: a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps
also
: a machine for stamping ore
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Hidden in the rugged Sierra Nevada amid sprawling pine forests, Havilah was once a bustling mining town where stamp mills pulverized rock from the region’s mines and prospectors panned for precious metals in the late 19th century.
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
This includes more than $1 million to preserve accessibility along the Ohio River Scenic Byway in Indiana and $96,000 to fund repairs at California’s Kentucky Mine Historical Park, which boasts a full-scale gold mine stamp mill machine.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
Learn about the Gold Rush, study Yosemite Valley’s origins, see how the native Miwok community lived, and watch a working stamp mill be put through its paces.
—Kim Westerman, Forbes, 4 June 2021
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Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
This includes more than $1 million to preserve accessibility along the Ohio River Scenic Byway in Indiana and $96,000 to fund repairs at California’s Kentucky Mine Historical Park, which boasts a full-scale gold mine stamp mill machine.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
Learn about the Gold Rush, study Yosemite Valley’s origins, see how the native Miwok community lived, and watch a working stamp mill be put through its paces.
—Kim Westerman, Forbes, 4 June 2021
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“Stamp mill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stamp%20mill. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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