For Sale : Publications of the United States Bureau of Mines

Bulletins - - - Information Circulars
Reports of Investigation - - - Technical Papers

The United States Bureau of Mines of the Department of the Interior was established in 1910 by the Department of the Interior and abolished on March 30, 1996. Source for indices to USBM Publications : National Technical Information Service

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United States Bureau of Mines : Bulletins :
9x6", soft-bound. These are in-depth scientific papers with illustrations and references. When I first started listing these years ago, I generally mentioned only fold-outs and plates in pockets. Please ask if you need a larger description of illustrations for any publication. More recent descriptions are more detailed. In later years of the USBM, they incorporated the "Economic Papers" and "Technical Papers" series into "Bulletins."

USBM Bulletin 81 : 1915 : The smelting of copper ores in the electric furnace by Dorsey A. Lyon and Robert M. Keeney. 80p. Stamped "Property of Howland Bancroft, consulting mining geologist' - how is that for a fun provenance? (Very Good, one page margin has a chip) $25

USBM Bulletin 90 : 1915: Abstracts of current decisions on Mines and Mining : December 1913 to September 1914. By Thompson. 176p. (No back cover. Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label.) $10

USBM Bulletin 100 : 1915 : Manufacture and uses of Alloy steels. By Hibbard. 77p. (No back cover. Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label. ) $8

USBM Bulletin 101: 1915 : Abstracts of current decisions on Mines and Mining, October 1914 to April 1915. By Thompson. 138p. (No back cover. Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label. ) $6

USBM Bulletin 102 : 1916 : Inflammability of Illinois coal dust. Photos. By Clement & Scholl. 74p. (No back cover. Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label. ) $10

USBM Bulletin 105: 1916 : Black damp in mines. By Burrell et. al. 88p. (No back cover. Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label. ) $10

USBM Bulletin 108: 1916 : Melting aluminum chips. By Gillett & James. 88p. (No back cover. Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label. ) $6

USBM Bulletin 118: 1916 : Abstracts of current decisions on mines and mining : reported from October to December, 1915. By Thompson. 74p. (No back cover. Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label. ) $6

USBM Bulletin 121 : 1916 : The history and development of gold dredging in Montana. By Hennen Jennings. With a chapter on Placer-mining methods and operating costs, by Charles Janin. 63p., 29 plates, 1 figure. Absolutely excellent photos of vintage dredging equipment! (Good, but cover has a spot, a crease and a small edge chip. Spine ends chipped) $45

USBM Bulletin 138: 1917 : Coking of Illinois coals, nicely illustrated. By Ovitz . 68p. $9

USBM Bulletin 151 : 1918 : Recovery of gasoline from natural gas by compression and refrigeration by W.P. Dykema. 123p., nice photos of installations and equipment, fold-outs. (bumped corner) $15

USBM Bulletin 157 : 1918 : Innovations in the metallurgy of Lead. By Dorsey A. Lyon and Oliver C. Ralston. 176p. (upper blank edge of cover missing a slice of paper, lower spine end chipped) $16

USBM Bulletin 160 : 1918 : Rock quarrying for cement manufacture by Oliver Bowles. 160p., photos. $18

USBM Bulletin 166 : 1919 : A preliminary report on the Mining districts of Idaho. By Thomas Varley, Clarence A. Wright, Edgar K. Soper and Douglas C. Livingston 113p., 3 plates (2 are fold-out maps), 3 figures. (Good. Spine taped, cover neatly loose from page block) $22

USBM Bulletin 184 : 1920 : The manufacture of sulphuric acid in the United States by A.E. Wells and D.E. Fogg. 216p., nicely illustrated, fold-outs, photos. (Lower blank margin water marked and a bit stiff) $15

USBM Bulletin 213 : 1923 : Talc and soapstone, their mining, milling, products and uses. By Raymond B. Ladoo. 133p., 15 plates, 23 figures. This is a two-sided photocopy on 8.5x11" paper. $5

USBM Bulletin 223 : 1923 : Investigation of powdered coal as fuel for power-plant boilers : tests at Oneida street power station, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. By Kreisinger et. al. 92p. (Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label. ) $10

USBM Bulletin 226 : 1925 : Treatment of manganese-silver ores. Fold-out figures. By Clevenger & Caron. 100p. (Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label. ) $8

USBM Bulletin 233 : 1925 : Protection of oil and gas field equipment against corrosion by R. Van A. Mills. 127p., photos. $22

USBM Bulletin 243 : 1926 : Diamond drilling, with special reference to oil field prospecting and development. By Frank A. Edson. 170p. Nice photos of equipment. $22

USBM Bulletin 258 : 1926 : Suggestions for the design of electrical accessories for permissible mining equipment. By Ilsley & Gleim. 47p. (Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label. ) $7

USBM Bulletin 261 : 1927 : Resistance of metal-mine airways. Fold-out figures. By McElroy. 149p. (Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label. ) $8

USBM Bulletin 263 : 1926 : Quarry accidents in the United States during the calendar year 1924. By Adams. 76p. (Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label. ) $10

USBM Bulletin 265 : 1928 : Leakage from high-pressure natural-gas transmission lines. Fold-out figures. By Rawlins & Wosk. 108p. (Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label. ) $6

USBM Bulletin 266 : 1927 : Technology and uses of silica and sand. Photos, fold-out figures. By Weigel. 204p. (Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label. ) $6

USBM Bulletin 312 : 1929 : Bauxite : float and sink fractionations and flotation experiments. Photos! By Gandrud. 101p. (Extracted from Hardbound book with multiple bulletins, so has a spine with a rough texture and no label. ) $10

USBM Bulletin 356 : 1934 : Sampling and estimation of ore deposits. By Chas. F. Jackson and John B. Knaebel. 155p., 35 figures. (VG) $20

USBM Bulletin 370 : 1933 : Iron oxide mineral pigments of the United States by Hewitt Wilson. 198p. (cover has crease, lightly bumped corners) $21

USBM Bulletin 372 : 1934 : Accounting system and office management procedure for medium size metal mines. By Albert E. Keller. 84p., 50 printed forms, 1 chart. (Good, but with minor rippling and a rusty staple) $12

USBM Bulletin 418 : 1941 : Petroleum and Natural Gas fields in Wyoming. By Ralph H. Espach and H. Dale Nichols. There is a text for Bulletin 418, but it is NOT PRESENT here. This is the box of plates meant to accompany the bulletin, I do not know if it is complete but I presume that Sheets 4 and 10 are missing. (Plates are good with a few minor notes, some crossed creases are fragile. The hard-shell container is in sad condition.) $8

Contents of the “Maps to accompany Bulletin 418” :
Sheet 1 : Figure 1 – Tentative correlation of geologic formation in Wyoming.
Sheet 2 : Figure 2 – Map of petroleum and natural gas fields in Wyoming, 1938.
Sheet 3 : Figs 3,4,5,6,8,9 – Alkali Butte, Allen Lake Anticline, Big Muddy oilfield, Ant Hills Dome, South Baxter Basin gas field, Badger Basin oil field.
Sheet 5 : Figs 18,19,20,21,22 – Sheep creek dome, Dallas and Derby fields, Crooks gap, Byron and Garland fields.
Sheet 6 – the following are all similar to the above, but for different areas.
Sheet 7, Sheet 8, Sheet 9, Sheet 11, Sheet 12, Sheet 13

USBM Bulletin 454 : 1944 : Fundamentals of coal sampling. By Bertrand A. Landry. 127p., illus. (cover sunned, library stamps) $14

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United States Bureau of Mines : Information Circulars
10.5x8”, soft-bound. Staple bound. Most are illustrated. Most have owner's stamp or name on cover.
* * * “PLUS Illus.” means illustration pages are NOT numbered and are in addition to the page count listed.
Please ask if you need more information on any information circular.
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Covers change over the years, the earliest are the same paper as the interior pages.

