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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 chain pump; named from fancied resemblance of the disks and endless chain to a rosary.
Industry:Mining
A chain used across openings to mantrips and personnel carriers to prevent miners from falling out of a moving vehicle.
Industry:Mining
A chain used across openings to mantrips and personnel carriers to prevent miners from falling out of a moving vehicle.
Industry:Mining
A chain-on-end conveyor in which the chain pins are extended in a vertical plane, usually of enlarged diameter in that portion above the chain, on which special revolvable fixtures can be rotated, for the purpose of spraying or drying. Outboard rollers or sliding shoes support the chain and product.
Industry:Mining
A chamber back of a forge in which the air intended for the blast is heated.
Industry:Mining