Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlPlacer
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Alluvium;Unit 3 , Ocoee Series, Metasiltstone With Subordinate Metasandstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1870-1900
Discovery year1862
Identification
Deposit ID10025374
MRDS IDK001231
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.23372, -84.31491
References
ASHLEY, G. H., 1911, THE GOLD FIELDS OF COKER CREEK, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE, V. 1, P. 78-107.ROVE, O. N., 1926, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS, 92 P.HALE, R. C., 1973, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE COKER CREEK DISTRICT, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, IN PRESS.1968 GEOLMAP TVA REPORASHLEY, G. H., 1911, COKER CREEK GOLD FIELDS