- 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 ...
An accumulation, usually conical, of mud and rock ejected by volcanic gases; also, a similar accumulation formed by escaping petroliferous gases.
Industry:Mining
An accurate survey of a mineral claim by a U.S. deputy surveyor as required by law to secure a patent (title) to the claim.
Industry:Mining
An acid or an alkali used to control the pH of flotation solutions.
Industry:Mining
An act in which a mule is hooked by its harness to the side instead of the front of a loaded car to give it enough momentum to slide onto a cage.
Industry:Mining
An act of spraying water into the atmosphere and on coal surfaces to allay coal dust.
Industry:Mining
An act or process of forcing grout into crevices in rock formations, usually through a borehole, by pressure pumps.
Industry:Mining
An act providing for a patent to agricultural lands. The act does not include mineral deposits, as they are expressly reserved.
Industry:Mining
An act, or instance, or the process of vitrifying or making glassy; the condition of being vitrified; a vitrified body.
Industry:Mining
