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Jul 174 min read

Southwest Sierra #15 Historical Accounts & Personal Stories

RUBY MINE Last week I shared that my family moved from Southern California to Grass Valley in 1974. Today I will share how we ended up...

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Apr 162 min read

Carbide Graffiti

Carbide lamps are an icon of underground mining. Introduced in 1901, they were such a major improvement over candles that they were...

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Aug 23, 20231 min read

Stock Certificate No. 1 issued to W.I. Smart

First Stock Certificate issued by Original Sixteen to One Mine Inc. the oldest Gold Mining Corporation in the United States! Issued on...

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Aug 16, 20232 min read

The Sixteen to One Mine

More than a million ounces have been mined from the depths of the Sixteen to One Mine making it a major gold deposit. The mine has been...

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Jul 25, 20233 min read

The Ruby Mine

The Ruby Mine (aka Guatemala) is located at the north end of the Alleghany Mining District. In the 1850s prospectors followed a path of...

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