California’s Sixteen to One Mine has produced gold for over one hundred years, with more than one million troy ounces mined from its tunnels. In 1853 the Knickerbocker Drift Mine was started, later leading to the development of the Tightner Mine, which became a portion of the Sixteen to One. In 1896 Tom Bradbury located the Sixteen to One vein. On October 6, 1911, J.G. Jury, W.I. Smart, and H.K. Montgomery incorporated the Original Sixteen to One Mine. In one day, December 17, 1993, over 2,600 ounces of gold were removed. The mine is famous for specimen gold including “The Whopper,” 141 ounces of crystalline gold.