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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 initial cut driven in a property, where no open side exists; this results in a highwall on both sides of the cut.
Industry:Mining
The initial cut made in the floor of an open pit or quarry for the purpose of developing a bench at a level below the floor.
Industry:Mining
The initial stage of structural design, in which all the forces carried by the various parts of a structure are determined.
Industry:Mining
The injection of foam into shotholes and connecting breaks to displace any combustible gases present and to minimize further combustible gases emission into the shotholes, thereby reducing the risk of ignition of the gas during shot firing.
Industry:Mining
The injection of steam into the coal seam by infusion tubes, connected to a small boiler through high-pressure hose pipes, to suppress the dust in situ. The technique and equipment are somewhat similar to water infusion. Owing to technical, safety, and other problems, water infusion is preferred.
Industry:Mining
The inner barrel assembly of a wire-line core barrel, designed for removing core from a borehole without pulling the rods.
Industry:Mining
The inner bottom and lining of a melting furnace consisting of materials like crushed burnt dolomite, magnesite, magnesite bricks, or basic slag, that give a basic reaction at the operating temperature.
Industry:Mining
