Bodie History: Milling Ore from Bodie Mines
October 2007 . Getting Gold and Silver Out of Rocks: Milling Ore at Bodie. By. Michael H. Piatt After miners broke mineralbearing ore from the surrounding rock and transported it from a mine, specialized machinery pulverized and ground the ore, then separated gold and silver from waste. Buildings that contained this machinery were known as "stamp mills" or "quartz mills."