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Hydrogenation of Petroleum and Lignite Tar Distillates

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines regarding the operation of the Coal Hydrogenation Demonstration Plant in Missouri. This report summarizes the operating experience gained and the characteristics of the products created during operation of the plant. The report includes graphs, tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1950
Creator: Clarke, E. A.; Chaffee, C. C. & Hirst, L. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Winter, 1949-50

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the motor fuel sold in the U. S. during the winter of 1949-1950. Properties and trend characteristics of the fuel sold are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and a map.
Date: June 1950
Creator: Blade, O. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of a Mobile Compressor and Utility Station

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the development of a mobile compressor and utility station in the oil-shale mine near Rifle, Colorado during 1949. The report includes photographs and illustrations of the mobile station.
Date: July 1950
Creator: Wright, Fred D. & Ballinger, Homer J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Improvements in Methods for Preparing Thin Sections of Rock

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the importance and instructions for preparing thin sections of rock for microscopic examination. Proper instructions and methods for preparation of thin sections are presented. The report includes photographs.
Date: June 1950
Creator: Gibbs, Harold L. & Evans, LaMar G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Petroleum-Engineering Study of Sheridan Field, Colorado County, Texas

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over petroleum-engineering studies conducted at the Sheridan oil field. The methods used for the study are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: March 1949
Creator: Hill, Harry Blackburn & Vogel, Felix A., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Laramie Sponge-Iron Pilot Plant

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the pilot plant in Laramie County, Wyoming. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this report is to record information derived from recent experimental work that had as its objective the development and demonstration of one method of producing sponge iron" (p. 2). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: September 1948
Creator: Johnston, T. L. & Mahan, W. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of the Electric Point and Gladstone Lead-Zinc Mines, Stevens County, Washington

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines regarding studies conducted on lead-zinc mines in Stevens County, Washington. As stated in the introduction, "this report presents the factual data obtained from the trenching and sampling operations" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: January 1949
Creator: Cole, John W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of the Zinc-Lead Deposits in Horizons Below the Grand Falls Chert, Galena District, Cherokee County, Kansas

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the zinc-lead deposits in Cherokee County, Kansas. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this report is to present the factual data derived from both the preliminary examination and the subsequent field work." (p. 3). This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: January 1949
Creator: Ruhl, Otto & Ballinger, Homer J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Core-Drilling Testing for Base-Metal Mineralization Below the Hope Silver Mines, Granite County, Montana

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over base-metal testing conducted in Granite County, Montana. Descriptions of the deposits, geology, and the factual data obtained during testing are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: February 1949
Creator: Cole, John W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of the Sheep Creek Iron Deposits Meagher County, Montana

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines regarding studies conducted on iron deposits located in Meagher County, Montana. As noted in the introduction, "details of geology, sampling, and beneficiation tests are presented in this report" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: January 1949
Creator: Reed, Glenn C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Big Ben Molybdenum Deposit, Neihart District, Cascade County, Montana

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on molybdenum deposits in the Neihart District of Cascade County. As stated in the introduction, "this report describes the deposit, presents the factual data obtained from the sampling and core-drilling operations, and summarizes the results of the metallurgical studies" (p. 2). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: February 1949
Creator: Herdlick, J. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Zinc-Lead Deposits on Extensions of the Miami Trough, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, and Cherokee County, Kansas

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on zinc-lead fields of Oklahoma and Kansas. Properties of the physical features, geology, and drilling are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: March 1949
Creator: Knox, Clinton C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Whiteware Clay Deposit, Fergus County, Montana

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the Whiteware clay deposit. As stated in the introduction, "this report presents the factual data obtained by the investigation, which also includes data on trenching and drilling, and the results of some refractory tests and chemical analyses of representative samples of the clay later taken from some of the best trench exposures and from adit dumps" (p. 1-2). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: March 1949
Creator: Roby, R. N. & Robertson, Almon F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Petroleum Engineering Study of the West Red River Field, Tillman County, Oklahoma

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on petroleum engineering in Oklahoma. Details of the drilling operations are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: March 1949
Creator: Hill, H. B.; Johnston, Kenneth H.; Coleman, T. L. & Seward, J. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Sublette Ridge Vanadium Deposit, Lincoln County, Wyoming

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on vanadium deposits in Lincoln County. As noted in the introduction, "the following report covers the history of the district, outlines the physical features and communications, mentions the property, and notes the ownership. The deposits and ore are described, and work performed by the Bureau of Mines is explained in detail" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: June 1949
Creator: Allsman, Paul T.; Majors, Forest H.; Mahoney, Stanford R. & Young, W. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cle Elum Iron-Nickel Deposits, Kittitas County, Washington

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the iron-nickel deposits of Kittitas County, Washington. As stated in the introduction, "the investigation consisted of road building, diamond drilling, sampling, and metallurgical tests" (p. 1). This report includes tables and maps.
Date: February 1948
Creator: Zoldok, S. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Bucket-Drilling the Coso Mercury Deposit, Inyo County, California

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines on the Coso mercury deposits of Inyo County, and development of the bucket drill for obtaining samples. Descriptions of the physical features of the deposits are listed. This report includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: March 1948
Creator: Dupuy, Leon W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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