- 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 ...
A noncoring bit with a cylindrical diamond-set plug of somewhat smaller diameter than the bit proper set in the center and projecting beyond the main face of the bit.
Industry:Mining
A nondestructive method of testing, based upon the fact that ultrasonic waves are reflected and refracted at the boundaries of a solid medium, from which it is possible to obtain the echoes of a wave transmitted from the surface of a test piece. In addition to being reflected from the boundary of the specimen at which they are directed, the waves are also reflected back by any flaws that lie in the path of the wave.
Industry:Mining
A nondestructive method of testing, based upon the fact that ultrasonic waves are reflected and refracted at the boundaries of a solid medium, from which it is possible to obtain the echoes of a wave transmitted from the surface of a test piece. In addition to being reflected from the boundary of the specimen at which they are directed, the waves are also reflected back by any flaws that lie in the path of the wave.
Industry:Mining
A nondestructive testing method in which eddy-current flow is induced in the test object. Changes in the flow caused by variations in the object are reflected into a nearby coil or coils for subsequent analysis by suitable instrumentation and techniques.
Industry:Mining
A nonductile material that fails catastrophically under dynamic loading conditions. Ceramics are an example of a class of brittle materials.
Industry:Mining
A nonelectric system of initiating blasting caps in which the energy is transmitted through the circuit by means of a low-energy detonating cord.
Industry:Mining
A nongenetic, descriptive term for a roughly circular structure formed by the sudden, explosive release of energy and exhibiting intense, often localized rock deformation with no obvious relation to volcanic or tectonic activity. Many cryptoexplosion structures are believed to be the result of impact of meteorites of asteroidal dimensions; others may have been produced by volcanic activity. The term largely replaces the earlier term cryptovolcanic structure.
Industry:Mining
A nonmetallic element and member of the sulfur family. Symbol, Se. It is widely distributed in small quantities, usually as selenides of heavy metals. Obtained from electrolytic copper refining. Used in photocells, exposure meters, and solar cells, and extensively in rectifiers.
Industry:Mining
