Author: United States. Bureau of Mines
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Category : Coal
Languages : en
Pages : 54
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Analyses of Kansas Coals
Author: United States. Bureau of Mines
Publisher:
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Category : Coal
Languages : en
Pages : 54
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal
Languages : en
Pages : 54
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Big Brutus, the Kansas Coal Shovel
Author: Brenda Eck
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939054333
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Big Brutus put the oooohs and aaahs in the backyard of the Heartlands! Miles before you reach this retired giant, you can see it on the horizon south of West Mineral, Kansas. BIG BRUTUS FACTS - Designed and built by Bucyrus-Erie for the Pittsburg & Midway (P&M) Coal Mining Company - 150 railroad cars were needed to bring all the parts - Bucyrus Erie Model 1850B is the only one of its kind ever built - Largest electric shovel in the world - 16 stories tall (160 feet) - Weighs 11 million pounds - Boom is 150 feet long - Dipper capacity 90 cu. yds (by heaping, 150 tons enough to fill three railroad cars) - Maximum speed .22 MPH - Cost $6.5 million (in 1962) On July 13, 1985, Big Brutus was dedicated as a Museum and Memorial Dedicated to the Rich Coal Mining History in Southeast Kansas. In September 1987, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) designated Big Brutus a Regional Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, the 10th since 1971 to be so designated. Big Brutus is a museum open year round. Hours vary with the season. Visit www.bigbrutus.org for more information.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939054333
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Big Brutus put the oooohs and aaahs in the backyard of the Heartlands! Miles before you reach this retired giant, you can see it on the horizon south of West Mineral, Kansas. BIG BRUTUS FACTS - Designed and built by Bucyrus-Erie for the Pittsburg & Midway (P&M) Coal Mining Company - 150 railroad cars were needed to bring all the parts - Bucyrus Erie Model 1850B is the only one of its kind ever built - Largest electric shovel in the world - 16 stories tall (160 feet) - Weighs 11 million pounds - Boom is 150 feet long - Dipper capacity 90 cu. yds (by heaping, 150 tons enough to fill three railroad cars) - Maximum speed .22 MPH - Cost $6.5 million (in 1962) On July 13, 1985, Big Brutus was dedicated as a Museum and Memorial Dedicated to the Rich Coal Mining History in Southeast Kansas. In September 1987, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) designated Big Brutus a Regional Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, the 10th since 1971 to be so designated. Big Brutus is a museum open year round. Hours vary with the season. Visit www.bigbrutus.org for more information.
Kansas Tycoon Emerson Carey
Author: Lynn Ledeboer
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439666954
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
"I've seen a fly make a bull switch his tail" is a homespun quip attributed to Emerson Carey, the powerful salt magnate of Hutchinson, Kansas. True or not, the quote epitomizes the fearless and tenacious character of the legend who became Reno County's benefactor. Young, awestruck Carey arrived in boomtown 1880s Hutchinson and went on to create an immense empire. Coal, ice, salt, strawboard, egg cases, bags, soda ash and streetcars--he presided over it all. From Carey's sleeping in a coal yard with a quarter in his pocket to the founding of the exclusive Willowbrook community and attaining a net worth of more than $15 million, authors Lynn Ledeboer and Myron Marcotte relate the epic story.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439666954
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
"I've seen a fly make a bull switch his tail" is a homespun quip attributed to Emerson Carey, the powerful salt magnate of Hutchinson, Kansas. True or not, the quote epitomizes the fearless and tenacious character of the legend who became Reno County's benefactor. Young, awestruck Carey arrived in boomtown 1880s Hutchinson and went on to create an immense empire. Coal, ice, salt, strawboard, egg cases, bags, soda ash and streetcars--he presided over it all. From Carey's sleeping in a coal yard with a quarter in his pocket to the founding of the exclusive Willowbrook community and attaining a net worth of more than $15 million, authors Lynn Ledeboer and Myron Marcotte relate the epic story.
Stripping-coal Resources of the United States
Author: Paul Averitt
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Category : Coal
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A review and analysis by states of data available on the stripping-coal potential of the United States.
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Category : Coal
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A review and analysis by states of data available on the stripping-coal potential of the United States.
The Coal Trade Bulletin
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Category : Coal trade
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Category : Coal trade
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Typical Analyses Bituminous Coals Produced in Districts 12, 14, and 15
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Category : Bituminous coal
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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Category : Bituminous coal
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Surface Coal Mining Reclamation
Author: Manuel Lujan
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788142151
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
This report deals with the accomplishments of the regulatory and abandoned mine land reclamation programs during the first 15 years of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). This part presents statistical information for the 15 year period. It is organized in two sections; national statistics and state statistics. The national statistics provide an overview of coal mining and the implementation of SMCRA since 1977. The information reported for the states presents a brief description of the coal reserves in each area, accompanied by detailed statistics and graphs that relate each state to the nation as a whole.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788142151
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
This report deals with the accomplishments of the regulatory and abandoned mine land reclamation programs during the first 15 years of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). This part presents statistical information for the 15 year period. It is organized in two sections; national statistics and state statistics. The national statistics provide an overview of coal mining and the implementation of SMCRA since 1977. The information reported for the states presents a brief description of the coal reserves in each area, accompanied by detailed statistics and graphs that relate each state to the nation as a whole.
20th anniversary Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
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Category : Reclamation of land
Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Category : Reclamation of land
Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2264
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2264
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Report
Author: American Geological Institute
Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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