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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 ...
Grainer salt screened to give a mixture of coarse- and medium-size flakes, excluding very coarse and very fine flakes.
Industry:Mining
Granite abormally high in soda, presumably from the presence of a soda-rich orthoclase or of anorthoclase. It is also called soda granite.
Industry:Mining
Grant of right to prospect a designated area for a limited period. Abbrev. EPL.
Industry:Mining
Granular, airsetting mixtures, containing 70% to 80% MgO, used for monolithic furnace linings.
Industry:Mining
Granulated zinc obtained when the molten metal is poured into cold water.
Industry:Mining
Graph of a series of gravity values read at the same station at different times and plotted in terms of instrument reading versus time.
Industry:Mining
Graph showing, horizontally, the operating norm and also the upper and lower control limits within which deviations must be held. Should these values exceed the permitted variance, special steps must be taken to locate and correct the upsetting factor or factors.
Industry:Mining
Graphic representation of cumulative curve results of screen analysis, in which the cumulative percentage of weight is plotted against the screen aperture, usually both to logarithmic scale.
Industry:Mining
