BUREAU OF MINES RESEARCH 1972. A SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT RESULTS IN MINING, METALLURGY, AND ENERGY

The Bureau of Mines research and development program is comprised essentially of projects on the extraction, processing, use, reuse, and disposal of minerals and mineral fuels. Scientific and engineering efforts are directed to the development of processes that will provide essential minerals without destruction or impairment of the environment and at minimal hazard to the health and safety of workers in the metal, nonmetal, and coal-producing industries. The research is carried out in the Bureau's 19 research centers and laboratories located throughout the United States and through contracts with industry, universities, and State agencies.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • The announcement for this special report appeared in the Bureau of Mines--New Publications, March 1973, Monthly List 695.
• Corporate Authors:

  Bureau of Mines

  College Park Research Center
  College Park, MD  United States  20742
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Pagination: 82 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freight transportation; Mineral resources; Minerals
• Old TRIS Terms: Mineral traffic
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Geotechnology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00044516
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bureau of Mines
• Report/Paper Numbers: SP 1-73
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 15 1973 12:00AM