- 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 substance having metallic properties, and composed of two or more chemical elements, of which at least one is a metal.
Industry:Mining
A substance in its natural unprocessed state. Crude ore or crude oil, for example. In a natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or heat; not altered or prepared for use by any process; not refined. Syn. for raw; crude oil.
Industry:Mining
A substance or chemical that alters the surface tension of water or that makes it froth easily.
Industry:Mining
A substance outwardly resembling wool, presenting a mass of fine interlaced filaments. It is made by subjecting furnace slag or certain rocks, while molten, to a strong blast. Being both insect proof and fireproof, it forms a desirable packing for walls, a covering for steam boilers, etc.
Industry:Mining
A substance outwardly resembling wool, presenting a mass of fine interlaced filaments. It is made by subjecting furnace slag or certain rocks, while molten, to a strong blast. Being both insect proof and fireproof, it forms a desirable packing for walls, a covering for steam boilers, etc.
Industry:Mining
A substance outwardly resembling wool, presenting a mass of fine interlaced filaments. It is made by subjecting furnace slag or certain rocks, while molten, to a strong blast. Being both insect proof and fireproof, it forms a desirable packing for walls, a covering for steam boilers, etc.
Industry:Mining
A substance outwardly resembling wool, presenting a mass of fine interlaced filaments. It is made by subjecting furnace slag or certain rocks, while molten, to a strong blast. Being both insect proof and fireproof, it forms a desirable packing for walls, a covering for steam boilers, etc.
Industry:Mining
A substance outwardly resembling wool, presenting a mass of fine interlaced filaments. It is made by subjecting furnace slag or certain rocks, while molten, to a strong blast. Being both insect proof and fireproof, it forms a desirable packing for walls, a covering for steam boilers, etc.
Industry:Mining
A substance that can be added to molten metal to remove either free or combined oxygen.
Industry:Mining
