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Investigation of the Tem Piute Tungsten Deposit, Lincoln County, Nevada

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies of the Tem Piute tungsten deposits. The physical features, geology, and mining methods are presented. This report includes maps, charts, and illustrations.
Date: January 1950
Creator: Binyon, Eugene O.; Holmes, G. H., Jr. & Johnson, A. C.
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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.
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Petroleum-Engineering Study of the Carthage Gas Field, Panola County, Texas

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over petroleum-engineering studies conducted in Carthage, Texas. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Wilhelm, C. J.; Harris, H. M. & Harlin, M. N.
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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.
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Investigation of the Lake Shore Copper Deposits, Pinal County, Arizona

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the drilling for copper deposits near Pinal County, Arizona in 1949. Topographic and geologic mapping, drilling, and field tests were studied. Tables, maps, and illustrations are presented.
Date: July 1950
Creator: Romslo, T. M.
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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.
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Special Equipment in the Coal-Hydrogenation Demonstration Plant

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the equipment used in coal hydrogenation demonstration plants. Detailed descriptions of the equipment and machinery are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: January 1950
Creator: Markovits, J. A.; Braun, K. C.; Donovan, J. T. & Sandaker, J. H.
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Magnetic Surveys in the Iron Springs District: Iron County, Utah

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over magnetometer surveys conducted on iron deposits in Utah. Details of the deposits included in the survey are listed. The methods of testing each deposit are also presented. This report includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: January 1950
Creator: Cook, Kenneth L.
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Effect of Oil-Base Drilling Fluid Filtrate on Analysis of Cores from South Coles Levee, California, and Rangely, Colorado Fields

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the study of contamination of cores obtained with conventional core barrels. The effect of the oil-based drilling fluid and analysis of the cores are presented. The report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Gates, Gates L.; Morris, Frank C. & Caraway, W. Hodge
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Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on estimates of known deposits of coking coal in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Studies on the properties of coal and coal blends from the area are presented. The report includes maps and tables.
Date: October 1950
Creator: Dowd, James J.; Turnbull, Louis A.; Toenges, Albert L.; Cooper, H. M.; Abernethy, R. F.; Reynolds, D. A. et al.
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Some Innovations in Equipment For Scaling High Roofs and Mine Walls

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines describing the methods and equipment developed at the oil-shale mine near Rifle, Colorado. This report includes photographs and illustrations documenting this equipment.
Date: October 1950
Creator: Brown, Brinton C.; Wright, Fred D. & Ballinger, Homer J.
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Petroleum Engineering Study of the Weber Pool, Washington County, Oklahoma

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the development and exploitation of oil from Weber Pool in Washington County. Studies on possible recovery of known oil reserves are presented. This report includes maps, illustrations, tables, and graphs.
Date: December 1950
Creator: Johnston, Kenneth H. & Moot, C. W., Jr.
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National Annual Diesel-Fuel Survey, 1950

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on diesel fuel consumption during the 1950 calendar year. Analysis on 266 samples of diesel fuel and their characteristics are presented. This report includes tables, and a map.
Date: November 1950
Creator: Blade, O. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Indiana County, Pennsylvania

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the known deposits of coking coal in Indiana County. The properties and characteristics of the coal and coal blends sampled are presented. The report includes tables and maps.
Date: December 1950
Creator: Dowd, James J.; Turnbull, Louis A.; Toenges, Albert L.; Cooper, H. M.; Abernethy, R. F.; Reynolds, D. A. et al.
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National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Summer 1950

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the motor fuels sold in the U. S. during the summer of 1950. Properties and trend characteristics of the fuel samples collected are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and a map.
Date: December 1950
Creator: Blade, O. C.
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United States Earthquakes, 1950

Description: Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1950. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date: 1950
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Exploratory Scavenging Studies for the Decontamination of Redox Solutions

Description: From introduction: "This report is concerned with exploratory experiments designed to studies the efficiency of a number of scavengers for zirconium and niobium adsorption and to provide preliminary information on the best conditions to employ on the most satisfactory of those scavengers studied, namely Super Filtrol FO. The data in this report include data obtained through October, 1949, and are by no means considered to be final. The investigation is currently being actively continued."
Date: May 1, 1950
Creator: Roake, W. E. & Lowe, C. S.
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Collection and Analysis of Active Particles

Description: Abstract: This report gives the results of a radiochemical analysis of particles collected by electrostatic precipitation from ventilation air of the "B" plant at Hanford Works.
Date: January 27, 1950
Creator: DeLong, C. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Corrosion of Construction Materials in 234-5 Project Solutions

Description: The following report covers the construction materials selected for laboratory corrosion studies and the determination of their corrosion rates in process solutions.
Date: January 31, 1950
Creator: Koenig, W. W.
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The Determination of Total Plutonium in the Presence of Aluminum

Description: Introduction: "The adoption of aluminum nitrate as salting agent in the Redox process made it imperative that a method be available for determining plutonium in the presence of aluminum. However, large amounts of aluminum have been found to interfere with the determination of plutonium by the lanthanum fluoride procedure. Previous attempts to increase the accuracy of the lanthanum fluoride method, by precipitating LaF3 from 4 M HF (rather than 2 M), have been successful only when the initial pl… more
Date: February 10, 1950
Creator: Burns, R. E. & Barton, G. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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