USBM Information Circular 6786 : 1934 : Placer mining in the western United States, Part I : General information, hand shoveling, and ground sluicing. By E. D. Gardner and C. H. Johnson. 73p., PLUS illus. (9 figures, 7 tables). $40

USBM Information Circular 6787 : 1934 : Placer mining in the western United States, Part II, hydraulicking, treatment of placer concentrates, and marketing of gold. By E. D. Gardner and C. H. Johnson. 89p. PLUS illus. (16 figures, 12 tables) $40

USBM Information Circular 6851 : 1935 : Mining methods and costs at the Eureka Standard Mine., By E. D. Gardner. Eureka Standard Consolidated Mining Company, Dividend, Utah. 14p., PLUS illus. Includes diagram of stope timbering. Gold, silver, copper, lead. (cover sheet has faint soil)

Choose your copy of USBM Information Circular 6851 :
Original - $12
Modern copy (easier to read) - $3

USBM Information Circular 6941 : 1937 : Reconnaissance of mining districts in Mineral county, Nevada. By William O. Vanderburg. 79p., PLUS illus. (6 figures, 8 tables). (Good. Back cover has a small tear and small chip) $22

USBM Information Circular 6966 : 1937 : Occurrence and treatment of mercury ore at small mines. by M. W. Von Bernewitz. 40p. PLUS illus. (17 figures) (Good. Back cover present but loose from staples, front cover has a very minor nick at spine) $12

USBM Information Circular 7015 : 1938 : Gold mining and milling in northeastern Oregon. By S. H. Lorain. 46p., PLUS illus. (13 figures) (Covers lightly soiled, front cover with crease and very minor edge chips) $22

USBM Information Circular 7022 : 1938 : Reconnaissance of mining districts in Eureka county, Nevada. By William O. Vanderburg. 66p. PLUS illus. (6 figures, 6 tables) $24

USBM Information Circular 7024 : 1938 : Mining and milling methods and costs of the Golden Anchor mining Co., Burgdorf, Idaho. (Golden Anchor Mining Company, gold mine). By S. H. Lorain and W. Buford Davis. 15p., PLUS illus. (5 figures) (Fair. Covers lightly soiled. Front cover with some marks and loose from one staple. Back cover with corner chip) $10

USBM Information Circular 7028 : 1938 : Reconnaissance of placer mining in Boise county, Idaho. By O. H. Metzger. 34p. PLUS illus. (9 figures, 1 table) $18

USBM Information Circular 7039 : Gold mining and milling in Idaho county, Idaho. By S. H. Lorain. 90p., PLUS illus. (24 figures) (All Good, but missing front and back cover pages, one page missing blank corner tip) $18

USBM Information Circular 7082 : 1939 : Reconnaissance of placer mining districts in Lemhi county, Idaho. By S. H. Lorain and O. H. Metzger. 81p., PLUS illus. (12 figures) $22

USBM Information Circular 7094 : 1940 : Mining methods and costs at the South Burns Shaft of Golden Conqueor Mines, Inc., Cripple Creek, Colorado. 13p., PLUS illus., including multiple maps of mine and veins. Gold.

Choose your copy of USBM Information Circular 7094 :
Original - $20
Modern copy (easier to read) - $6

USBM Information Circular 7345 : 1946 : Mining and marketing of barite. By Charles L. Harness and F. M. Barsigian. 56p. This is an early copy created by mimeograph and is missing the contents page. (bumped edges) $3

USBM Information Circular 7443 : Exploration, development, mining, and milling of a unique tungsten ore body at the Yellow Pine mine, Stibnite, Idaho. By John W. Cole and H. D. Bailey. 24p., 10 tables, PLUS illus (7 figures). $9

USBM Information Circular 7494 : 1949 : Safe electrical practices in two Arizona open-pit mines. 18p. PLUS numerous illus. $10

USBM Information Circular 7495 : 1949 : Shaft-sinking methods and costs and cost of plant and quipment at the Fad shaft, Eureka corporation, Ltd., Eureka, Nevada. 17p., PLUS numerous illus. $10

USBM Information Circular 7496 : 1949 : The Japanese aluminum industry. 56p. PLUS numerous illus. (a bit rumpled) $12

USBM Information Circular 7510 : 1949 : Accident experience : iron-ore mines, Lake Superior district 1940-1947. 16p. (bumped corner) $7

USBM Information Circular 7512 : 1949 : A reconnaissance of lode mines and prospects in the Bohemia mining district, Lane and Douglas counties, Oregon. By John W. Taber. 50p., 5 tables, PLUS illus. (8 figures). This is a recent copy on 11x8.5” paper, lacks the title page, and is 3 hole punched. $3

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USBM Information Circular 7517 : 1949 : Quarrying methods and practices, U.S. Lime Products Corp., Clark county, Nevada. 15p. PLUS numerous illus. Unique use of an industrial gun. (bumped corner) $8

USBM Information Circular 7535 : 1950 : Guide to prospecting for lode gold by E. D. Gardner. AND Locating mining claims on the public domain by Marion Clawson. 21p. $14

USBM Information Circular 7540 : 1950 : Mines and mineral deposits (except fuels), Meagher county, Montana. By Robert N. Roby. 43p., PLUS illus (4 figures), tables. $22

USBM Information Circular 7544 : 1950 : Mines and mineral deposits (except fuels), Fergus county, Montana. By Almon F. Robertson. 76p., tables, PLUS illus. (6 figures) $22

USBM Information Circular 7546 : 1950 : Mines and mineral deposits (except fuels), Park county, Montana. By Glenn C. Reed. 68p., tables, PLUS illus (16 figures). $22

USBM Information Circular 7548 : 1950 : Safety practices in churn drilling at Morenci branch, Phelps Dodge corp., Morenci, Arizona. 22p. PLUS illus. $8

USBM Information Circular 7552 : 1950 : Drilling and blasting, Open-cut iron-ore mines, Lake Superior district. 37p. PLUS illus. $15

USBM Information Circular 7553 : 1950 : Thallium : properties, sources, recovery, and uses of the element and its compounds. 50p. $7

USBM Information Circular 7589 : 1951 : Mines and mineral deposits (except fuels), Cascade county, Montana. By Almon F. Robertson. 81p., tables, PLUS illus. (11 figures). $22

USBM Information Circular 7609 : 1951 : Why men were killed at Pennsylvania anthracite mines in 1950. Coal mine accidents. 13p. $5

USBM Information Circular 7612 : 1951 : Safety in hoisting at the United Verde mine, Phelps Dodge Corp., Jerome, Arizona. 30p. PLUS numerous illus. and photos. $15

USBM Information Circular 7623 : 1951 : Safety in milling : Magma Copper company, Superior, Arizona. 4p., PLUS numerous illus. and photos. $10

USBM Information Circular 7635 : 1952 : Utilization of fly ash. 30p. $3

USBM Information Circular 7641 : 1952 : Industrial minerals of the Pacific Northwest. 75p. (remnants of small sticker) $7

USBM Information Circular 7648 : 1952 : Ventilating practices that minimize explosion hazards in bituminous coal mines. 6p., multiple fold-outs, PLUS illus. $8

USBM Information Circular 7651 : 1952 : The lime industry. 43p., PLUS illus. $8

USBM Information Circular 7652 : 1952 : Roof-bolting the Delaware aquaduct. By D. H. Platt. 9p., PLUS illus. (18 figures). GREAT photos and detailed drawings showing tunnel. $12

USBM Information Circular 7653 : 1952 : Economies through roof bolting in an Indiana coal mine. 10p., PLUS illus. $5

USBM Information Circular 7664 : 1953 : Boron Nitrate. 13p., PLUS illus. (bumped corner). $2

USBM Information Circular 7669 : 1953 : Uranium mining operations of the Utex Exploration Co., in the Big Indian district, San Juan county, Utah. (UTEX Exploration Company). By Charles A. Steen, George P. Dix, Jr., Scott W. Hazen, Jr., and Russell R. McLellan. 13p. PLUS illus (10 figures, great photos in mine). $12

USBM Information Circular 7687 : 1954 ; Review of literature on health hazards of fluorine and its compounds in the mining and allied industries. 55p. $7

USBM Information Circular 7686 : 1954 : Some useful applications of zirconium. 7p., PLUS many illus. pages. $2

USBM Information Circular 7692 : 1954 : Technology of Lignitic coals. Part 2. 120p. $10

Combustion – power generation.
Carbonization.
Gasification.
Hydrogenation.
Other chemical processing.

