the right to mine a deposit, for its preliminary development, for the purchase of adequate equipment and plant to operate it, and for working capital.
Industry:Mining
The amount of oxygen in an explosive mixture, expressed in weight percent, liberated as a result of complete conversion of explosive material to CO<sub>2</sub>, H<sub>2</sub>O, SO<sub>2</sub>, Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, and other non-toxic gases; referred to as positive oxygen balance; negative oxygen balance is a deficient amount of oxygen leading to incomplete oxidation of explosive materials resulting in the possible formation of toxic gases, such as CO and NO.
Industry:Mining
The amount of permanent deformation of a material that has been stressed beyond its elastic limit.
Industry:Mining
The amount of pressure exerted by a jack to force a cone penetrometer into a soil being tested.
Industry:Mining
The amount of royalty or ore payable to the lord of the manor or owner of the soil.
Industry:Mining
The amount of sensible heat in w (British thermal units per hour), restored to the air in reheating.
Industry:Mining
The amount of silica present in a flux that is not slagged by impurities in the flux itself.
Industry:Mining
