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United States Bureau of Mines
Branche: 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 box in which ore, scrap, pig iron, fluxes, etc., are conveyed to a furnace by means of a charging machine.
Industry:Mining
A box or container in which drill cuttings or sludges are accumulated and coarse materials permitted to settle.
Industry:Mining
A box or scoop into which broken rock is shoveled in a sinking shaft while the hoppit is traveling in the shaft. A small hoist is used to lift and discharge the pans into the hoppit on its return to the shaft bottom.
Industry:Mining
A box, in the form of an inverted pyramid or wedge, in which minerals, after crushing and sizing, are separated in a current of water.
Industry:Mining
A brace of a square set in which two diagonal pieces of timber cross to form an X.
Industry:Mining
A brace used to prevent mine timbers from riding or leaning; a brace across an interior angle.
Industry:Mining
A brake generally used on small winding engines.
Industry:Mining
A brake that is applied partly by friction between its lining and the drum.
Industry:Mining
A brake that slows or stops on one side of a tractor.
Industry:Mining
A brake used to hold a shaft by means of a tooth or teeth engaging with fixed sockets. Not used for slowing or stopping.
Industry:Mining