- 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 ...
Analysis of patterns in a fabric diagram based on distribution of points and areal comparisons.
Industry:Mining
Ancient slabs of tin found in Cornwall, England; so called from the belief that they were made by Jewish merchants and miners from Asia Minor before the present era of mining.
Industry:Mining
Angle at or above which rock in movement will continue to slide, but less than the angle needed to initiate movement from rest.
Industry:Mining
Angle of elevation or depression, measured from the true horizontal plane.
Industry:Mining
Angular displacement of a structural member due to a force acting across it, measured in radius.
Industry:Mining
Anhydrite produced by dehydration of gypsum that itself was generated by the hydration of anhydrite.
Industry:Mining
Annealing white cast iron in such a way that some or all of the combined carbon is transformed to graphite or, in some instances, part of the carbon is removed completely.
Industry:Mining
Anode produced by binding together crushed petroleum coke and coal-tar pitch in a mold under pressure; subsequently baked to 1,000 to 1,200 degrees C; used in a metallurgical electrical furnace and replaced as a unit when consumed; in the production of aluminum metal, the anode is attached to a metal rod.
Industry:Mining
