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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.

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United States Bureau of Mines : Circulars and 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.
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The early “Mining methods” or “Mining practice” reports usually contain some mine history, much detail on current practice and usually include such things as ventilation, safety, pumping, bonus systems.
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Covers change over the years, the earliest are the same paper as the interior pages.

USBM Circular 6161 : 1929 : Signalling from cages at rest or in motion. By D. J. Parker and R. I. C. Manning. 7p. PLUS 2 figures. Stresses need of practical system of signaling from the mine cage as demonstrated in two metal-mine fires. $3

USBM Circular 6194 : 1929 : Safety as affected by supervision and discipline. By A. U. Miller. 6p. $2

Change of Series name from Circular to Information Circular :
Later USBM official lists of publications show all of the above now named "Information Circular."

USBM Information Circular 6280 : 1930 : Methods and costs of concentrating Tungsten ore at the Nevada – Massachusetts Mill, Mill city, Nevada. By Ott F. Heizer. 10p. PLUS 3 pages related to a figure. (see also USBM IC 6284). $6

USBM Information Circular 6293 : 1930 : Shrinkage Stoping. By Chas. F. Jackson. 54p. PLUS 23 figures. This report on this type of mining includes nice illustrations and examples from specific mines. $6

USBM Information Circular 6326 : 1930 : Some notes on underground transportation. By C. F. Jackson. 40p. PLUS 33 figures. A nicely done, comprehensive work that includes cross-references to other USBM publications. Hand-Tramming, Animal haulage, mechanical haulage. $24

USBM Information Circular 6350 : 1930 : Undercut block-caving method of mining in Western Copper mines. By E. D. Gardner. 44p. PLUS 35 figures. Thoroughly illustrated, a well-done comprehensive work on this type of mining with examples from specific mines. $26

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USBM Information Circular 6382 : 1931 : Mine ventilation in the Coeur D’Alene mining district. By G. E. McElroy. 37p. PLUS 5 figures. Lead, silver. Includes Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine, Morning mine, Hecla mine, Gold Hunter, Dayrock mine. Actually a very interesting and detailed report. $12

USBM Information Circular 6408 : 1931 : Milling methods and costs at the Homestake mine, Lead, South Dakota. By Allan J. Clark. 25p. PLUS 5 figures. Gold. $9

USBM Information Circular 6410 : 1931 : Mining by the top-slicing method, with some notes on sublevel caving. By Charles F. Jackson. 51p. PLUS 32 figures. A nice detailed report of this type of mining, illustrated with examples from specific mines. $26

USBM Information Circular 6433 : 1931 : Amalgamation practice at Porcupine United gold mines, Ltd., Timmins, Ontario. Canada. by Ronald A. Vary. 5p. PLUS 1 figure. $2

USBM Information Circular 6440 : 1931 : Mining methods and practices at the United Verde Copper mine, Jerome, Arizona. By T. W. Quayle. 31p. PLUS 46 figures. (very minor soil on cover) $24

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USBM Information Circular 6476 : 1931 : Milling methods and costs at the Argonaut Mill, Jackson, California. By Selim E. Woodworth. 12p. PLUS 3 figures. Gold. (minor soil on edge of cover). $5

USBM Information Circular 6487 : 1931 : A new signaling device for shaft mines with comments and suggested modifications. By L. D. Stewart and E. V. Potter, Jr. 10p. PLUS 7 figures. $3

USBM Information Circular 6495 : 1931 : Underground chute gates in Metal mines. By Chas. F. Jackson and John B. Knaebel. 22p. PLUS 40 figures. A comprehensive report that uses specific mines in the examples. $14

USBM Information Circular 6501 : 1931 : Essential factors influencing subsidence and ground movement. By W. R. Crane. 14p. PLUS 13 figures. $6

USBM Information Circular 6503 : 1931 : Mining methods and costs at metal mines of the United States. By Charles Will Wright. 39p. PLUS 34 figures. Includes cross-reference to other USBM publications. A nicely done comparison and compilation, uses some mines for specific examples. $12

USBM Information Circular 6594 : 1932 : Sampling and exploration by means of hammer drills. By John B. Knaebel. 30p. PLUS 3 figures. Includes typical data from various specific mines for different rock types and such. (last page is loose from one of the two staples) $3

