- 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 vessel fitted with positively and negatively charged conductors that may be used for extracting dust from flue gas or for separating mineral dust from gangues.
Industry:Mining
A vessel for the disposal of slag at furnaces. Small pots are mounted on wheels and moved by hand, while the larger ones are mounted on trucks for mechanical transportation.
Industry:Mining
A vessel generally rectangular in plan and having a back suitably shaped for attachment to a chain or belt and a bottom or front designed to permit discharge of material as the bucket passes over the head wheel of a bucket elevator.
Industry:Mining
A vessel generally rectangular or square in plan and having a bottom consisting of an undercut gate.
Industry:Mining
A vessel installed on piston pumps to minimize the pulsating discharge of the liquid pumped. The chamber contains air under pressure and is fitted with an opening on its underside into which some of the liquid from the pump is forced upon the delivery stroke of the piston. The air acts as a cushion to lessen the fluctuation of the liquid flow between the suction and delivery strokes of the piston.
Industry:Mining
A vessel into which compressed air is discharged to be stored until required.
Industry:Mining
A vessel or apparatus for reducing the proportion of water in a pulp by means of sedimentation.
Industry:Mining
