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United States Bureau of Mines
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 series of rolls supported in a frame over which objects are advanced manually, by gravity or by power.
Industry:Mining
A series of saline minerals, found in the Triassic rocks at Stassfurt, Saxony, Germany, which include halite, anhydrite, kieserite, gypsum, and boracite.
Industry:Mining
A series of small pieces of minerals of differing hardness, polished flat, and set side by side in cement, for testing hardness of another mineral, which is drawn across one piece after another, beginning with the hardest, until it scratches one.
Industry:Mining
A series of spaced bars, rails, pipes, or other members used for rough sizing of bulk material passed across it to allow smaller pieces to drop through the spaces.
Industry:Mining
A series of steel troughs suspended from roof of stope or laid on rollers on its floor and given reciprocating motion mechanically to move mineral.
Industry:Mining
A series of steel troughs suspended from roof of stope or laid on rollers on its floor and given reciprocating motion mechanically to move mineral.
Industry:Mining
A series of steel troughs suspended from roof of stope or laid on rollers on its floor and given reciprocating motion mechanically to move mineral.
Industry:Mining
A series of tables esp. compiled for mining work that includes tables of density, vapor pressure, and absolute humidity.
Industry:Mining
A series of trolleys supported from or within an overhead track and connected by an endless propelling medium, such as a chain, a cable, or other linkage, with loads usually suspended from the trolley. Trolley conveyors may be designed for single or multiple plane operation.
Industry:Mining
A series of trolleys supported from or within an overhead track and connected by an endless propelling medium, such as a chain, a cable, or other linkage, with loads usually suspended from the trolley. Trolley conveyors may be designed for single or multiple plane operation.
Industry:Mining