Winning the Metal: Ore Mills of the West
WEBStamps were the most common way to crush ore for many decades, but by the first few decades of the 1900s the ball mill started replacing stamps. By the 1930s, many stamp mills were retrofitted with ball crushers, replacing the stamps that were originally used. ... In 1897, the 1000tonperday Golden Gate mill at Mercur, Utah was the largest ...