USBM Information Circular 7694 : 1954 : It couldn’t happen! (a description of five unusual fatal mine accidents). 12p. $10

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USBM Information Circular 7740 : 1956 : Reconnaissance of the “red bed” copper deposits in southeastern Colorado and New Mexico. By John H. Soule. 74p., 39 figures, 6 tables. $12

USBM Information Circular 7767 : 1956 : Potential of heavy-mineral-bearing alluvial deposits in the Pacific northwest. By A. J. Kauffman, Jr., and K. D. Baber. 36p., 6 tables. $3

USBM Information Circular 7768 : 1956 : Sampling deep ore deposits by rotary drilling and methods of surveying and controlling the direction of drill holes. By Russell R. Trengove and A. C. Johnson. 15p., 8 figures. $2

USBM Information Circular 7770 : 1957 : A reconnaissance of sulfur resources in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. 61p. $7

USBM Information Circular 7800 : 1957 : Mining, processing, and costs : Idaho Almaden Mercury mine, Washington county, Idaho. By Margaret R. Lickes. 33p., 27 figures, 6 tables. $12

USBM Information Circular 7837 : 1958 : Open-pit mining methods and practices at the Chino mines division, Kennecott Copper Corp., Grant county, New Mexico. 64p. $19

USBM Information Circular 7844 : 1958 : Southeastern Alaska’s mineral industry. By Alvin Kaufman. 37p., 4 figures, 11 tables. $1

USBM Information Circular 7854 : 1958 : Exploration, development, and costs of the Stormy Day tungsten mine, Pershing county, Nevada. By A. C. Johnson. 9p., 3 figures. $5

USBM Information Circular 7871 : 1958 : Lode tin mining at Lost River, Seward Peninsula, Alaska. By S. H. Lorain, R. R. Wells, Miro Mihelich, J. J. Mulligan, R. L. Thorne, and J. A. Herdlick. 76p., 20 figures (1 in pocket), 16 tables. $28

USBM Information Circular 7872 : 1958 : Mine production of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in Pend Oreille and Stevens counties, Washington, 1902-56. Annual totals by mines, districts, and counties. By Frank B. Fulkerson and Gary A. Kingston. 51p., 1 figure, 2 tables, 1 appendix. $16

USBM Information Circular 7903 : 1959 : Mining methods and costs, Baguio gold mine, Baguio Gold Mining Company, Baguio, Luzon, Philippine Islands. 47p. $10

USBM Information Circular 7926 : 1959 : Placer mining in Alaska, methods and costs at operations using hydraulic and mechanical excavation equipment with nonfloating washing plants. By Bruce I. Thomas, Donald J. Cook, Ernest Wolff, and William H. Kerns. 34p., 33 figures, 2 tables. $18

USBM Information Circular 7946 : 1960 : Field test for beryllium. By W. M. Dressel and R. A. Ritchey. 5p., 1 figure. $1

USBM Information Circular 7985 : 1960 : Open-pit copper mining methods and practices, Copper Cities division, Miami Copper county, Gila county, Arizona. 51p. $15

USBM Information Circular 7986 : 1961 : Mining methods and costs, Regal asbestos mine, Jaquays Mining Corp., Gila county, Arizona. By L. A. Stewart. 53p., 36 figures, 9 tables. $24

USBM Information Circular 7987 : 1960 : Injury experience in coal mining, 1957. 72p. $12

USBM Information Circular 8002 : 1961 : Methods for producing secondary copper. 41p. $8

USBM Information Circular 8018 : 1961 : Helium production at the Bureau of Mines, Keyes, Oklahoma plant. 16p. $7

USBM Information Circular 8022 : 1961 : The National Safety competition of 1959. 39p. $4

USBM Information Circular 8030 : 1961 : Manganese deposits of New Mexico. 176p. $30

USBM Information Circular 8040 : 1961 : Kyanite – a materials survey. 55p. $8

USBM Information Circular 8044 : 1962 : Cost accounting and control at Calumet division, Calumet and Hecla, Inc., Calumet, Michigan. 37p. Great photos! $12

USBM Information Circular 8045 : 1961 : Trends in Alaska’s mineral industry. 43p. $4

USBM Information Circular 8050 : 1962 : The Pacific Northwest ferroalloy industry. By Gary A. Kingston. 26p., 2 figures, 13 tables. $4

USBM Information Circular 8053 : 1961 : Lithium – a materials survey. 80p. $8

USBM Information Circular 8056 : 1962 : Yieldable steel arches and yieldable steel ring supports in metal mines. By N. A. Eilertsen. 55p., 64 figures. $6

USBM Information Circular 8060 : 1961 : Vanadium – a materials survey. 95p., fold-outs. $10

USBM Information Circular 8064 : 1961 : Copper, lead, and zinc in three recessions following World War II. 79p. $10

USBM Information Circular 8065 : 1961 : Conversion of coal to fluid fuels : abstracts of selected German patent applications. 112p. $15

USBM Information Circular 8066 : 1962 : Instruction handbook : fundamentals of accident prevention for coal-mine supervisors. 140p. $25

USBM Information Circular 8067 : 1961 : Injury experience in coal mining, 1959. Analysis of mine safety factors, related employment, and production data. 61p. $12

USBM Information Circular 8075 : 1962 : Microbiology of coal. 85p. $10

USBM Information Circular 8077 : 1962 : Injury experience in Quarrying, 1958. 58p. $18

USBM Information Circular 8078 : 1961 : Tungsten deposits of Gila, Yavapai and Mohave counties, Arizona. 104p. $32

USBM Information Circular 8083 : 1962 : Lead – a materials survey. 194p. $18

USBM Information Circular 8252 : 1965 : Mercury potential of the United States. By Bureau of Mines staff. 376p., 16 figures, 37 tables. This very large report contains detailed information by state, district and mine. (cover faded) $12

USBM Information Circular 8381 : 1968 : Mineral transportation costs in the Pacific Northwest, methodology and application of a statistical analysis. By Jerry J. Gray, N. S. Petersen and G. A. Kingston. 30p., 3 figures, 10 tables. $2

USBM Information Circular 8427 : 1969 : Silver in the United States. By D’Arcy Banister and Richard W. Knostman. 34p., 15 figures, 8 tables. (Owner's names) $8

USBM Information Circular 8465 : 1970 : Availability of U.S. Chromium resources. By Gary A. Kingston, Robert A. Miller, and Fred V. Carrillo. 23p., 2 figures, 2 tables. $2

USBM Information Circular 8654 : 1974 : The Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System and resource classification manual. MAS. 199p., plus 15 pages of work sheets in an appendix. (cover has a faint coffee stain) $1

USBM Information Circular 8751 : 1977 : Selected silicate minerals and their asbestiform varieties, mineralogical definitions and identification characterization. By W. J. Campbell, R. L. Blake, L. L. Brown, E. E. Cather, and J. J. Sjoberg. Asbestos. 56p., 53 figures, 3 tables. Includes some nice color illustrations. $18

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USBM Information Circular 8815 : 1980 : MILS : The Mineral Industry location system of the Federal Bureau of Mines. By Andrew W. Berg and Fred V. Carrillo. 24p., 16 figures. Includes clear overlay for map. $1

USBM Information Circular 8945 : 1983 : Agglomeration heap leaching operations in the Precious Metals Industry. By G. E. McClelland, D. L. Pool, and J. A. Eisele. 16p., 12 figures, 1 table. $4

USBM Information Circular 8969 : 1984 : Gold and silver leaching practices in the United States. By Peter G. chamberlain and Michael G. Pojar. 47p., 13 figures, 6 tables. INCLUDES 3 articles extracted from journals : 1) leaching and precipitation technology for gold and silver ores, 1983, Engineering and Mining Journal. 2) Heap leaching gold and silver ores, 1982, Engineering and Mining Journal. 3) Precious metals extraction, 1984, International Mining journal. $22

USBM Information Circular 8988 : 1984 : Nickel availability – Domestic, a minerals availability program appraisal. By D. A. Buckingham and Jim F. Lemons, Jr. 27p., 19 figures, 21 tables. $5

USBM Information Circular 8995 : 1984 : Nickel availability – Market economy countries, a minerals availability program appraisal. By D. I. Bleiwas. 33p., 19 figures, 13 tables. $5

USBM Information Circular 9123 : 1986 : Placer gold deposits of the Eagle trough, Upper Yukon river region, Alaska. By James C. Barker. 23p., 10 figures, 2 tables. $14

USBM Information Circular 9133 : 1987 : Estimation of remaining lode gold endowment in selected mining districts of Alaska. By Gary E. Sherman. 26p., 10 figures, 19 tables. $5

USBM Information Circular 9186 : 1988 : Rock burst research and the Coeur d’Alene district. By Terry McMahon. 45p., 29 figures. $18

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United States Bureau of Mines : Report of Investigations
10x8:, soft-bound. Staple bound. Most are illustrated. Many illustrations are in addition to the numbered pages.
* * * “PLUS Illus.” means illustration pages are NOT numbered and are in addition to the page count listed.
Please note that many USBM reports are rather crudely printed, especially the text pages - illustrations are often better..

