The Mineral Industry, Volumen31

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Scientific Publishing Company, 1923

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Página 349 - Congress by this act intended, whenever the President, upon investigation of the differences in costs of production of articles provided for in Title I of this act, wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States and of like or similar articles wholly or in part the growth or product of competing foreign countries...
Página 349 - That in order to regulate the foreign commerce of the United States and to put into force and effect the policy of the Congress by this Act intended, whenever the President, upon investigation of the differences in costs of production of articles wholly or in part the growth or product of the United States and of like or similar articles wholly or in part the growth or product of competing foreign countries, shall find it thereby shown that the duties fixed in this Act do not equalize the said differences...
Página 121 - ... said commission shall ascertain and report to the president and congress: As to the ownership and titles of the mines ; prices of coal; the organizations and persons connected with the coal industry; cost of production: profits realized by the operators or owners of said mines during the last ten years; profits of other persons or corporations having to do with production, distribution, or sale of coal: labor costs: wages paid: wage contracts: irregular production; waste of coal; and suggestions...
Página 121 - ... (b) Ascertaining and standardizing the cost of living for mine workers and the living conditions which must be supplied or afforded in order to surround the workmen with reasonable comforts, and standardizing also as far as practicable the amount of work a man shall perform for a reasonable wage, recognizing the value and effect of such surroundings in respect of their efficiency.
Página 475 - There are three main commercial classes : Sheet mica, including punch ; splittings, and scrap. Sheet mica is used chiefly for electrical purposes and for glazing ; splittings are made into built-up mica ; scrap is ground to a powder. Mica to be classified as sheet must yield a rectangle of at least 1£...
Página 70 - Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin; 1921: Alabama, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
Página 121 - ... to investigate and ascertain fully the facts and conditions and study the problems and questions relative to the coal industry, with a view to and for the purpose of aiding, assisting, and advising Congress in matters of legislation...
Página 497 - Of the refined nickel produced, about 60 per cent is used in nickel steel, 30 per cent in white-metal alloys, 5 per cent in anodes for plating, and 5 per cent for miscellaneous purposes, including the manufacture of salts and other chemical compounds. As nickel is used chiefly as an alloy in steel and as the secondary recoveries of nickel reported to the Geological Survey in...
Página 121 - ... advising Congress in matters of legislation which will insure a supply of this commodity to the industries and the people generally throughout the country and maintain the uninterrupted flow of commerce among the States, or any legislation which Congress may, after said investigation, deem wise and which, under the Constitution, Congress has the power to enact. To this end said commission shall ascertain and report to the President and Congress : As to the ownership and titles of the mines ;...
Página viii - The tael is a unit of weight; not a coin. The customs unit is the Haikwan tael. The values of other taels are based on their relation to the value of the Haikwan tael. The Yuan silver dollar of 100 cents is the monetary unit of the Chinese Republic; it is equivalent to .644+ of the Haikwan tael.

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