Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeY
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 production1834
Discovery year1834
Identification
Deposit ID10025397
MRDS IDK001260
Alternate namesPeels Branch Workings
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.24955, -84.28713
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V. 1, P. 78-107.ROVE, O. N., 1926, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS, 92 P.HALE, R. C., 1973, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE COKER CREEK DISTRICT, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV.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