- 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 soil sampler made from a steel tube having a wall thickness greater than 16 gage.
Industry:Mining
A soil-sampling auger made by spirally twisting a flat steel ribbon to form a tubelike, hollow-center, corkscrewlike device.
Industry:Mining
A soil-sampling barrel made from steel tubing having approx. a 16-gage wall thickness.
Industry:Mining
A soil-sampling barrel made from steel tubing having approx. a 16-gage wall thickness.
Industry:Mining
A soil-sampling barrel made from steel tubing having approx. a 16-gage wall thickness.
Industry:Mining
A soil-sampling device that works essentially on the same principle as a Maine sampler.
Industry:Mining
A soil-sampling tube or barrel equipped with an auger-type cutting shoe and made to be rotated to obtain samples of sand, gravel, and other granular material. The body of the sampler is essentially a tube in which a small opening or window is machined and equipped with a covering, which can be latched shut while the sample is being taken. When the sampler is removed from the ground, the latch is released and the sample removed through the door or window.
Industry:Mining
A soil-sampling tube or barrel equipped with an auger-type cutting shoe and made to be rotated to obtain samples of sand, gravel, and other granular material. The body of the sampler is essentially a tube in which a small opening or window is machined and equipped with a covering, which can be latched shut while the sample is being taken. When the sampler is removed from the ground, the latch is released and the sample removed through the door or window.
Industry:Mining
