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• NIOSH Mine Fire Research in the United States
  11/1/2009 - Conference papers
  This paper presents a summary of some of the mine fire research and provides an overview of the next phase of the NIOSH mine fire research program.
• Relationship Between Elemental Carbon, Total Carbon, and Diesel Particulate Matter in Several Underground Metal/nonmetal Mines
  2/1/2007 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  To evaluate how elemental carbon (EC), a surrogate of diesel particulate matter (DPM), predicts DPM, measurements of total carbon (TC) and EC were taken away from potential interferences in four underground metal/nonmetal mines during production.
• Analysis of Mine Fires for All U.S. Metal/Nonmetal Mining Categories, 1990-2001
  11/1/2004 - Information Circulars
  This report analyzes mine fires for all U.S. underground and surface metal/nonmetal mining categories during 1990-2001 by state and six successive 2-year time periods.
• Investigation of Respirable Mine Dust and Crystalline Silica Dust Characteristics and Toxicity in Metal/Nonmetal Mines
  7/4/2023 - Contracts and cooperative agreements
  A contract to investigate mine dust and respirable crystalline silica characteristics and toxicity to fill a critical knowledge gap and help ensure the health of  workers in metal and nonmetal mines.
• Detecting and Managing Dynamic Failure of Near-Seam Features in Coal and Nonmetal Mines
  9/16/2020 - Research projects
  A project to develop strategies for identifying and managing geologic features that increase the risk of dynamic failures in underground coal deposits.
• Reducing Silica and other Respirable Hazards in the Industrial Minerals and Metal/Nonmetal Mining Industries
  2/18/2020 - Research projects
  A project to develop control interventions to reduce occupational exposure to silica and other respirable dusts in metal/nonmetal mines and mills.
• Noise Controls for Jumbo Drills Used in Metal/Nonmetal Mines
  1/9/2020 - Research projects
  A project to develop durable noise controls that reduce the noise exposure of jumbo drill operators and facilitate the commercialization of the controls to make them available for all miners.
• Morbidity and Health Risk Factors Among New Mexico Miners: A Comparison Across Mining Sectors
  8/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articles
  A study examining the differences in chronic health outcomes between coal, uranium, metal, and nonmetal miners.
• Ventilation to Control Contaminants in Metal/NonMetal Mining Operations
  10/22/2016 - Research projects
  A project to deliver practices, methodologies, and strategies to the industry to improve ventilation effectiveness in underground metal/nonmetal (M/NM) operations to increase control of airborne contaminants in deep mines.
• A New Perimeter Control Blast Design Concept for Underground Metal/nonmetal Drifting Applications
  3/1/2013 - Reports of Investigations
  This report presents a new concept in perimeter control blasting for underground mine drifting applications focusing on the importance of the buffer holes in a blast design.