Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlPlacer
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Sand & Gravel;Unit 3 , Metasiltstone With Subordinate Metasandstone;Unit 2 , Metaconglomerate With Metasandstone, Metasiltstone, Slate
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1831
Discovery year1862
Identification
Deposit ID10025393
MRDS IDK001256
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.26928, -84.26158
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V. 1, P. 78-107.ROVE, O. N., 1926, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS, 92 P.HALE, R. C., 1973, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE COKER CREEK DISTRICT, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV.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.1911 COMPILE ASHLEY, TENN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, REPORT1968 GEOLMAP TVA REPORT