Wallstreet
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BUILT in 1902, this mill represented a state of the
art gold extraction facility, which processed gold
ore from several veins found in the Wallstreet
area. The imposing tower seen here was a
storage bin where finely crushed ore was cooled
after having been roasted, a process required to
oxidize the gold-bearing minerals thus allowing the
gold to be extracted. As the ore cooled, air
and chlorine gas were funneled through to further
digest it. Next, conveyors transported the ore
to leaching tanks, where soda ash,
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