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Parent department. Department of the Interior. For most of the 20th century, the United States 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. The Bureau was abolished in 1996.
Main Building, U.S. Bureau of Mines. / 40.44417°N 79.94583°W / 40.44417; -79.94583. The Main Building of the U.S. Bureau of Mines is the former main building of the United States Bureau of Mines Central Experiment Station. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
In the United States, this method of coal mining is conducted in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. Explosives are used to remove up to 400 vertical feet (120 m) of mountain to expose underlying coal seams. Excess rock and soil is dumped into nearby valleys, in what are called "holler fills" ("hollow fills") or "valley fills".
Website. www.msha.gov. The Mine Safety and Health Administration ( MSHA) ( / ˈɛmʃə /) is a large agency of the United States Department of Labor which administers the provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) to enforce compliance with mandatory safety and health standards as a means to eliminate fatal ...
Bureau of Mines may refer to: Bureau of Mines (Taiwan) in Taiwan. United States Bureau of Mines in the United States.
Added to NRHP. October 18, 1974. Experimental Mine, U.S. Bureau of Mines is a landmark located in the Pittsburgh suburb of Bruceton, Pennsylvania. In 1910, the newly created U.S. Bureau of Mines leased a 38-acre tract of land from the Pittsburgh Coal Company and opened the Experimental Mine. One of the early findings in the Experimental Mine ...
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Alma mater. Kutztown State Teachers' College. Pennsylvania State University ( BS) Occupation. mining engineer. John J. Forbes (November 21, 1885 – October 17, 1975) was an American mining engineer. He served as the 9th director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines .