The Permit Boulder, Kockel, Bulldog, Bullpup is a gold mine located in Mariposa county, California at an elevation of 2,851 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,851 Feet (869 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 37.54667, -120.01972
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Permit Boulder, Kockel, Bulldog, Bullpup MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Permit Boulder, Kockel, Bulldog, Bullpup
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: California
County: Mariposa
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Permit Mining Co.
Home Office: C/O H. H. Odgers
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890 OR 1894
Comment (Deposit): FIVE UNPATENTED CLAIMS, THE ALADDIN, ALADDIN NOS. 1 AND 2, PERMIT, AND PERMIT EXT. IN 1935 THE ORE AVERAGED $14 TO $20 PER TON. THE MAIN VEIN IS ON THE SAME SYSTEM THAT EXTENDS FROM THE MILBURN MINE NORTH TO THE NUTMEG. MINE FULLY EQUIPPED IN 1954 BUT NO ONE WAS ON THE PROPERTY AND THE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE. A SMALL PRODUCTION OF GOLD AND SILVER REPORTED IN 1954. U.S. BUR. MINES MIN. YEARBOOK 1954, MIN. INDUSTRY OF CALIF. (PREPRINT) , P. 64
Comment (Production): THE BULLDOG OPERATED IN 1890 PRODUCING A FEW TONS OF LOW GRADE ORE. MINE OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY UNDER VARIOUS NAMES UP TO PRESENT TIME. A SMALL PRODUCTION RECORDED IN 1930'S AND LATE 1940'S. FROM 1898-1900 A TOTAL OF 241.87 OZ. OF GOLD WAS PRODUCED FROM 28 TONS OF ORE.
Comment (Workings): 70-FT. SHAFT ON W. VEIN, 70-FT. SHAFT WITH A 500-FT. DRIFT ON CENTER (MAIN) VEIN; AND A 74-FT. SHAFT ON THE EAST VEIN.
References
Reference (Deposit): CALIF. JOUR. MINES & GEOLOGY, V. 53, NOS. 1 & 2, JAN.-APRIL, 1957, PP. 150-151, 295
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MIN. YEARBOOK 1954, MIN. INDUSTRY OF CALIF. (PREPRINT), P. 64
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