| Deposit ID | 10025391 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001254 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whippoorwill Branch Placer Workings |
| Related records | 10250994 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.2388, 35.2915 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1.7 MI. NW. OF WAUCHEESI MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Monroe(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bald River Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Little Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(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 | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| Rock unit name | Sand & Gravel;Unit 3 , Metasiltstone With Subordinate Metasandstone;Unit 2 , Metaconglomerate With Metasandstone, Metasiltstone, Slate | ||
| Rock description | Sand & Gravel;Unit 3 , Metasiltstone With Subordinate Metasandstone;Unit 2 , Metaconglomerate With Metasandstone, Metasiltstone, Slate | ||
| |||
| (1) | -84.2388, 35.2915 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1834 |
| District name | Coker Creek District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 2.833HA |
| Overall length | 944.88M |
| Overall width | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001254 |
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ROVE, O. N., 1926, RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLD DEPOSITS OF EASTERN TENNESSEE: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS, 92 P.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 ROCK ASSIGNED TO UNITS 2 AND 3 OF HERNON (1968). THESE UNITS BELONG TO THE OCOEE SERIES. WHIPPOORWILL BRANCH GOLD IS REPORTED AS AMONG THE COARSEST IN THE DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1831 TO 1837 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1973 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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