- Industry: Mining
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The U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) was the primary United States Government agency conducting scientific research and disseminating information on the extraction, processing, use, and conservation of mineral resources.
Founded on May 16, 1910, through the Organic Act (Public Law 179), USBM's missions ...
A hand instrument in which hardness points are set as equidistant spokes of a rimless wheel, permitting a more rapid selection of points in testing hardness.
Industry:Mining
A hand lamp, with battery and fitments similar to a cap lamp except that it forms a selfcontained unit.
Industry:Mining
A hand reverberatory furnace for roasting finely divided ore entirely without the aid of extraneous heat.
Industry:Mining
A hand-held instrument enabling right angles to be set out accurately on a site.
Industry:Mining
A hand-held or machine-mounted rotary drill for boring shot-firing holes in coal or rock and operated by hydraulic fluid. The drill outfit includes a skid-mounted powerpack comprising a 5-hp (3.73-kW) flameproof electric motor, pump, and tank. The coal drill weighs about 32 lb (14.5 kg).
Industry:Mining
A hand-held rotary drill driven by an electric motor, which may be used in rock or coal. It may be of fan-cooled design with several rod speeds to suit different rocks. The use of aluminum or aluminum alloys is not favored where methane is liable to be present. This drill produces considerably less dust than the percussive drill.
Industry:Mining
A hand-loaded, hoist-operated hauler used principally in certain central Pennsylvania coal mines. It is essentially a chain-and-flight conveyor of exceptional width, with high sideboards, mounted on wheels for operation on mine track, with motive power supplied by a hoist mounted on the chassis of the machine. The conveyor chain and flights can be moved in the bed of the machine to assist in loading or unloading. The hoist rope can be attached to props at the face and near the dumping point to provide anchorage when the conveyor is moved.
Industry:Mining
A hand-operated device for withdrawing supports from the waste or old workings. The appliance enables a leverage of about 30 to 1 to be applied. A long chain allows it to be positioned a safe distance from the support to be extracted. It may also be used for applying tension or for moving machines short distances.
Industry:Mining
A hand-operated mechanism for adjusting a takeup pulley to vary the tension in a conveyor belt. The most common types are chain-jack, sylvester, rack, and screw.
Industry:Mining
