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Crushing ore played a major role in the gold refining process. Different types of crushing methods were employed and changed with the times. Arrastras used a circular floor of tightly laid blocks of stone as a grinding surface. Ore was spread thinly across this surface and then finely ground by a heavy "drag" stone, usually animal powered. Gold could then be recovered from the ground ore by adding mercury and creating an amalgam mixture. Heat was used to separate the mercury from the gold in the retorting process.| HM Number | HM22P6 |
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| Date Added | Thursday, November 9th, 2017 at 1:02pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11T E 683570 N 4917535 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.38785000, -114.69530000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 23.271', W 114° 41.718' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 23' 16.26" N, 114° 41' 43.08" W |
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| Area Code(s) | 208 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Yankee Fork Rd, Stanley ID 83278, US |
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