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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Underground Gold Miners Museum
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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Underground Gold Miners Museum
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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Underground Gold Miners Museum
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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Underground Gold Miners Museum
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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