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United States Bureau of Mines
Industry: Mining
Number of terms: 33118
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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 person employed to lash the chains from the tubs to the endless rope, in underground mechanical haulage.
Industry:Mining
A person employed to operate an engine used for hauling loaded mine cars through haulageways. Also the operator of any small stationary hoisting engine.
Industry:Mining
A person engaged in exploring for valuable minerals or in testing supposed discoveries of the same.
Industry:Mining
A person stationed in a central position, at a large opencast pit or quarry, to observe all the excavations. By means of signals, the individual is informed when and where vehicles or cars are required and can instruct the lorry or locomotive drivers accordingly.
Industry:Mining
A person versed in chemistry. One whose business is to make chemical examinations or investigations, or one who is engaged in the operations of applied chemistry.
Industry:Mining
A person who builds stone packs in mine workings.
Industry:Mining
A person who carries powder, drills, and tools to the various levels of a mine and brings dulled tools and drills to the surface.
Industry:Mining
A person who cleans boiler tubes.
Industry:Mining
A person who clears the fine coal, gum, or dirt from the undercut made by a coal-cutting machine.
Industry:Mining
A person who operates a hydraulic press in which fireclay retorts, used in smelting zinc ores, are made.
Industry:Mining
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