The last issue of Unearthing New Jersey recounted the history of the limonite-goethite iron mines of the South Jersey bogs. Although, there was some mining of limonite-goethite …
The following mines were operated during all or a portion of the year: Ahles, Shoemaker, Washington, Mount Hope, Richard, Hude, Hurd (at Wharton), Hoff, Wharton, Orchard
The general aim of the Bureau under the original Organic Act of 1910 was "to increase health, safety, economy, and efficiency in the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and …
In 2010, the NIOSH Mining Program celebrated 100 years of mining research that started with the establishment of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1910.
The Act of Congress authorized investigations of mining methods with an emphasis regarding the safety of miners while recovering combustible fossil fuels and confronting …
In 1913 Stag Canon Mine number 2 in Dawson, New Mexico exploded killing 263 miners. These were the three worst coal mine disasters in the U.S. history, prompting Congress …
THE MINING INDUSTRY IN 1910, By ALFRED H. BROOKS. INTRODUCTION. The gold and copper lode-mining industry of Alaska made con siderable progress in 1910, not so …
This document provides a summary of iron mines and mining in New Jersey. It describes the different types of iron ore found in the state, including bog iron ore, brown hematite, …
In 1910, Congress passed the Organic Act (Public Law 179), officially creating the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM). Dr. Joseph A. Holmes, a geologist and professor, was the …
The general aim of the Bureau under the original Organic Act of 1910 was "to increase health, safety, economy and efficiency in the mining, quarrying, metallurgical and …