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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 oceanography, of or relating to a knowledge of the depths of the sea or of the things found there.
Industry:Mining
In oceanography, of or relating to ocean depths and mountain heights.
Industry:Mining
In oceanography, of or relating to the bottom of the deeper parts of the sea, esp. those parts between 100 fathoms (183 m) and 1,000 (1,830 m) fathoms deep.
Industry:Mining
In oceanography, of, relating to, or living in the deeper waters of the ocean, esp. those several hundred feet below the surface--distinguished from abyssal and pelagic.
Industry:Mining
In oceanography, plankton found in depths of less than 100 fathoms (183 m).
Industry:Mining
In oceanography, the measurement of depths of water in oceans, seas, and lakes; also, the information derived from such measurements.
Industry:Mining
In older type gravity concentrators, such as tables and vanners, the ratio between the average diameter of a mineral particle and the diameter of a gangue particle that travels at equal speed.
Industry:Mining
In one form, electrical gear that allows power to be applied gently to a stationary ball mill so as to avoid a high starting strain. The mill is said to be inched over as it begins slowly to rotate.
Industry:Mining
In open pit mining, a haul road arranged spirally along the perimeter walls of the pit so that gradient of road is more or less uniform from the bottom to the top of the pit.
Industry:Mining
In opencast mining, a powerful and robust diesel-engined vehicle carrying from a few to more than 100 cubic yards of earth or rock. Also used in trackless transport in tristate mines.
Industry:Mining