Covers change over the years, the earliest are the same paper as the interior pages.

USBM RI 2948 : 1929 : Crushing resistance of minerals. By Zimmerley and Gross. 4p. (bumped edge) $1

USBM RI 2952 : 1929 : Efficiency of grinding mills. By John Gross and S. R. Zimmerley. 23p., illus. (Fair - mild water marking at spine, rippled) $1

USBM RI 3050 : 1931 : Leaching Copper ores – advantages of wet-charging. By John D. Sullivan and Alfred P. Towne. 26p., illus. including photo of leaching vat. $4

USBM RI 3056 : 1931 : A device for determining work input to a laboratory ball mill. By Gross and Zimmerley. 4p., illus. $1

USBM RI 3120 : 1931 : Determination of magnetite in copper slags by Lathrop E. Roberts and R. L. Nugent. 14p., illus. (lower margin water marked) $1

USBM RI 3169 : 1932 : Absorbents for liquid-oxygen explosives : their relation to sensitiveness to impact and other properties of L.O.X. by L. V. Clark. 21p., illus. (Poor - noticeably water marked, but not stuck. Legible) $1

USBM RI 3218 : 1933 : Volatilization of impurities from zinc concentrates by G. L. Oldright, W. E. Keck, and F. K. Shelton, with a chapter on Thermodynamic calculations – further theoretical study of the separation of Cadmium and Zinc by Chas. G. Maier. 51p., illus. (Poor - water marked, but legible and not stuck) $1

USBM RI 3223 : 1934 : Progress reports – Metallurgical division 1. Mineral physics studies by R. S. Dean, V. H. Gottschalk, John Gross, J. Koster, C. W. Davis, and C. E. Wood. 37p., illus, including photos. (cover creased, rust marks at spine) $8

USBM Report of Investigation 3223 Includes:
Magnetic separation of minerals.
Deformation of solids.
Progress in explosive shattering of minerals.
Measurement of crushing resistance of minerals by the Scleroscope.
Preliminary report on dust settling.

USBM RI 3269 : 1935 : Special multiple-shot blasting units by A. B. Hooker and E. J. Coggeshall. 10p., illus. (Poor - Noticeably water marked, but nothing stuck. Legible) $1

USBM RI 3235 : 1934 : Some physical properties and characteristics of fuse by N. A. Tolch and J. E. Tiffany. 21p., illus. $5

USBM RI 3242 : 1934 : Progress reports – metallurgical division. 7. Studies in Lead metallurgy by George L. Oldright and Virgil Miller. Includes “Smelting in the Lead blast furnace – handling zinciferous charges”. 11p., Work was done at the Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company of Canada at Trail, British Columbia. (faintly water marked) $2

USBM RI 3344 : 1937 : Chloride volatilization of Lithium from Spodumene by Foster Fraas and Oliver C. Ralston. 11p., illus. (Poor - rippled, cover creased, rust marks at spine) $1

USBM RI 3353 : 1937 : Earth vibrations caused by quarry blasting – Progress report 1. by J. R. Thoenen and Stephen L. Windes. 73p., illus. $12

USBM RI 3395 : 1938 : Extinction of propylene flames by diluting with nitrogen and carbon dioxide and some observations on the explosive properties of propylene by G. W. Jones and R. E. Kennedy. 14p., illus. (rust marks at spine) $3

USBM RI 3400 : 1938 : Progress reports – metallurgical division 24. Mineral Physics studies. 85p., illus. (Fair – rumpled) $12

Contents of USBM Report of Investigations 3400 :
Physicochemical nature of metallic interfaces.
Development and application of the coercimeter.
Construction and operation of a magnetic balance.
Coercive force of rods deformed by torsion.
Sonic flocculator as a fume settler – theory and practice.
Effect of lattice discontinuities on the magnetic properties of magnetite.

USBM RI 3469-R : 1940 : Progress reports – metallurgical division 32. Ore-dressing studies. “Properties of suspension mediums for float-and-sink concentration.” By F. D. DeVaney and S. M. Shelton. 25p., including photo of the consistometer. $5

USBM RI 3477 : 1939 : Progress reports – metallurgical division 33. Manganese and its alloys. By R. S. Dean, C. Travis Anderson, Cresap Moss, and P. M. Ambrose. 47p., illus., including photos. $9

USBM RI 3507 : 1940 : Gaseous products from explosives 1. Some factors affecting test results by John C. Holtz. 14p. $2

USBM RI 3509 : 1940 : Stemming in metal mines – progress report 1. by John A. Johnson, Wing G. Agnew, and McHenry Mosier. 27p., illus, including great photo of two miners returning to the surface with samples of noxious gases and dust produced by blasting, Mount Weather testing adit. $4

USBM RI 3521 : 1940 : Measurement of pressures on Rock Pillars in underground mines, part 2. By Leonard Obert. 11p., illus., including photo. (rust marks on spine) $1

USBM RI 3528 : 1940 : Stemming in metal mines, progress report 2. By John A. Johnson, Wing G. Agnew, and McHenry Mosier. 39p., illus., including photo of drilling at Mount Weather testing adit. (upper edge bumped). $6

USBM RI 3530 : 1940 : A twenty years’ survey of the use of sheathed explosives in Belgium. By Ad. Breyre. 10p., illus. $4

USBM RI 3566 : 1941 : Comparison of manganese steel with carbon steel for detachable-bit drill rods. by Wing G. Agnew. 8p., illus. $1

USBM RI 3594 : 1941 : Safe opening and determination of construction of detonators. By R. L. Grant and A. B. Coates. 16p., illus., including photos. $5

USBM RI 3593 : 1941 : Permissible blasting units by L. C. Ilsley and A. B. Hooker. 14p., illus. including some great photos of storage battery units, dry-cell battery units, and refill-type dry-cell battery units. $4

USBM RI 3596 : 1941 : Annual report of the mining division, Fiscal year 1941. By Chas F. Jackson. 47p., illus., including photos of Explosion gallery 5, Wind tunnel, and “mining in action” photos from Ladd manganese mine (California), drilling at Phillipsburg (Montana), Diamond-drill at Nye (Montana), Coso Springs (California), Yellow Pine (Idaho), Batesville-Cushman (Arkansas). (Lower margin barely water touched at back) $12

USBM RI 3605 : 1941 : Practical fire-sensitivity of liquid-oxygen explosives treated with fire-retardents. By A. R. T. Denues. 6p. (Fair - bumped edge, rust marks at spine) $1

USBM RI 3612 : 1942 : Stemming in metal mines, progress report 3. Relative advantages and disadvantages of different types of stemming and no stemming when used with 60-percent ammonia gelatin dynamite at the Mount Weather Testing adit. By John A. Johnson, Wing G. Agnew, and McHenry Mosier. 16p. $4

USBM RI 3613 : 1942 : Manganese investigations – metallurgical division, 3. ore-dressing studies of manganese ores. Concentration of manganese nodules from Chamberlain, South Dakota. By F. D. DeVaney, S. M. Shelton, and F. D. Lamb. 21p., 16 tables, 1 figure.

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USBM RI 3620 : 1942 : Manganese investigations – metallurgical division, 6. Ore-dressing studies of manganese ores. Concentration of manganese ores from the Little Florida Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico. By F. D. DeVaney, M. M. Fine, and S. M. Shelton. 9p. (bumped corner) $5

USBM RI 3621 : 1942 : Variations in oxygen condition between individual cartridges and between cases of permissible explosives. By A. P. Rowles with A. R. T. Denues. 29p. (no cover sheet) $5

USBM RI 3623 : 1942 : Manganese investigations – metallurgical division, 10. Ore-dressing studies of manganese ores. Concentration of manganese-bearing ore from the Interstate Manganese Company, Johnson County, Tennessee. By T. L. Johnston, S. M. Shelton, M. M. Fine, and W. A. Calhoun. 13p., (bumped corner, rust marks at spine) $4

USBM RI 3624 : 1942 : Manganese investigations – metallurgical division, 9. Ore-dressing studies of manganese ores. Concentration of manganiferous Iron Ore from the Armour No. 1 mine, Ironton, Minnesota. by M. M. Fine, S. M. Shelton, and J. B. Zadra. 13p. $4

USBM RI 3625 : 1942 : Manganese investigations – metallurgical division, 8. Pyrometallurgical studies of manganese ores. Sintering or Nodulizing of Ferrograde Manganese Mill products and fine ores for smelting purposes. By Virgil Miller, F. B. Petermann, J. A. Pike, and R. G. Peterson. 14p., illus. $4

