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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 ...
In brickmaking, (1) moistened and worked to the proper consistency, as clay for bricks or molding, and (2) capable of being cut with ease, as bricks made of such clay.
Industry:Mining
In geology, to establish (a structural system) over, independently of, and eventually upon underlying structures; said of terranes, rivers, drainage systems, valleys, etc.; as, a superimposed valley.
Industry:Mining
In bullion assay, dissolution of silver from associated gold by use of nitric acid.
Industry:Mining
In casing a borehole, the highest and first column that is inserted.
Industry:Mining
In ceramics, a worker who molds the handle, ears, and decorative reliefs to be applied to a pottery vessel before firing.
Industry:Mining
In chemical extraction of valuable ore constituents, use of an autoclave to speed processing by means of increased temperatures and pressures.
Industry:Mining
In chemical treatment, addition of tiny crystals of material to a supersaturated solution to induce nuclear precipitation.
Industry:Mining
In chemistry, the process of determining which elements are present.
Industry:Mining
In classification, periodic upset of correct separating density of pulp, resulting in wrong release of oversize material from the closed grinding circuit.
Industry:Mining
In coal and coke sampling, part of the sample consisting of a number of increments spaced evenly over the unit.
Industry:Mining
