August 12, 2022* Dear Shareholders, You have received many letters from me over the past forty years. This may be one of the most important. The hostile takeover by Quartzview succeeded in March, 2022. You now must decide whether to continue with Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc. or sell your shares for $1.00 each. It is not appropriate for me to recommend either option over the other. We all [...]
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Open by appointment, by chance, or for special events. Exhibits include the history of the town of Alleghany, the mining district and the Sixteen to One Mine. Local minerals and rocks are on display. Videos available for viewing tell the history of hardrock mining and document recent history at the Sixteen to One Mine. The museum gift shop features gold-laced quartz specimens and jewelry from the Sixteen to One Mine [...]
Established in 1896, the Sixteen to One Mine is a unique "pocket" mine where gold is found in highly concentrated deposits within the quartz vein. The mine has produced over 1 million ounces of gold and is famous for its quartz and gold gemstone sought by jewelers. Underground Excursion: Three hour tour begins at the Museum where you will be introduced to the history of the Alleghany Mining District and [...]
DEAR FELLOW SHAREHOLDERS, I’ve heard reports of phone calls and letters seeking your shares for $0.20 a share. The buyers are hostile to Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc. Some shareholders, current and past directors and management know they enacted a “loan-to-own” move to bankrupt our Company. As its lender, they would acquire our property. I refer to this smarmy group as the “Triumvirate”. You are making a huge financial [...]
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EXCERPTS FOR HISTORIC ANNUAL REPORTS 1986: It is crucial for our company to attract money to expand our exploration and development programs. This need is significantly different from companies who seek money to retire debt or just carry on operations. Our company is under no threat due to inadequate resources to maintain the present level of operations indefinitely. 1993 was a pivotal one for us. By the end of September, [...]
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Dear Shareholders, What a wealth of fact, fiction, poetry romance and deceit has been built around the thought conjured up by that simple word gold. When I began my journey with this old gold mining company in 1974, overriding facts convinced me the pursuit was a rock solid choice. In 1974, who was thinking about gold mining? Few, if any were, except the historic management and shareholders of Original [...]
Join us as we journey deep underground with Michael Miller, President and CEO, and Steve Baker of Operation Unite/Living Water programming, on an amazing audio tour of the Sixteen to One Mine... Click on the link below: www.youtube.com/watch
Dear Shareholders, Once again the time arrives for news from your gold mine. A year ago I wrote of three goals for the 2014-15 year: lower the present water level; remove blockages to access gold targets; work with a non-affiliated “high-tech” group to find a 21st Century detection system for our mines. The water level is about 400 feet lower than it was last year; the crew is preparing [...]
Dear Shareholders, June 20, 2015 is our annual shareholder meeting in Alleghany. The noteworthy event since last year was the purchase of a new gold detector from Australia. The promotion claims a 40% increase in depth from prior models. We have incorporated this tool into our exploration program at the mine. Early results prove that the depth has increased. Our basic method of selecting an area to mine is [...]
Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc. is the owner and operator of the Sixteen to One Mine (Mine) located at 506 Miners Street, Alleghany, California. The Mine discharges untreated mining wastewater to Kanaka Creek, which flows to the Middle Yuba River, Yuba River, and Feather River, and ultimately to the Sacramento River, all waters of the United States. Discharges from the Mine are currently regulated by Waste Discharge Requirements [...]
SACRAMENTO�Our favorite villains of the prosecution, the California District Attorneys Association (CDAA), once again figures into evidence of slimy behavior, this in the current SPI case. CDAA prosecutors locally pursued a murder charge against Sixteen to One Mine personnel in 2003. That case was thrown out of court by the late Judge Stanley Young.That CDAA case is regularly listed as an example of prosecutorial misconduct. The case had all the [...]
Dear Shareholders, Im struggling to find the words for recounting the events of last year yet reflecting my level of optimism since our progress and accomplishments are not readily recognized. My history records the importance of top corporate managements responsibility to inform owners facts, opinions and an analysis about their company. New shareholders unfamiliar with the significance of this reporting responsibility may read my annual reports since becoming president in [...]
Underground Tour at Empire Mine a Necessity Dear California State Parks: As a hard core, dyed-in-the-wool Midwesterner, I have all my life believed that there is simply no greater place on earth to take a vacation and spend leisure time than in the state of California. On one great vacation taken back in the 1980s, we visited the Empire Mine State Park near Grass Valley. Unfortunately, I [...]
Originally aired on 3/18/14, Tom Fitzsimmons and Hollie Grimaldi-Flores interview Michael Miller, President and CEO of the Orginal Sixteen to One Mine, and hear his thoughts on the defunct Empire Mine tourist tunnel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIXHlnyp3IA&feature=youtu.be
Originally published in The Union newspaper March 15, 2014 It’s been eight years since Mike Miller helped build the Empire Mine State Park’s “adit” project — more recently known as a $3.5 million “hole in the ground” — but it was just this week that the owner of the Original Sixteen to One Mine, whose team blasted the 850-foot long “tourist tunnel” at Empire Mine, went public regarding his [...]
Originally posted in The Union newspaper March 21, 2014 By Keri Brenner Empire Mine park for sale? State opens door to possibility if suitable buyer found. A California State Senate subcommittee voted unanimously Thursday on a budget measure that includes a recommendation to consider selling off Empire Mine State Historic Park if a suitable buyer could be found. “Wait until everybody in this community finds out they’re thinking [...]
Originaly posted in The Union newspaper March 13, 2014 Empire Mine contractor says tourist tunnel was "was ready to go" By Keri Brenner Mike Miller took the new that the Empire Mine “adit” tourist tunnel had been scrapped like a dynamite detonation. “This project should not have been killed,” said Miller, a professional miner operator whose team blasted an 850-foot-long shaft, or “adit”, into the abandoned Grass Valley mine [...]
Dear Shareholders: Historically, mining was separated into four distinct areas: Prospecting, Exploration, Development and Production. Years ago a fifth area emerged: Reclamation. Miners and companies were sometimes classified according to these activities. For example, an exploration company operates without the expectation of revenue from the mining and sale of its commodity. Their income comes from stock offerings. Our company never held a public offering and has relied on mining gold for operating [...]
Originally posted in The Union newspaper August 27, 2004 Going Down? Underground ride underway at Empire Mine State Park By Britt Retherford The long-awaited interactive tour that will allow visitors to experience the dim sights and damp smells of a mine shaft at Empire Mine State Park is finally going to become a reality. Construction of the underground mine tour officially begins Sept. 4, with a groundbreaking ceremony and [...]
Originally posted in The Union newspaper December 2, 2013 Construction of Empire Mine’s tourist tunnel comes to a halt: State says won’t fund project due to fiscal challenges, past and present. By Matthew Renda Local advocates for the Empire Mine State Historical Park expressed dismay after officials from the California Department of Parks and Recreation indicated that they would not fund the continued construction of an 875-foot underground mine [...]
Originally posted in The Union newspaper February 19, 2014 Empire Mine to work with state on “mining experience” plan By Keri Brenner Members of the Empire Mine Park Association board agreed Tuesday to work with the state on a new plan for what remains from the now-scrapped underground tourist mining tunnel at the Empire Mine State Historic Park in Grass Valley. A majority of the board, meeting in closed [...]