Hello – I am trying to make some
small improvements to the labeling and graphics
in our exhibit about gold mining in the Charlotte, NC area. We have a few iron spheres, 1 ½-2”
in diameter, that are said to have
been used for crushing gold ore to make it easier to extract the gold.
These would have been used in a ball mill. Does
anybody have a ball mill that dates from
the early 19th Century that you’d be willing to send us an image of?
Or do you have a photograph of one you could scan for us?
We need something that could have been used in a North Carolina
mine prior to the California Gold Rush, which pretty much put paid to local
mining. If you do have these items,
please reply off list and let me know the
terms of your reproduction policy.
Many thanks,
Anne
Anne T. Lane,
Collections Manager
Charlotte Museum of History
3500 Shamrock Drive
Charlotte NC 28215
704-568-1774, ext 110