- 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 ...
An electrode immersed in a suitable electrolyte designed for measurements of electrode potential.
Industry:Mining
An electrode that is not mechanically connected to a power supply but is placed in an electrolyte, between the anode and the cathode, such that the part nearer the anode becomes cathodic and the part nearer the cathode becomes anodic.
Industry:Mining
An electrode that is not mechanically connected to a power supply but is placed in an electrolyte, between the anode and the cathode, such that the part nearer the anode becomes cathodic and the part nearer the cathode becomes anodic.
Industry:Mining
An electrolytic cell that is capable of producing electric energy by electrochemical action.
Industry:Mining
An electrolytic cell, the electromotive force of which is due to difference in concentration of the electrolyte or active metal at the anode and the cathode.
Industry:Mining
An electrolytic process for refining lead in which the electrolyte is a solution of a double acetate of lead and potassium or sodium. The anodes are cast from crude argentiferous lead, and the cathodes are in the form of large disks of copper or aluminum bronze and are about half immersed in the electrolyte.
Industry:Mining
An electrolytic process of aluminum refining that utilizes three liquid layers in the reduction cell. An anode of aluminum-copper alloy is used in a fused fluoride bath. The lighter aluminum, about 99.99% purity, collects at the cathode above the fused bath.
Industry:Mining
An electromagnet that is hung from a crane and used instead of a hook for lifting iron or steel components.
Industry:Mining
An electromagnetic method used in mineral exploration in which a high-frequency current is used, ranging from 30,000 to 50,000 Hz, but, if necessary, a frequency as low as 50 to 3,000 Hz, can be made available. The detecting or direction-finding coil, mounted on a tripod, has the form of a pair of spectacles and is equipped with an amplifier and head telephone. When the exciting coil is energized, a current is caused to flow in the conductor and a secondary electromagnetic field is set up around the conductor. The detecting coil is affected by both the primary field from the exciting coil and the secondary field.
Industry:Mining
