- 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 ...
Massive, compact, fine-textured, fossiliferous gray sandstone ranging from almost white to brown. It may be either Cambrian or Ordovician, or both, at any given locality. It represents a period of slow intermittent deposition of sandy material. Found in New Mexico and in Texas.
Industry:Mining
Material adhering to the inner walls of a blast furnace between the water jackets and the feed door.
Industry:Mining
Material discarded after crushing, as being too fine, irregular, or flaky for constructional work.
Industry:Mining
Material filling fracture cleavages in coal, consisting of nonclay mineral matter, probably deposited from solution, and sand, usually calcite or gypsum.
Industry:Mining
Material having a penetration at 77 degrees F (25 degrees C), under a load of 100 g applied for 5 s, of more than 10; and a penetration at 77 degrees F, under a load of 50 g applied for 1 s, of not more than 350.
Industry:Mining
Material having a penetration at 77 degrees F (25 degrees C), under a load of 100 g applied for 5 to 10 s.
Industry:Mining
Material having a penetration at 77 degrees F (25 degrees C), under a load of 50 g applied for 1 s, of more than 350.
Industry:Mining
