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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.
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Investigation of the McCormick Chromite Mine, Tuolumne County, California

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations on the McCormick chromite mine. Descriptions of the chromite deposits are presented. Details about the development made in the mine are listed. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: November 1949
Creator: Shattuck, John R. & Ricker, Spangler
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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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
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Migration of Injected Gas Through Oil and Gas Sands of California

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the migration of gas injected into reservoir sands. The movements, speed, and direction of the gas are studied. This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: June 1932
Creator: Miller, H. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Beneficiation of Chromite Ores From Western United States

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the sampling of chrome ore deposits in the western United States. Physical properties of the samples collected are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: June 1947
Creator: Batty, J. V.; Mitchell, T. F.; Havens, R. & Wells, R. R.
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Survey of Tin in California

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on a survey of tin deposits in California. A focus on tin deposits in Kern and San Bernardino Counties are presented. The report includes two maps.
Date: April 1946
Creator: Bedford, Robert H. & Johnson, F. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Industrial Accidents in the California Oil Fields

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on a study of the causes of employee accidents in California oil fields during the year of 1921 - 1922. This investigation was conducted to develop safety procedures and future accident prevention. This report includes tables.
Date: December 1923
Creator: Miller, H. C.
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Recovery of Oil in California By Secondary Methods: In Two Parts - Part 1. San Joaquin Valley Oil Fields

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the study of secondary-recovery methods of oil production in California. The report discusses methods and properties of this type of oil production, focusing on air injection. This report is in two parts, and contains tables and maps.
Date: July 1952
Creator: Loomis, A. G.; Fried, A. N. & Crowell, D. C.
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Recovery of Oil in California by Secondary Methods: In Two Parts - Part 2. Los Angeles Basin and Coastal Oil Fields

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on secondary methods of oil-recovery in California oil fields. The main recovery method studied are of the pressure-maintenance type, such as air-injection. The report is divided into two parts, and includes maps and tables.
Date: May 1952
Creator: Loomis, A. G.; Fried, A. N. & Crowell, D. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Clay in Petroleum-Reservoir Rocks: Its effect on Permeability, with Particular Reference to Tejon-Grapevine Area, Kern County, California

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on clays of petroleum-reservoir rocks in Kern County, California. The effects of water sensitivity of clays are presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1959
Creator: Morris, Frank C.; Aune, Quinton A. & Gates, George Laurence
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation of a California Bentonitic Clay for Use in Oil-Well Drilling Muds

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the bentonite deposits of San Benito County, California. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of the study was to learn if these large deposits contain bentonite of sufficient quality and quantity to be of economic value as an oil-well drilling mud additive" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1959
Creator: Aune, Quinton A.; Caraway, W. Hodge; Morris, Frank C. & Gates, George Laurence
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quien Sabe Antimony Mine San Benito County, California

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over metallurgical studies of the Quien Sabe antimony mine. History, geology, and physical features of the mine are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: February 1956
Creator: Wiebelt, Frank Joseph
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of the Black Wonder Manganese Deposits, Santa Clara and Stanislaus Counties, California

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over manganese deposits of Santa Clara and Stanislaus Counties. As stated in the introduction, "the geology is outlined, ore deposits are described and work performed by the Bureau of Mines is covered in detail and supplemented by assay maps and figures" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: September 1956
Creator: Volin, M. E.; Matson, E. J. & Trengove, R. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Titaniferous Magnetite Deposits, Los Angeles County, California

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over titanium deposits found in Los Angeles County. Details of the geology, physical features, and history of the deposits are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1962
Creator: Benson, Willmar T.; Engel, A. L. & Heinen, H. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geophysical Measurements of Gold-Bearing Gravels, Nevada County, California

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over development of geophysical equipment. Methods and instruments used during the studies are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: 1972
Creator: Tibbetts, Benton L. & Scott, James H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Drilling and Sampling Tertiary Gold-Bearing Gravels at Badger Hill, Nevada County, California

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over gold-bearing deposits of Nevada County, California. Drilling and sampling of these gold deposits are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1974
Creator: McLellan, Russell R.; Berkenkotter, Richard D.; Wilmot, Richard C. & Stahl, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High-Temperature Cyanide Leaching of Platinum-Group Metals from Automobile Catalysts--Pilot Plant Study

Description: From abstract: The U.S. Bureau of Mines Reno Research Center investigated, developed, and patented a high temperature cyanide leaching process for recovering platinum-group metals (PGM) from automobile catalysts. A batch pilot plant was constructed at the center and operated to demonstrate this technology to industry.
Date: 1995
Creator: Kuczynski, R. J.; Atkinson, G. B. & Dolinar, W. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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