Stamp Mill

Stamp Mill. . , This is a replica of a device that was widely used in Dahlonega during the 1800s to crush gold-bearing quartz rock in order to free the gold. , Landscaping for this Stamp Mill replica was provided with support from BB&T bank in Dahlonega., Inside of the Consolidated Gold Mine 120 stamp mill 1899-1906., The largest gold-milling plant east of the Mississippi River was built in Dahlonega for the Consolidated Gold Mining Company in 1900. The mill had the capacity to process 600 tons of gold-bearing ore per 24 hours with its 120 stamps, each weighing 840 pounds. Beginning in 1991, a section of the old underground tunnel system of the Consolidated Mines was opened to the public for guided tours 7 days a week., (captions) , The water wheel (1) turns the cam-shaft (2) which raises and lowers the heavy metal stamps (3) as many as 100 times per minute. As the stamps drop onto the pan (4) of slowly, and continuously, fed gold-bearing ore, the rocks are pounded into fine sand, from which the gold can be recovered., At Dahlonega's Crisson Gold Mine visitors today can view an original 10-stamp mill built in 1883. Its stamps weigh 450 pounds each., From the Vanishing Georgia collection, Georgia Archives Office of Secretary of State.