USBM RI 3626 : 1942 : Manganese investigations – metallurgical division, 7. Hydrometallurgical studies of manganese ores. Nitrogen dioxide process for recovery of manganese from ores. By R. S. Dean, A. L. Fox, and A. E. Beck. 30p., illus. $5

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USBM RI 3628 : 1942 : Progress reports – metallurgical division, 52. Ore-testing studies of the ore-dressing section, Fiscal year, 1941. By A. L. Engel and S. M. Shelton. 36p. $2

USBM RI 3632 : 1942 : Manganese investigations – metallurgical division, 13. Ore-dressing studies of manganese ores. Concentration of Manganese-bearing ore from the Mayfield property, Van Horn, Texas. By J. B. Zadra, M. M.. Fine, S. M. Shelton and T. L. Johnston. 18p. (bumped edge) $5

USBM RI 3635 : 1942 : Progress reports – metallurgical division, 54. Magnesium by Electrothermic Reduction. 47p., illus., including photos of Distillation units, Reduction units, Motor generator, automatic feeder, much more – great paper. (no cover sheet) $14

USBM RI 3641 : 1942 : Effects of carbonaceous blasting accessories on gaseous products from explosives. By John C. Holtz and E. J. Murphy. 24p., illus. including photo of CJ apparatus.$4

USBM RI 3646 : 1942 : Stemming in metal mines, progress report 4 – Firing through stemming. By Wing G. Agnew, John A. Johnson, and McHenry Mosier. 4p., illus. (bumped edge, no cover sheet) $1

USBM RI 3649 : 1942 : Manganese investigations – metallurgical division, 14. Hydrometallurgical studies of manganese ores. Laboratory experiments on sulfur dioxide-sulfuric acid leaching of Black and Brown manganiferous iron ores of the Cuyuna Range of Minnesota. by C. Travis Anderson. 38p., illus. (no cover sheet, stapled a bit crooked) $6

USBM RI 3651 : 1942 : Manganese investigations – metallurgical division, 15. Hydrometallurgical studies of manganese ores. Electrodeposition of manganese. By David Schlain. 28p., illus., including photo. (no cover sheet) $5

USBM RI 3652 : 1942 : Manganese investigations – metallurgical division, Ore-dressing studies of manganese ores. 17. Concentration of wad ore from the Ayedalotte property, Batesville, Arkansas. By S. M. Shelton, M. M. Fine, and R. B. Fisher. 17p. (no cover sheet) $5

USBM RI 3654 : 1942 : Use of subaudible noises for the prediction of rock bursts, part II. By Leonard Obert and Wilbur Duvall. 22p., illus. (rust marks at spine, no cover sheet) $3

USBM RI 3698 : 1943 : Work of the safety division, fiscal year 1942. 140p., illus, includes photos of Mine rescue truck, mine rescue class, first aid class, more. This is an absolutely great report documenting current mine safety practices, training and the scope of training across the USA. (minimal soil on cover sheet) $38

USBM RI 3708 : 1943 : Damage from air blast, progress report 2. By S. L. Windes. 50p., nicely illus. For example, this paper reports on broken windows in buildings near test blasts and such. (rust marks at spine) $14

USBM RI 3853 : 1946 : Examination of the Wah Wah lead-zinc mine, Beaver county, Utah. By Robert L. Jones and W. Clifford Dunham. 14p., PLUS illus (8 figures). (Fair. Mild water marking along one edge. Noticeably bumped corner, other edges mildly bumped. A few notes, a few creased pages) $4

USBM RI 3926 : 1946 : Exploration of Glass Buttes mercury deposit, Lake County, Oregon. By Glenn C. Reed. 4p., PLUS illus (3 figures). (cover has faint soil) $4

USBM RI 3992 : 1946 : Clark Fork Lead-zinc district, Bonner county, Idaho. By S. H. Lorain. 10p., PLUS illus (6 figures). This is a lower quality modern photocopy. $1

USBM RI 3999 : 1947 : Little Pittsburg Lead-Zinc mine, Shoshone county, Idaho. By J. A. Herdlick. Revised to February 1, 1947 by Pine Creek Lead-Zinc mining company. 8p., PLUS illus. (9 figures). This is probably a vintage copy or perhaps that is how the revised report was issued. $2

USBM RI 4058 : 1947 : Churn-Drill performance. By J. R. Thoenen and E. J. Lintner. 48p., 17 tables, PLUS illus (28 figures). $7

USBM RI 4162 : 1948 : Gibellini Manganese-Zinc-Nickel deposits, Eureka county, Nevada. By E. O. Binyon. 9p., PLUS illus. (5 figures). (Fair. Lacks title page, back cover is missing a strip along one edge. Mildly soiled.).$6

USBM RI 4188 : 1948 : Sidney mine, Pine Creek area, Shoshone county, Idaho. By Robert M. Gammell and Robert J. Hundhausen. 11p., PLUS illus. (7 figures). This is a lower quality modern photocopy. (no cover page) $2

USBM RI 4369 : 1948 : Investigation of the Four Chromes and other chromite deposits, Red Lodge district, Carbon county, Montana. By J. A. Herdlick. 13p., PLUS illus (3 figures). $12

USBM RI 4392 : 1949 : Investigation of the Electric point and Gladstone lead-zinc mines, Stevens County, Washington. By John W. Cole. 11p., 8 tables, PLUS illus. (6 figures). (spine lightly bumped) $12

USBM RI 4393 : 1949 : Investigation of limestone deposits near Arlington, Snohomish county, Washington. By Constantine C. Popoff. 7p., PLUS illus. (3 figures). $3

USBM RI 4399 : 1949 : Core-drill testing for base-metal mineralization below the Hope Silver Mine, Granite county, Montana. By John W. Cole. 9p., 5 tables, PLUS illus (6 figures). $12

USBM RI 4475 : 1949 : Investigation of Tungsten occurrences in Darwin district, Inyo county, California. By D. W. Butner. 6p., PLUS illus. (10 figures). $14

USBM RI 4481 : 1949 : Diamond drilling in the Metaline district, Pend Oreille county, Washington. By N. L. Wimmler and W. B. Cole. 25p., 4 tables., PLUS illus. (11 figures). (cover has some red filing marks) $14

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USBM RI 4521 : 1949 : Bauxite investigations, Eufaula district, Barbour and Henry counties, Alabama. By S. A. Allen. 85p., 7 tables., PLUS illus. (112 figures, yes … 112). This is a very large and detailed publication. $32

USBM RI 4536 : 1949 : Investigation of manganese deposits, Little Florida Mountains mining district, Luna county, New Mexico. By A. M. Evans. 11p., 3 tables., PLUS illus (11 figures). $14

USBM RI 4538 : 1949 : Investigation of the Andersonville bauxite district, Sumter, Macon and Schley counties, Georgia. By William A. Beck. 150p., PLUS illus (22 figures). Much of this report consists of Drill Hole Data and Analyses. $28

USBM RI 4545 : 1949 : Concentration of oxide manganese ores from the Tintic district, Eureka, Juab county, Utah. By A. O. Ipsen, H. D. Snedden, and H. L. Gibbs. 18p., 9 tables. (small sticker and two staples in cover) 43

USBM RI 4550 : 1949 : Investigation of Hamilton county bauxite district, Tennessee. By Frank K. McIntosh. 31p., PLUS illus. (7 figures). Much of this report consists of Drill Hole Data and Analyses. $16

USBM RI 4555 : 1949 : Investigation of the Springvale bauxite district, Randolph county, Georgia. By William A. Beck.. 20p., PLUS illus. (11 figures). Much of this report consists of Drill Hole Data and Analyses. $16

USBM RI 4558 : 1949 : Investigation of the Abbott Quicksilver mine, Lake county, California. By Frank J. Wiebelt. 11p., PLUS illus. (3 figures). $14

USBM RI 4559 : 1949 : Grouting diamond-drill holes at the Christmas mine, Gila county, Arizona. With notes on the setting properties of cements and the use of liquid carbon dioxide as a pressuring agent in grouting. By Stanton L. Tainter. 10p., PLUS illus (5 figures). (cover faintly soiled) $8

USBM RI 4577 : 1949 : Investigation of the Hermitage bauxite district, Bartow and Floyd counties, Georgia. By Walter T. Lewiecki. 10p., PLUS illus (4 figures). $10