USBM Information Circular 6604 : 1932 : Methods and costs of concentrating scheelite ore at the Silver Dike mill, Mineral county, Nevada. By William O. Vanderburg. 12p. PLUS 3 figures. $6

USBM Information Circular 6613 : 1932 : Factors governing the selection of the proper level interval in underground mines. By William O. Vanderburg. 17p. PLUS 1 figure. Surprisingly interesting. $3

USBM Information Circular 6651 : 1932 : Abstracts of recent articles on mine support. By W. R. Crane. 23p. Article abstracts from around the world. $1

USBM Information Circular 6685 : 1933 : Methods and costs of milling ferberite ore at the Wolf Tongue concentrator, Nederland, Boulder county, Colorado. By William O. Vanderburg. 15p. PLUS 3 figures. $8

USBM Information Circular 6688 : 1933 : Cut-and-fill stoping. By C. H. Johnson and E. D. Gardner. 58p. PLUS 21 figures. A well-illustrated, comprehensive vintage work that uses examples from many specific mines. Cut and fill stoping, mining technique. SCARCE. $34

USBM Information Circular 6693 : 1933 : Some notes on methods and costs of equipping and developing prospects. By Chas. F. Jackson. 24p. Specifically mentions northern Ontario, Central Patricia mine, Ashley mine, Bobjo mine. $3

USBM Information Circular 6708 : 1933 : Diamond drilling at the United Verde mine. By Mayer G. Hansen. 18p. PLUS 17 figures. Copper, Jerome, Arizona, Yavapai county. $8

USBM Information Circular 6724 : 1933 : Protective clothing in the mining industry. By R. D. Currie and W. J. Fene. 15p. Includes counts of injuries by position on body. The examples appear to be taken from Pennsylvania mines, metal and coal. $3

USBM Information Circular 6729 : 1933 : Manganese, general information. By Robert H. Ridgway. 29p. PLUS 4 figures. $3

USBM Information Circular 6774 : 1934 : Leasing system as applied to metal mining. By W. O. Vanderburg. 9p. $1

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). Includes detailed information for prospective placer miners on such subjects as the history of placer mining in the West, the general geology of placer deposits, the minerals associated with gold, the location of placer claims on public land, prospecting outfits and provisions, sampling and estimation of placers, classification of mining methods, and description of hand shoveling and ground sluicing. (See also USBM IC 6787 and 6788) $36

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USBM Information Circular 6832 : 1935 : Maintaining the permissibility of electric cap lamps. By D. H. Zellers and A. B. Hooker. 12p. Permissible means “approved.” This report tells how to maintain the head lights for miners. $3

USBM Information Circular 6843 : 1936 (revised) : Prospecting for lode gold by E. D. Gardner AND locating claims on the public domain. 18p. total. Discusses methods used and equipment needed in prospecting for lode gold and lists principal laws and regulations pertaining to locations of lode claims on public lands. $8

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)Modern copy (easier to read) - $3

USBM Information Circular 6898 : 1936 : Costs of trucking and packing ore in western gold-mining districts. By E. D. Gardner. 17p. PLUS 4 figures. Specific mention is made of Mattie mill at Idaho Springs, Colorado; Paymaster mine in Montana; Camp Bird mine in Colorado; Gnome mine in Idaho; Sherritt-Gordon mine; Bussieres mine in Quebec; Katherine mill in Mohave county, Arizona; many others. $6

USBM Information Circular 6926 : 1936 : Open schedules for gold and silver ores and concentrates at western custom smelters. By E. D. Gardner and Paul T. Allsman. 25p. Includes a list of the individual smelters. This paper was designed for the assistance of operators of small gold and silver mines in the West – it discusses smelting schedules, smelting practices that have a bearing on rates, and reasons for penalties or credits for certain constituents of ores. $5

USBM Information Circular 6943 : 1937 : Design of small wooden Head Frames. By W. W. Staley. 37p. PLUS 16 figures. Very nicely illustrated. For shaft mining. $12

USBM Information Circular 6974 : 1937 : Annual report of the nonmetals division, fiscal year 1937. By Oliver C. Ralston. 18p. Includes lengthy section on cracking of steel by boiler water, embrittlement by certain waters used. Also Kyanite concentration and preparation, Spodumene concentration and Lithium extraction, more. $2

