Stamp mill demonstrations highlight Arizona's mining history
A pound for an ounce: Cave Creek stamp mill celebrates Arizona's gold mining history. After the rock goes through the crusher, it's hauled up a tramway to be pulverized by half-ton metal shafts known as stamps. (Photo by Sierra Alvarez /Cronkite News) CAVE CREEK – Ten steel rods, each weighing 1,000 pounds, pulverize gold-bearing rocks ...