USBM RI 4586 : 1950 : Magnetic surveys in the Iron Springs district, Iron county, Utah. By Kenneth L. Cook. 78p., 8 tables, PLUS illus (44 figures). A large publication. $26

USBM RI 4592 : 1949 : Investigation of Christy Titanium deposit, Hot Spring county, Arkansas. By Donald F. Reed. 10p., 2 tables, PLUS illus (20 figures). (Cover loose from one staple, Minor application of colored pencil in some of the charts). $16

USBM RI 4593 : 1949 : Investigation of Magnet cove rutile deposit, Hot Spring county, Arkansas. By Donald F. Reed. 9p., PLUS illus. (30 figures). (covers a bit loose on staples) $18

USBM RI 4595 : 1949 : Investigation of the Shady Valley manganese district, Johnson county, Tennessee. By Almon F. Robertson and William J. Dempsey. 9p., 2 tables, PLUS illus (18 figures) $18

USBM RI 4597 : 1949 : Experimental diamond core-drilling in the Phosphoria formation in Southeastern Idaho. By Albert E. Long. 29p., 9 tables, PLUS illus (9 figures). $12

USBM RI 4599 : 1949 : Concentration of oxide manganese ores from he vicinity of Death Valley National Monument, California. By t. F. Mitchell, R. Havens, J. V. Batty, and B. K. Shibler. 26p., 35 tables. (small sticker on cover) $3

USBM RI 4601 : 1949 : Investigation of the Huber – Rydalch manganese deposits, Tooele county, Utah. By Eugene Fry and Stephen R. Wilson. 7p., 2 tables, PLUS illus. (9 figures) $14

USBM RI 4607 : 1949 : Investigation of the Harding tantalum – lithium deposits, Taos county, New Mexico. By M. Howard Berliner. 7p., 3 tables, PLUS illus (3 figures). (cover crease) $7

USBM RI 4613 : 1949 : Investigation of the Yellow Pine zinc – lead mine, Clark county, Nevada. By R. W. Geehan and W. R. Benson. 15p., 1 appendix, PLUS illus (18 figures). $22

USBM RI 4617 : 1949 : Investigation of the Table mountain copper deposit, Churchill county, Nevada. By E. J. Matson. 6p., 1 table, PLUS illus (7 figures). $12

USBM RI 4620 : 1950 : Laboratory concentration of mercury ores from Oregon, California, Idaho, and Nevada. By R. R. Wells. 19p., 19 tables. $2

USBM RI 4621 : 1950 : Titanium and iron minerals from black sands in bauxite. By W. A. Calhoun. 16p., 12 tables., PLUS illus (1 figure). $2

USBM RI 4623 : 1950 : Investigation of the Union zinc – lead mine, Washoe county, Nevada. By Robert W. Geehan. 10p., PLUS illus. (18 figures). $18

USBM RI 4626 : 1950 : Investigation of the Tem Piute tungsten deposit, Lincoln county, Nevada. By E. O. Binyon, G. H. Holmes, Jr., and A. C. Johnson. 16p., PLUS illus. (23 figures). (edges lightly bumped) $22

USBM RI 4628 : 1950 : Effects of core recovery, diamond size and quality on cost of core drilling in gneiss. 11p., illus. $2

USBM RI 4631 : 1950 : Investigation of Cherry Creek tungsten district, White Pine county, Nevada. By George H. Homes, Jr. 7p., PLUS illus. (14 figures). $18

USBM RI 4648 : 1950 : Investigation of Tungsten metals Corp. deposits (Minerva mining district), White Pine county, Nevada. Tungsten Metals Corporation. By E. W. Newman, Robert W. Geehan, and Russell R. Trengove. 12p., 1 table, PLUS illus. (11 figures). (front cover only has a damp mark at spine) $12

USBM RI 4678 : 1950 : Investigation of Nightingale Tungsten deposit, Pershing county, Nevada. By J. H. East, Jr. and Russell R. Trengove. 8p., PLUS illus (8 figures). $14

USBM RI 4679 : 1950 : Investigation of the Great Eastern Nickel deposit, Clark county, Nevada. By A. B. Needham, John H. Soule, and Russell R. Trengove. 5p., PLUS illus. (8 figures). (mildly rippled) $6

USBM RI 4681 : 1950 : Investigation of Nevada Scheelite, Inc. deposit, Mineral county, Nevada. By Robert W. Geehan and Russell R. Trengove. 13p., PLUS illus. (11 figures). $12

USBM RI 4682 : 1950 : Investigation of Guadalupe Mercury Mine, Santa Clara county, California. By Robert H. Bedford and Spangler Ricker. 9p., PLUS illus (8 figures). $18

USBM RI 4689 : 1950 : Investigation of the Sunrise Copper – Gold mine, Granite county, Montana. By John W. Cole. 13p., 2 tables, PLUS illus (5 figures). $18

USBM RI 4696 : 1950 : Investigation of Smuggler Lead – Zinc mine, Aspen, Pitkin county, Colorado. By M. E. Volin and J. H. Hild. 47p., 4 tables, PLUS illus (11 figures). (Good. Library pocket inside front cover, small tag on turning edge – a filing aid.) $22

USBM RI 4697 : 1950 : Investigation of the New Almaden Mercury mine, Santa Clara county, California. By Robert H. Bedford and Spangler Ricker. 29p., PLUS illus (2 figures). $18

USBM RI 4706 : 1950 : Investigation of the Lake Shore copper deposits, Pinal county, Arizona. By T. M. Romslo. 24p., 8 tables, PLUS illus. (7 figures). $22

USBM RI 4712 : 1950 : Investigation of the Fannie Ryan and Boulder City manganese deposits, Clark county, Nevada. By William H. King and Russell R. Trengove. 8p., PLUS illus (5 figures). $12

USBM RI 4717 : 1950 : Investigation of Black Rock manganese deposits, Esmeralda county, Nevada. By W. T. Benson. 5p., PLUS illus (3 figures). $10

USBM RI 4719 : 1950 : Investigation of Mercury deposits, Cinnabar Creek area, Georgetown and Akiak districts, Kuskokwim region, southwestern Alaska. By F. A. Rutledge. 9p., PLUS illus (7 figures). $12

USBM RI 4726 : 1950 : Investigation of the J. B. Fluorite deposit, Beaver county, Utah. By Floyd D. Everett and S. R. Wilson. 11p., 2 tables, PLUS illus (7 figures). $10

USBM RI 4731 : 1950 : Investigation of Daggett Chief manganese deposit, Manila, Daggett county, Utah. By George W. Heim and Paul T. Allsman. 9p., PLUS illus. (3 figures). (Light discoloration along spine of cover). $8

USBM RI 4732 : 1950 : Investigation of Twin Buttes Copper Mines, Pima county, Arizona. By Joseph B. Cummings and T. M. Romslo. 12p., PLUS illus. (12 figures). $18

USBM RI 4760 : 1951 : Investigation of West Belt Copper – Zinc mines, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, and Mariposa counties, California. By Frank J. Wiebelt, W. C. Sanborn, R. R. Trengove, and Spangler Ricker. 62p., PLUS illus. (13 figures). $22

USBM RI 4769 : 1951 : Green River oil-shale reserves of Northwestern Colorado. Oil shale. By Carl Belser. 13p., 4 tables, PLUS illus. (49 figures). $14

USBM RI 4774 : 1951 : Investigation of Copper Canyon lead – zinc deposit, Lander County, Nevada. By Russell R. Trengove. 61p., PLUS illus. (7 figures). (one copy has a small sticker on cover) $24

USBM RI 4776 : 1951 : The oil-shale industries of Europe. Oil Shale. By Boyd Guthrie and Simon Klosky. 73p., 16 tables, PLUS illus. (64 figures). $26

USBM RI 4786 : 1951 : Selective flotation concentration of Lead – zinc ores from the Musick and Helena mines, Bohemia district, Oregon. By T. A. Hendrickson, W. A. Stickney, and R. R. Wells. 9p., 8 tables. This is a nice, probably vintage, copy – three-hole punched. $2

USBM RI 4791 : 1951 : Investigation of the Torpedo Copper deposit, Organ Mining district, Dona Ana county, New Mexico. By John H. Soule. 10p., PLUS illus (6 figures). $18

USBM RI 4818 : 1952 : Concentration of oxide manganese ores from Black Rock, Kramer, and Morgan – Cromar properties, Tooele and Juab counties, Utah. By J. V. Batty and R. Havens. 17p., 13 tables. $7