USBM Information Circular 6979 : 1937 : Electric signaling system, Ross Shaft, Homestake Mining Company. By John F. Wiggert. 7p. PLUS 8 figures, including the first photographic figures in USBM Circulars. $3

USBM Information Circular 6982 : 1937 : Pumping operations in the Cripple Creek district, Colorado. By Jos. R. Guiteras. 14p. PLUS 12 figures. Gold mines, water. Includes Ajax mine of the Golden Cycle Corporation, Cresson Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling Company, Vindicator mine of the United Gold Mines Company, Roosevelt drainage tunnel, 2300 Ajax winze station, more. $12

USBM Information Circular 7019 : 1938 : State regulations pertaining to the use of internal-combustion engines in coal and metal mines and in tunnels. By L. C. Ilsley and E. J. Gleim. 8p. $1

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USBM Information Circular 7083 : 1939 : Some signaling systems in metal-mine shafts. By McHenry Mosier and E. J. Gleim. 5p. PLUS 9 figures. $2

USBM Information Circular 7085 : 1939 : Saving gold by means of corduroy. By M. W. von Bernewitz. 17p. PLUS 4 figures. This kind of corduroy is a fabric, but not the kind (the report states!) that is used for clothing. $5

USBM Information Circular 7094 : 1940 : Mining methods and costs at the South Burns Shaft of Golden Conqueor Mines, Inc., Cripple Creek, Colorado. 13p., PLUS 6 figures, including multiple maps of mine and veins. Gold.

Choose your copy of USBM Information Circular 7094 :
Original - $18
Modern copy (easier to read) - $4

USBM Information Circular 7095 : 1940 : Aerial tramways in the metal-mining industry, Part 2. Construction and operating costs. By O. H. Metzger. 47p. PLUS 9 figures. Describes in detail equipment and material and discusses construction and operating costs. (see also USBM IC 6948) $18

USBM Information Circular 7098 : 1940 : Cooling mine air during summer months to prevent roof falls. By C. A. Herbert. 14p. PLUS 6 figures. An interesting read. (minor scuff near spine) $4

USBM Information Circular 7107 : 1940 : Cutting and polishing stones. By M. W. von Bernewitz and Frank Hess. 23p. PLUS 25 figures, includes photos. These are stones like building stones and meteorites, not gemstones. Lots of good photos of vintage equipment. $22

USBM Information Circular 7128 : 1940 : Construction of the Bingham-Copperfield vehicular tunnel. By L. S. Breckon. 12p. PLUS 11 figures. Utah Copper company, Bingham canyon. This is a neat paper – anyone with a curious mind will enjoy reading about the construction process. 6,975 foot long tunnel with pedestrian walkway and more. Salt Lake county, Utah. Tunnel was put in by the mining company because current highway was in the way of copper mine expansion. $15

USBM Information Circular 7218 : 1942 : Proposed methods and estimated costs of mining oil shale at Rulison, Colorado. By E. D. Gardner and Charles N. Bell. 59p. PLUS 13 figures. Interesting historic view of a problem we are still dealing with 75 years later. (Cover in nice condition, but loose from staples). $22

USBM Information Circular 7225 : 1942 : Marketing Lithium minerals. By Lawrence G. Houk. 14p. $2

USBM Information Circular 7230 : 1943 : Methods and costs of concentrating hubnerite ores at the Ima Tungsten mine, Lemhi county, Idaho. By C. M. Dice. 14p. PLUS 1 figure. $3

USBM Information Circular 7232 : 1943 : The rare alkalis in New England. By Frank L. Hess, Roscoe J. Whitney, Joseph Trefethen, and Morris Slavin. 51p. PLUS 13 figures, includes photos. Lots of examples from specific places, including (from many) Plumbago Mountain, Newby, Maine; Black Mountain, Rumford, Maine; Hebron, Maine; Goshen, Massachusetts; Mechanicsville, Vermont. Pegmatities, lithium, rubidium, cesium. $12

USBM Information Circular 7255 : 1943 : Summary of state laws pertaining to explosives, Part 5 – District H : Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. 106p. Includes firecrackers and fireworks. $5

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, I think, and is missing the contents page. (bumped edges) $3

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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

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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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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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 or with Owner's signature) $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

START OF GREEN COVERS, Mint green at first, Teal green later.

