- 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 proposed particle-size scale or grade scale for the classification of sediments based on a decimal system beginning with 2 mm. The limits of the subclass are obtained by taking the square root of the product of the larger grade limits. The subdivision thus made follows the logarithmic rule. This is the accepted European standard for classification of particle size.
Industry:Mining
A proprietary pipe joint that allows the pipes to move through several degrees after fixing but yet to remain watertight. This joint is designed to allow about 12 degrees of movement without causing leakage. The pipes have specially shouldered ends that are contained by a circumferential rubber washer held by a special circumferential-type flange. The water has access to the inner part of the washer, on which it exerts pressure and thereby seals the joint.
Industry:Mining
A prospecting method used in soft soil free from stones, in which small drivepipes are used to secure samples of underlying material or to determine the thickness of the soil.
Industry:Mining
A protecting cover or screen; protection; shelter. A metal cover and holder combined for holding a miner's candle, esp. for hanging on wooden timbers.
Industry:Mining
A protective cushion, usually made of sponge rubber, that can be strapped to the miner's knee.
Industry:Mining
A protective device that removes dispersoids from the air by physically trapping the particles on the fibrous material of the filter. It offers no protection against gases or vapors, or atmospheres deficient in oxygen. Many workers, however, are subjected to dusts, fumes, and mists in sufficient quantity to impair their health. Common examples are the dusts of cement, coal, flour, limestone, silica, and asbestos encountered in mining, grinding, and crushing operations; the metallic fumes of welding, smelting, and refining processes; and the mists formed by the disintegration of a liquid in such work as spray-coating, atomizing, and chromium-plating.
Industry:Mining
A protractor for measuring the angles between adjacent crystal faces.
Industry:Mining