USBM RI 4820 : 1951 : Investigation of the Cougar spar fluorspar deposit, Beaver county, Utah. By floyd d. Everett and Stephen R. Wilson. 12p., 5 tables, PLUS illus. (17 figures). $18

USBM RI 4841 : 1952 : Beneficiation of high-iron Arkansas bauxite ore. By W. A. Calhoun, H. E. Pwell, and J. F. Hodshire. 12p., 9 tables. $7

USBM RI 4850 : 1952 : Copper Giant deposits, Pima county, Arizona. By T. M. Romslo and C. S. Robinson. 9p., 1 table, PLUS illus. (5 figures). $18

USBM RI 4851 : 1952 : Mineral dressing investigation of titanium ore from the Christy property, Hot Sprping county, Arkansas. By M. M. Fine and D. W. Frommer. 7p., 2 tables. $7

USBM RI 4856 : 1952 : Knox and Yingling fluorite mines, Hardin county, Illinois. By H. L. Burmeister. 8p., 2 tables., PLUS illus. (6 figures). $10

USBM RI 4860 : 1952 : Diamond drilling at Torpedo Copper mine, Organ mining district, Dona Ana county, New Mexico. By John H. Soule. 21p., 8 tables, PLUS illus. (4 figures). (Noticeably bent corner). $8

USBM RI 4862 : 1952 : Bumpus pegmatite deposit, Oxford county, Maine. By G. L. Neumann. 15p., 3 tables, PLUS illus (6 figures). $18

USBM RI 4902 : 1952 : Treatment of titaniferous magnetite ore from Iron Mountain, Wyoming. By A. E. Back, C. J. Chindgren, and R. G. Peterson. 15p., 11 tables, PLUS illus (5 figures). $8

USBM RI 4916 : 1952 : Crystal mountain fluorite deposits, Ravalli county, Montana. By John W. Taber. 8p., 2 tables, PLUS illus (2 figures). $10

USBM RI 4928 : 1952 : Progress report on pegmatite investigations in South Dakota, for fiscal year ended June 30, 1951. By S. M. Runke, D. H. Mullen, and J. B. Cunningham. 46p., 8 tables. (cover may have crease) $7

USBM RI 4939 : 1953 : Investigation of the New Anniversary – Bucky pegmatite, Gunnison county, Colorado. By S. R. Wilson and W. A. Young. 7p., PLUS illus. (3 figures). $12

USBM RI 4953 : 1953 : Investigation of lead – zinc deposits at the Harrington – Hickory mine, Beaver county, Utah. By James W. Townsend. 20p., PLUS illus. (8 figures.) $18

USBM RI 4992 : 1953 : Investigation of the Brewer Topaz deposit, Chesterfield county, South Carolina. By A. L. Peyton and V. J. Lynch. 19p., 10 tables, PLUS illus (9 figures). $18

USBM RI 5025 : 1954 : Determination of porosity by a Bureau of Mines method : a list of porosities of oil sands (revision of Report of Investigations 4548). 24p., illus. $5

USBM RI 5157 : 1955 : Cowlitz clay deposits near Castle Rock, Washington. By C. C. Popoff. 60p., 7 tables, 9 figures. $10

USBM RI 5238 : 1956 : Exploration and utilization studies, John Day chromites, Oregon. By R. J. Hundhausen, Lloyd H. Banning, Henry M. Harris, and Hal J. Kelly. 67p., 15 tables, 19 figures. $14

USBM RI 5243 : 1956 : Selective extraction of mercury and antimony from cinnabar – stibnite ore. By E. G. Erspamer and R. R. Wells. 15p., 8 tables, 1 figure. $2

USBM RI 5261 : 1956 : Beneficiation studies of nickeliferous ores from the Shamrock mine, Jackson county, Oregon, and the Congress Mine, Ferry county, Washington. By J. E. Shelton. 8p., 10 tables. $2

USBM RI 5285 : 1956 : Investigation of mercury deposits in Nevada and in Malheur county, Oregon. by W. T. Benson. 54p., 31 figures (many are fold-outs). $12

USBM RI 5296 : 1957 : Investigation of tuffs near Lysite, Wyoming, for selenium. By F. D. Everett and L. C. Bauerle. 30p., 8 tables, 16 figures. $10

USBM RI 5320 : 1957 : Copper mines and prospects adjacent to Landlocked bay, Prince William Sound, Alaska. By Miro Mihelich and R. R. Wells. 21p., 4 tables, 10 figures. $18

USBM RI 5321 : 1957 : Oil yields of sections of Green River oil shale in Colorado, 1952-54. By K. E. Stanfield, C. K. Rose, W. S. McAuley, and W. J. Tesch, Jr. 132p., 78 tables, 50 figures. $18

USBM RI 5336 : 1957 : Geologic factors related to block caving at San Manuel Copper Mine, Pinal county, Arizona. Progress report, April 1954 – March 1956. By E. D. Wilson. 78p., 66 figures (many are fold-outs). $24

USBM RI 5340 : 1957 : Heavy-liquid techniques for rapid evaluation of sands by prospectors and plant operators. By B. H. Clemmons, R. H. Stacy, and J. S. Browning. 12p., 1 table, 3 figures. Heavy metals in beach and dune sands. $5

USBM RI 5344 : 1957 : Investigations of fluorspar deposit, Kaiser mine, Mineral county, Nevada. By E. J. Matson and Russell R. Trengove. 38p., 3 tables, 15 figures. $18

USBM RI 5375 : 1958 : A comparative study of statistical analysis and other methods of computing ore reserves, utilizing analytical data from Maggie Canyon Manganese deposit, Artillery mountains region, Mohave county, Arizona. 188p., 29 tables, 33 figures. $24

USBM RI 5395 : 1958 : Ilmenite and other black-sand minerals in the Gold Fork placer deposit, Valley county, Idaho. By R. H. Storch. 15p., 5 tables, 3 figures. $8

USBM RI 5396 : 1958 : Ilmenite and other back-sand minerals in the Deadwood placer deposit, Valley county, Idaho. By R. H. Storch. 15p., 5 tables, 6 figures. $8

USBM RI 5446 : 1959 : Reconnaissance of Nevada manganese deposits. By Russell R. Trengove. 40p., 18 tables, 4 figures. $12

USBM RI 5530 : 1960 : Manganese deposits of the Olympic Peninsula, Washington. By E. A. Magill. 82p., 1 table, 54 figures. $15

USBM RI 5552 : 1960 : Tungsten resources of Montana : deposits of the Mount Torrey batholith, Beaverhead county. By Eldon C. Pattee. 41p., 4 tables, 36 figures (many are fold-outs). (a bit stiff along spine) $10

USBM RI 5577 : 1960 : Examination of ilmenite-bearing sands in Otter Creek valley, Kiowa and Tillman counties, Oklahoma. By A. d. Hahn and M. M. Fine. 77p., 9 tables, 24 figures. $18

USBM RI 5612 : 1960 : Tungsten resources of Montana : deposits of the Philipsburg batholith, Granite and Deer Lodge counties. By D. D. Walker. 55p., 4 tables, 32 figures. $10

USBM RI 5650 : 1960 : Tungsten deposits of Cochise, Pima and Santa Cruz counties, Arizona. By V. B. Dale, L. A. Stewart, and W. A. McKinney. 132p., 48 figures. $34

USBM RI 5714 : 1961 : Reconnaissance of Titanium resources, Kemper county, Mississippi. By A. D. Hahn. 16p., 4 tables, 3 figures. $2

USBM RI 5718 : 1961 : Three chemosynthetic autotrophic bacteria important to leaching operations at Arizona copper mines. By John D. Corrick and Joseph A. Sutton. 8p., 3 tables. $1

USBM RI 6013 : 1962 : Inyo beryl deposit, Inyo county, California. By W. T. Benson. 8p., 1 table, 2 figures. $6

USBM RI 6016 : 1962 : A preferential stain for beryl. 4p. $1

USBM RI 6059 : 1962 : Washability characteristics of the Lower Hartshorne (Spadra) coal bed near Clarksville, Arkansas. 13p. $4

USBM RI 6081 : 1962 : Lake Superior Iron Resources : metallurgical evaluation and classification of nonmagnetic taconite drill cores from the West Central Mesabi range. 62p. (see also USBM RI 6104). $12

USBM RI 6082 : 1963 : Flotation of Siegenite in a complex sulfide table middling from southeast Missouri. 13p. $2

USBM RI 6104 : 1962 : Lake Superior Iron Resources : Further metallurgical evaluation of Mesabi Range nonmagnetic taconites (reduction roasting and magnetic separation). 47p. (see also USBM RI 6081). $9

