Gold and Silver Ore Milling and Processing Equipment
Arrastra
Stamp Mill
A stamp mill was a mechanical crusher, noisy, heavy and somewhat awkward to operate. The stamps were heavy metal weights that were lifted and ...
Jaw Crusher
Chilean Mill - Gold
Smelter - Silver
Keeler Smelter - Owens Valley
Charcoal Kilns - Silver
Wildrose Kilns - Death Valley
Cottonwood Kilns - Owens Valley
Various Equipment
Finding the metal was only part of the process. After the discovery was made the next step was to bring the ore out of the ground. In the dry Mojave, hard rock miners dug and blasted, sinking shafts and tunnelings into the mountainside. Next, the ore would have to be crushed into a workable size before the metal could be extracted.
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