Permit Mine (Bulldog Mine; Bullpup Mine; Boulder Mine; Kockel Mine), Whitlock (Farmer's Hope; Whitlock Creek; Whitlock Gulch), Whitlock District, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock District, Mother Lode Belt, Mariposa Co., California, USA

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A former Au mine located in secs. 23 & 31, T4S, R18E, MDM, about ¾ mile W of Whitlock (about 3,000 feet S of the Whitlock Gulch proper), and about 3.2 miles NNE of Mount Bullion, on National Forest land. Discovered in 1890 or 1894. Property consisted of 5 unpatented claims. Operated by the Permit Mining Co. C/O H. H. Odgers. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters. The 5 claims were: The Aladdin, Aladdin Nos. 1 and 2, Permit, and Permit Extension.

NOTE: MRDS file note: "possibly should be secs. 31, 32; NE¼ sec. 31, and the NW¼ sec. 32 (?)"

A vein deposit. The main vein is on the same system that extends from the Milburn Mine N to the Nutmeg. Local rocks include Mesozoic volcanic rocks, unit 2 (Western Sierra Foothills and Western Klamath Mountains).

Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of a 70 foot shaft on the W vein, a 70 foot shaft with a 500 foot drift on the center (main) vein, and a 74 foot shaft on the E vein.

The Bulldog operated in 1890 producing a few tons of low-grade ore. This mine operated intermittently under various names up to the present time. A small production was recorded in the 1930's and late 1940's. From the period 1898-1900 a total of 241.87 ounces of Au was produced from 28 tons of ore.

In 1935 the ore averaged $14 to $20 per ton. The mine was fully equipped in 1954 but no one was on the property and the equipment was not accessible. A small production of Au & Ag was reeported in 1954 (USBM Minerals Yearbook 1954: 64).

Mineral List

Gold

1 entry listed. 1 valid mineral.

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