- 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 ...
The equilibrium constant for a dissociation reaction, defined as the product of activities of the products of dissociation divided by the activity of the original substance. When used for ionization reactions, it is called an ionization constant; when it refers to a very slightly soluble compound, it is called a solubility product.
Industry:Mining
The equipment used to remove adherent medium solids from a product from a densemedium bath (after drainage of surplus medium), usually by spraying, and to remove contaminating coal and clay from these medium solids.
Industry:Mining
The equivalent of eutectic, when applied to a system all of whose participating phases are crystalline.
Industry:Mining
The erosion of the bed or bank of a river or of a seacoast by the action of flowing water and waves.
Industry:Mining
The establishment of an opposite position on a futures market from that held and priced in the physical commodity. Without hedging, the physical position would be at risk to price fluctuations.
Industry:Mining
The establishment of the quantity and grade of coal or ore available for working by means of geological surveys, exploratory drilling, or exploring headings.
Industry:Mining
The estimation or fixing of a money value on anything, such as a gemstone. Differs from valuation and evaluation.
Industry:Mining
The examinations held in respective coal mining States which must be passed by every person who wishes to become a mine foreman, assistant mine foreman, mine examiner, or electrician. A candidate for a certificate may submit himself or herself for a written and oral examination before a Mining Qualifications Board. Holders of approved degrees or diplomas usually need less mining experience to qualify for first-class certification.
Industry:Mining
