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In traditional terminology a mine engineer was a senior person responsible for all boilers and machinery and for supervision of the enginewrights. [2] In Scotland the word "engineer" referred to a surveyor. Engineman. An engineman drove a haulage engine; a winding engineman or winder drove the winding engine. Eye or pit-eye
Phineas P. Gage (1823–1860) was an American railroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable: 19 survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe, and for that injury's reported effects on his personality and behavior over the remaining 12 years of his life—effects sufficiently ...
Anti-disturbance device. A device which initiates an explosion when a protected mine is lifted, tilted or disturbed in any way e.g. a notable variant of the VS-50 mine featuring an integral mercury switch. Anti-defuzing device. A device which initiates an explosion when an attempt is made to remove a fuze from a protected mine. Anti-disarming ...
As an experimental chemist, he was familiar with the inability of flames to pass through mesh; his experiments enabled him to determine the correct size and fineness for a miner's lamp. Davy was awarded the Rumford Medal and £1,000 by the Royal Society in 1816 and a £2,000 prize by the country's colliery owners, [ 16 ] who also awarded 100 ...
The miner's inch is a method of measuring the amount of flow a particular water supply system (such as a flume or sluice) is capable of supplying. The miner ’s inch measures the amount of water that would flow through a slot of a given area at a given pressure (for example, at a head of 6 inches of water , or 1.5 kPa .)
Elko, Nev., site of the largest gold mine in the world, bears little resemblance to the gold rush town it once was. ... In 2023, Chinese consumers bought 287 tonnes of gold bars and coins ...
The Hard Rock Miner's Handbook is a reference book that deals with the underground hard-rock mining industry. It was written by engineer Jack de la Vergne as a non-profit publication. [ 1 ] The first edition was published in 2000 by McIntosh Engineering, a mining engineering consulting company. [ 2 ]
Combs is currently behind bars in Brooklyn after being denied bail by Judge Arun Subramanian, who cited concerns that the mogul would tamper with witnesses. Combs' trial is currently scheduled for ...