USBM Information Circular 8517 : 1971 : How to mine and prospect for placer gold. By. J. M. West. 43p., 6 figures, 1 table. $8

USBM Information Circular 8580 : 1973 : Materials handling research : the bucket-wheel excavator. By G. C. Price, C. B. Manual, and Rajaraman Venkataramani. 79p., 12 figures, 9 tables. $14

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 8713 : 1976 : Strippable coal resources of Colorado : location, tonnage, and characteristics of coal and overburden. 70p., 14 figures, 14 tables. $14

USBM Information Circular 8770 : 1978 : Processing gold ores using heap leach – carbon adsorption methods. By H. J. Heinen, D. G. Peterson, and R. E. Lindstrom. 21p., 8 figures, 1 table. (this is a nice photocopy) $4

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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 8857 : 1981 : Mine waste disposal technology. Proceedings: Bureau of Mines Technology Transfer Workshop, Denver, Colorado, July 16, 1981. 70p., illus. Includes 8 different articles. $28

Contents of USBM IC 8857 :
Bureau of Mines research in mine waste disposal technology.
Disposal of coal mine waste in active underground coal mines.
Factor-of-safety charts for estimating the stability of saturated and unsaturated tailings pond embankments.
Probabilistic approach to the Factor of Safety for embankment slop stability.
Application of remote sensing for coal waste embankment monitoring.
Summary of research on case histories of flow failures of mine tailings impoundments.
Summary of research on analyses of flow failures of mine tailings impoundments.
Controlled burnout of fires in abandoned coal mines and waste banks by In Situ combustion.

USBM Information Circular 8925 : 1983 : Explosives and blasting procedures manual. By Richard A. Dick, Larry R. Fletcher, and Dennis V. D’Andrea. 105p., 102 figures (many are photos), 12 tables. This publication is intended for use as a guide in developing training programs and also to provide experienced blasters an update on the latest state of technology in the broad field of explosives and blasting. $42

USBM Information Circular 8930 : 1983 : Copper availability – Market economy countries, a minerals availability program appraisal. By R. D. Rosenkranz, E. H. Boyle, Jr., and K. E. Porter. 30p., 16 figures, 21 tables. $3

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 8947 : 1983 : Safety in the use and maintenance of Large Mobile Surface Mining Equipment. Proceedings : Bureau of Mines Technology Transfer seminars : Tucson, Arizona, August 16, 1983; Denver, Colorado, August 18, 1983, and St. Louis, Missouri, August 23, 1983. 97p., illus. including photos. $32

Contents of USBM IC 8947 :
Solving the problem of getting on and off large surface mining equipment.
Radio wave-transponder collision protection system.
Novel truck design concepts.
Operator alertness studies.
Large ROPS and Operator restraint device research (Rollover protective structures)..
Off-highway haulage truck maintenance safety.
Performance-based training for mobile equipment operators.
Stability indicators for Front-end loaders.
Bulldozer noise control.
Improved haul road berm design.

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. $22

USBM Information Circular 8992 : 1984 : Uses of steel sets in underground coal. By J. H. Stears, M. O. Serbousek, and K. E. Hay. 16p., 12 figures, 1 table. $5

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USBM Information Circular 9030 : 1985 : Design and operation of four prototype fire detection systems in Noncoal underground mines. By William H. Pomroy and Robert E. Helmbrecht. 25p., 24 figures, 1 table. $8

USBM Information Circular 9034 : 1985 : Agglomeration and heap leaching of finely ground precious-metal-bearing tailings. By G. E. McClelland, D. L. Pool, A. H. Hunt, and J. A. Eisele. 11p., 10 figures, 3 table. $3

USBM Information Circular 9042 : 1985 : Mine subsidence control. Proceedings : Bureau of Mines Technology Transfer Seminar, Pittsburgh, Pennsyslvania, September 19, 1985. 56p., illus. $22

Contents of USBM IC 9042 :
Longwall mine subsidence surveying – an engineering technology comparison.
Short-term effects of longwall mining on shallow water sources.
Comparison of the subsidence over two different longwall panels.
Precalculation of subsidence over longwall panels in the northern Appalachian coal region.

USBM Information Circular 9045 : Water-Jet-Assisted cutting : Proceedings : Bureau of Mines Open Industry Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 21, 1984. 86p. $28

Contents of USBM IC 9045 :
Water Jet assisted rock cutting – the present state of the art.
Analysis of mechanical tool force reductions when using water jet assisted cutting.
Experience with boom-type roadheaders equipped with high-pressure water jet systems for roadway drivage in British coal mines.
Development work for coal winning technology. (yes – Winning)
The water jet plow.
Design review of Jarvis Clark jetbolter.
Water jet assisted tunnel boring.
Investigation of optimizing traverse speed of water-jet-assisted drag picks.
Optimization of water-jet systems for mining applications.

USBM Information Circular 9053 : 1985 : Ground Control instrumentation, a manual for the mining industry. By Eric R. Bauer. 68p., 68 illustrations. $28

USBM Information Circular 9055 : 1985 : Corrosion of roof bolt steels in Missouri lead and iron mine waters. By M. M. Tilman, A. F. Jolly, III, and L. A. Neumeier. 9p., 6 illustrations, 5 tables. $3

USBM Information Circular 9058 : 1986 : Anchorage capacities in thick coal beds. By Stephen C. Tadolini. 13p., 14 illustrations, 1 table. $3

USBM Information Circular 9059 : 1986 : Precious metals recovery from low-grade resources. Proceedings : Bureau of Mines Open Industry briefing session at the National Western Mining conference, Denver, Colorado, February 12, 1986. 56p., illus. $28

Contents of USBM IC 9059 :
Ion-exchange research in precious metals recovery.
Staged heap leaching – Direct Electrowinning.
Mercury precipitation during cyanide leaching of gold ores.
Carbonaceous gold ores.
Carbon adsorption-Desorption.
Heap Leaching.
The Caron-in-pulp process.
Precious metals recover from electronic scrap and solder used in electronics.

USBM Information Circular 9064 : 1986 : Short-delay blasting in underground coal mines. By Richard J. Mainiero and Harry C. Verakis. 12p., 9 illustrations, 4 tables. $3

USBM Information Circular 9108 : 1986 : Water-jet-assisted roadheaders. By Robert J. Timko, Bradley V. Johnson, and Edward D. Thimons. 11p., 13 illustrations. Includes errata sheet. $3

USBM Information Circular 9118 : 1986 : Face Ventilation for Oil Shale mining. By Edward D. Thimons, Carl E. Brechtel, Marvin E. Adam, and Joseph F. T. Agapito. 22p., 12 illus., 13 tables. $5

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 9135 : 1987 : Surface mine blasting. Proceedings : Bureau of Mines Technology Transfer Seminar, Chicago, Illinois, April 15, 1987. 114p., illus. $42

Contents of USBM IC 9135 :
Reducing accidents through improved blasting safety.
Blaster’s training manual for metal and nonmetal miners.
Delayed blasting tests to reduce rockfall hazards.
Effects of blast vibration on construction material cracking residential structures.
Blast vibration measurements near structures.
Initiation timing influence on ground vibration and airblast.
Vibrations from blasting over abandoned underground mines.
Computer modeling of rock motion.
Influence of blast delay time on rock fragmentation : one tenth scale tests.
Blasting effects on Appalachian water wells.
Fiber optic probe to measure downhole detonation velocities of explosive columsn.
Stemming ejection and burden movements of small borehole blasts.

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USBM Information Circular 9183 : 1988 : Mine drainage and surface mine reclamation – Volume 1 : Mine water and mine waste. Proceedings of a conference sponsored by the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, The Bureau of Mines, and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. The conference was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 19-21, 1988. 413p., illus. Includes 51 full-length scientific reports, plus 18 abstracts. Report subjects are grouped in the following topic areas : Acid mine drainage (prediction); Acid mine drainage (field applications); Acid mine drainage (general); Mine geochemistry; Mine waste characterization; Mine hydrology; Biological mine water treatment; Wetland Systems for Mine water treatment (case studies); Wetland system for mine water treatment (process and design). $52

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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