| Deposit ID | 10025389 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001252 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Brannon Prospect |
| Related records | 10251451 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.34852, 35.21289 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.55 MI. SW OF RT. 68 BRIDGE OVER COKER CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Monroe(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Farner(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hiwassee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cherokee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Monroe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Result | NEGATIVE PAN TEST FOR GOLD ON QUARTZ VEINS. ROVE (1926) QUOTES VALUE OF $4.80 GOLD PER TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ocoee Series, Unit 3 , Metasiltstone With Subordinate Metasandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Ocoee Series, Unit 3 , Metasiltstone With Subordinate Metasandstone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Great Smoky Group, including Anakeesta Formation, Thunderhead Sandstone, and Elkmont Sandstone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending, Asymmetric Folds |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coker Creek Gold District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. Brannon |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001252 |
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ROVE, O. N., 1926, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS, 92 P.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 REPOR
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COUNTRY ROCKS ASSIGNED TO UNIT 3 OF HERNON (1968). LITTLE EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST PRESENCE OF GOLD IN VEINS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1973 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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