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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 ...
In air brakes, the connection between the brake chamber and the brake cam.
Industry:Mining
In Alaska, a placer in the bed of a present or ancient lake; generally formed by landslides or glacial damming.
Industry:Mining
In alluvial mining, one that loosens the alluvium by means of a cutting ring, at the end of a suction pipe through which the products are pumped up for treatment.
Industry:Mining
In an aeromagnetic survey or in another airborne geophysical survey, the planned flying route used.
Industry:Mining
In an air compressor, the equivalent average pressure exerted by the piston throughout a stroke.
Industry:Mining
In an air lift, the distance below the static head at which the air picks up water.
Industry:Mining
In an airlift, the distance from the surface to the level of the water during pumping; it equals static head plus drop.
Industry:Mining
In an electrolytic cell, the enclosure formed by a diaphragm around the anodes.
Industry:Mining
In an electrolytic cell, the enclosure formed by a diaphragm around the cathode.
Industry:Mining
