- Industry: 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 ...
A plastic explosive that consists of the constituents blasting gelatin+BNT+sodium nitrate+ammonium perchlorate. The explosive has a relatively low rate of detonation and is very insensitive, on which account care must be taken to ensure that its initiation is extremely powerful.
Industry:Mining
A plastic mix of clay of very stiff consistency, as extruded from an auger machine.
Industry:Mining
A plastic or paper barrier used to prevent the escape of explosive materials from a case.
Industry:Mining
A plate in front of an iron furnace, covering the taphole through which the slag is drawn out.
Industry:Mining
A plate in the bottom of a blast hearth or ore hearth having a groove down its center for conducting away the molten lead.
Industry:Mining
A plate of the thickness and area required to distribute a given load, such as a plate under a beam flange resting on a wall. If the plate is 2 in (5.1 cm) or more in thickness, it is called a slab.
Industry:Mining
A platform hoist which is mounted on a pair of pneumatic-tired road wheels, so that it can be towed from one site to another. This type of hoist has been developed for use in house and flat construction.
Industry:Mining