USBM RI 6214 : 1963 : Reconnaissance of beach sands, Bristol Bay, Alaska. By Robert V. Berryhill. 48p., 23 tables, 15 figures. $8

USBM RI 6218 : 1963 : Mount Gran coal deposits, Victoria Land, Antarctica. 66p. $16

USBM RI 6244 : 1963 : Carbonizing properties of Kanawha county, West Virginia coals. 21p. $3

USBM RI 6319 : 1963 : Titanium placer deposits of Idaho. By R. H. Storch and D. C. Holt. 69p., 8 tables, 20 fgiures. $10

USBM RI 6320 : 1963 : Underground combustion oil-recovery experiment in the Venango First Sand, Warren county, Pennsylvania. 39p. $10

USBM RI 6324 : 1963 : Drillability studies – diamond drilling. 32p. $5

USBM RI 6326 : 1963 : Removing methane (degasification) from the Pocahontas No. 4 coal bed in southern West Virginia. 39p. $8

USBM RI 6330 : 1963 ; Bovill clay and sand deposit, Latah county, Idaho : Geology, Mineralogy, and beneficiation tests. By Hal J. Kelly, George J. Carter, and George H. Todd. 56p., 20 tables, 16 figures. $16

USBM RI 6331 : 1963 : Willett range coal deposits, Mackay Glacier area, Victoria land, Antarctica. 67p. $16

USBM RI 6342 : 1963 : Preparation characteristics of coal from Russell county, Virginia. 32p. $4

USBM RI 6399 : 1964 : Anionic flotation of silica from western Mesabi and Menominee range iron ores. 25p. $3

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USBM RI 6448 : 1964 : Beneficiating low-grade chromites from the Stillwater complex, Montana. 29p. $3

USBM RI 6463 : 1964 : Preparation characteristics of coal from Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, and Marshall counties, West Virginia. 34p. $4

USBM RI 6470 : 1964 : Hydrogenation of New Mexico coal at short residence time and high temperature. 28p. $3

USBM RI 6525 : 1964 : Optical activity in oils derived from coals. 31p. $3

USBM RI 6532 : 1964 : Flotation treatment of experimental iron ore tailing from Champion mine, Marquette range, Michigan. 13p. $3

USBM RI 6548 : 1964 : Vapor-phase hydrogenation of oils derived from coal and oil shale. 53p. $6

USBM RI 6751 : 1966 : Petrographic and flotation studies on the Meade Peak, Idaho, phosphate samples. By J. W. Town. 15p., 9 tables, 2 figures. $2

USBM RI 6991 : 1967 : Lake Superior iron resources : reexamination of nonmagnetic taconite occurrences in the Hibbing, Minnesota, area by flotation, magnetic separation, and petrographic methods. By L. F. Heising, C. B. Daellenbach, and E. E. Anderson. 21p., 8 tables, 8 figures. $4

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USBM RI 7172 : 1968 : Characteristics of Green River formation oil shales at Bureau of Mines Wyoming corehole No. 1. By John Ward Smith, Laurence G. Trudell, and Kenneth E. Stanfield. 92p., 6 tables, 6 figures. $18

USBM RI 7250 : 1969 : Experimental leaching of gold from mine waste. By H. J. Heinen and Bernard Porter. 5p., 2 tables. This is a photocopy. $1

USBM RI 7425 : 1970 : Investigation of a low-grade gold deposit in the Orogrande district, Idaho. By William L. Rice. 14p., 5 figures. $6

USBM RI 7486 : 1971 : Statistical analysis of assay data from Round Mountain silver prospect, Custer county, Colorado. By George S. Koch, Jr. 32p., 16 tables, 11 figures. $12

USBM RI 7495 : 1971 : Statistical analysis of gold assay and other trace-element data. By Richard F. Link, George S. Koch, Jr., and John H. Schuenemeyer. 127p., 34 tables, 22 figures. $18

USBM RI 7555 : 1971 : Sampling gold lode deposits, Bluff, Seward peninsula, Alaska. By John J. Mulligan, with a section on petrography by Walter L. Gnagy. 40p., 20 tables, 7 figures. $15

USBM RI 7584 : 1971 : Geophysical measurements of gold-bearing gravels, Nevada county, California. By Benton L. Tibbetts and James H. Scott. 32p, 34 illustrations (5 in pocket), 1 table. (bumped corner) $22

USBM RI 8072 : 1975 : Detection and delineation of faults by surface resistivity measurements : Conda mine, Caribou county, Idaho. 20p., illus. $8

USBM RI 8073 : 1975 : Drillability determination – a drillability index for percussion drills. 20p., illus. $2

USBM RI 8084 : 1975 : Copper-Nickel mineralization in a drill core from the Duluth complex of Northern Minnesota. 55p., illus. (cover faintly soiled) $8

USBM RI 8226 : 1977 : Geology and methane content of the Upper Freeport coalbed in Fayette county, Pennsylvania. 17p. , illus. $2

USBM RI 8231 : 1977 : Directionally controlled drilling to horizontally intercept selected strata, Upper Freeport coalbed, Greene county, Pennsylvania. 21p., illus. $3

USBM RI 8234 : 1977 : Beneficiation of coal by selective flocculation, a laboratory study. 16p. $2

USBM RI 8235 : 1977 : Coal mine combustion products : ingredients of conveyor belts. 15p. $2

USBM RI 8239 : 1977 : Coal-pyrite flotation in concentrated pulp : a pilot plant study. 12p. $2

USBM RI 8247 : 1977 : Geology and gas content of coalbeds in vicinity of Bureau of Mines, Bruceton, Pennsylvania. 22p., illus. $6

USBM RI 8260 : 1977 : Effects of hydraulic stimulation on coalbeds and associated strata. 22p., illus. $4

USBM RI 8274 : 1978 : Coal mine floor heave in the Beckley coalbed, an analysis. 32p., illus. $7

USBM RI 8275 : 1978 : Instrument to measure the initial deformation of rock around underground openings. 36p., very nicely illustrated. $8

USBM RI 8278 : 1978 : Pillar failure analysis and in situ stress determinations at the Fletcher Mine near Bunker, Missouri. 19p. (three lines high-lighted). $3

USBM RI 8315 : 1978 : Tungsten recovery from Searles Lake brines. By P. B. Altringer, W. N. Marchant, R. O. Dannenberg, and P. T. Brooks. 15p., 7 tables, 5 figures. $3

USBM RI 8366 : 1979 : Recovering byproduct heavy minerals from sand and gravel, placer gold, and industrial mineral operations. By J. M. Gomes, G. M. Martinez, and M. M. Wong. 15p., 10 tables, 5 figures. $4

USBM RI 8367 : 1979 : Relationship of mineral habit to size characteristics for Tremolite cleavage fragments and fibers. By William J. Campbell, Eric B. Steel, Roert L. Virta, and Michael H. Eisner. 18p., 3 tables, 20 figures. $2

USBM RI 8388 : 1979 : Enhancing percolation rates in heap leaching of gold – silver ores. By H. J. Heinen, G. E. McClelland, and R. E. Lindstrom. 20p., 4 tables, 12 figures. $4

USBM RI 9109 : 1987 : Mechanical behavior of coal measure rocks : elastic – inelastic behavior. By Sathit Tandanand and Richard E. Thill. 27p., 1 tables, 21 figures. $3

USBM RI 9136 : 1987 : Size scaling of gas explosions : Bruceton Experimental mine versus the Lake Lynn mine. By M. J. Sapko, E. S. Weiss, and R. W. Watson. 23p., 4 tables, 19 figures. $3

USBM RI 9145 : 1987 : Characterization of Ketchem Dome tin prospect, East-central Alaska. By D. C. Dahlin, L. L. Brown, and J. D. Warner. 11p., 3 tables, 7 figures. $8

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United States Bureau of Mines Technical Papers :
9x6", soft-bound. 9x6", soft-bound. Staple bound, no stiffer cover, just a regular page printed as the cover.

USBM Technical Paper 381 : 1927 : Heavy liquids for mineralogical analyses by John D. Sullivan. 26p. Fairly crudely bound into a hardboard pamphlet binder. (Library stickers and pocket). $2

USBM Technical Paper 574 : 1937 : Analyses of Colorado Coals. Multiple authors, much detail and many samples. 327p. (Front cover has a chipped corner tip, a creased corner and minor soil/marks. The remainder of the paper is VG) $35

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