- Industry: Mining
- Number of terms: 33118
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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 device used either on the surface or in drill holes to detect and/or indicate the occurrence or the nearby presence of radioactive minerals.
Industry:Mining
A device used either on the surface or in drill holes to detect and/or indicate the occurrence or the nearby presence of radioactive minerals.
Industry:Mining
A device used either on the surface or in drill holes to detect and/or indicate the occurrence or the nearby presence of radioactive minerals.
Industry:Mining
A device used either on the surface or in drill holes to detect and/or indicate the occurrence or the nearby presence of radioactive minerals.
Industry:Mining
A device used either on the surface or in drill holes to detect and/or indicate the occurrence or the nearby presence of radioactive minerals.
Industry:Mining
A device used either on the surface or in drill holes to detect and/or indicate the occurrence or the nearby presence of radioactive minerals.
Industry:Mining
A device used either on the surface or in drill holes to detect and/or indicate the occurrence or the nearby presence of radioactive minerals.
Industry:Mining
A device used for hoisting that has largely been replaced by round ropes. A flat rope is used for the reel, which is wound on an overlapping spiral like a clock spring. The reel is like a conical drum that increases in diameter by the thickness of the rope at each turn. Reels are more suitable for hoisting from a single level than from different levels.
Industry:Mining
A device used for holding batteries for mining lamps and for connecting them to a power supply while the batteries are being recharged.
Industry:Mining
A device used for holding the belt in proper position on certain types of boxcar loaders.
Industry:Mining
