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Laboratory and Full-Scale Sulfur Elimination Tests on Coal from Pratt Bed, Alabama

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the Pratt coal bed in Alabama. The report details "washability studies of coal from beds in Alabama and other southern states in which commercially important deposits occur" (p. 1). This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: May 1958
Creator: Perry, R. E.; Gandrud, B. W.; Riley, H. L.; Gayle, J. B. & Eddy, W. H.
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Practical Evaluation of Electrical-Resistivity Surveys as a Guide to Zinc-Lead Exploratory Drilling, Badger-Peacock Camp and Vicinity, Cherokee County, Kansas

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on geophysical surveys for exploratory drilling. Electrical-resistivity techniques are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1958
Creator: Brichta, Louis Chanborn & Ryan, J. Patrick
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Reconnaissance of the Beluga River Coalfield, Alaska

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the Beluga River coalfield "to determine, if possible, which areas were most favorable for developing large reserves of coal suitable for open-pit mining" (p. 1). Description of the coal deposits, and results of the study are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and maps.
Date: 1958
Creator: Maloney, Raymond P.
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Thermal Pretreatment and Pelletizing of North Dakota Lignite

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines investigations of "converting small particle lignite to a stable, storable fuel of relatively high heating value" (p. 1). The equipment and methods used for the study are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: January 1958
Creator: Oppelt, W. H.; Cooney, J. P.; Golob, E. F. & Kube, W. R.
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