- 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 filling method in which compressed air is utilized to blow filling material into a mined-out stope.
Industry:Mining
A filling of mineral material deposited by percolating ground waters in external molds, thus reproducing the original exterior of the fossil shell or other object, with its exact size and shape.
Industry:Mining
A filter for purifying domestic water, consisting of specially graded layers of aggregate and sand, through which the water flows slowly downwards. A similar type of filter is used for treating sewage effluent, but has coarser sand.
Industry:Mining
A filter press consisting of plates with a gridiron surface alternating with hollow frames, all of which are held by means of lugs, on the press framework. The corners of both frames and plates are cored to make continuous passages for pulp and solution; the filter cloth is placed over the plates. The pulp passageway connects with the large, square opening in the frame; the solution and passageways connect with the gridiron surface of the plate. The Dehne and the Merrill are well-known types.
Industry:Mining
A filter utilized in coal-washing plants for the recovery of fine coal particles.
Industry:Mining
A fine natural steel from southern India made directly from the ore; wootz.
Industry:Mining
