stamp mill
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of stamp mill
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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She was standing in Lake Linden, near the ruins of a stamp mill for the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, for years the leading copper producer in the world.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 25, 2018
“There is also a little tramway between the Ellison and the stamp mill, replicating the JB Hagen that used to pull ore cars back and forth on the high line,” Roesler said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 2, 2015
By Jove, the action is the same as that in a stamp mill, almost!
From Where the Sun Swings North by Barrett Willoughby
The method of taking gold from the rock is first by blasting, and afterward grinding the rock in a stamp mill, which reduces it to powder, after which the gold is separated by refining processes.
From Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation by Mary Huston Gregory
"How about bringing in a stamp mill and turn your hill into a regular outfit?"
From Connie Morgan in the Fur Country by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
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