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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 tube of fluid the enveloping surface of which consists of streamlines.
Industry:Mining
A tube or opening in a metallurgical furnace through which air is blown as part of the extraction or refining process. In a blast furnace, the tuyeres are water-cooled metal tubes which pass through the refractory lining of the bosh (tube).
Industry:Mining
A tube packed with particles or beads of resin chosen for their ability to capture specific ions from an aqueous solution as it passes through the column.
Industry:Mining
A tubular piece having ends that are thickened for a short distance on the inside.
Industry:Mining
A tubular pipe fitting usually threaded on both ends and under 12 in (30.5 cm) in length. Longer pipe is regarded as cut pipe.
Industry:Mining
A tubular roasting furnace consisting of four brick-lined steel tubes 30 ft (9.1 m) long nested together inside two steel tires, which revolve upon steel-faced carrying rolls.
Industry:Mining
A tubular well-boring bit, having a valve at the bottom, and a screw for forcing the earth upward. Also spelled mizer.
Industry:Mining
A tufa deposit of fibrous calcite pseudomorphous after an unknown precursor occurring on an enormous scale in northwestern Nevada; also occurs about Mono Lake, CA. It forms layers of interlaced pale yellow or light brown crystals, commonly skeletal with pyramidal terminations.
Industry:Mining
