Original Sixteen to One Mine

USA / California / Nevada City /
 mine, interesting place, draw only border, gold mine
The property consists of over 25 claims (432 acres), including the neighboring Plumbago and Gold Crown Mines plus about 50 other claims (on property owned by the BLM) in the Alleghaney Mining District.

Additionlly it owns the 34 patented claim 550 acre Brown Bear Mine plus an additional 22 unpatented claims (440 acres) in the French Gulch Mining District:

By most accounts it is the largest producer of gold in the state and continues operation today. Stock in the company is available over-the-counter.

Their holdings (properties and claims owned) as of Dec. 31, 1999 are in the SEC filing:
www.secinfo.com/d2952.5b.htm

Latitude: 39.465
Longitude: -120.84222

The company has a very extensive web site outlining it's operation and history:
www.origsix.com/index.asp

Underground Gold Miners Museum
Sixteen to One Mine tours available May through October by reservation only:
www.origsix.com
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   39°26'58"N   120°49'28"W

Comments

  • This is a funny little company, with a funny little owner who thinks he is exempt from the law. This "libertarian" routinely fails to file the proper applications for permits, routinely violates existing permits and seems to thinks that his rights include polluting the rivers and land with the poisonous residues from mining that other companies clean up as a part of their regular operations. They simply do not understand what good stewardship is all about and instead put their own selfish greed above all else. To boot, the company is nearly broke. Their stock is for sale (really cheap), but I would stay away from it. But reading about their plight, and responses to court filings, letters to the government, and to read the court transcripts, you begin to understand why they are broke and have a bad attitude. I really hope they go broke and cease operation, so someone else can come along who can both mine the gold and provide good stewardship of the land.
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