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Various Papers


[HTML] [PDF] Ground Resistance Testing in the Mining Industry
[HTML] [PDF] MSHA Metal and Nonmetal Electrical Grounding Requirements
[HTML] [PDF] Safety Measurement of Ground Resistance
  [PDF] Safety Grounding - A Performance Approach
  [PDF] Ground Check Monitors for Underground Power Systems

Early MSHA Informational Report


  [PDF] IR 1081 (1978) Double Insulated Drill Tests

Bureau of Mines Information Circulars


  [PDF] IC 8767 (1978) Guide for the Construction of Driven-rod Ground Beds
  [PDF] IC 8835 (1980) Guide to Substation Grounding and Bonding for Mine Power Systems