| Deposit ID | 10091848 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001201 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Tigre Mine |
| Related records | 10178234 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.24963, 35.26011 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.8 MI. SE OF CONFLUENCE OF BIG BRANCH AND JOHNSON BRANCH |
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)
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 | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Ilmenite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Result | POSITIVE PAN TEST BASAL 2 INCHES |
|---|---|
| Result | CHANNEL SAMPLE ACROSS 5-FT. INTERVAL METASANDSTONE LESS THAN 0.02 PPM GOLD BY AA |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Ocoee Series, Unit 2 , Metaconglomerate With Subordinate Metasandstone, Metasiltstone, Slate, & Phyllite | ||||
| Rock description | Ocoee Series, Unit 2 , Metaconglomerate With Subordinate Metasandstone, Metasiltstone, Slate, & Phyllite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -84.24963, 35.26011 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending, Asymmetric Folds |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45 DEG E |
| Dip | 75 DEG S |
| Thickness | 0.05M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| District name | Coker Creek Gold District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zeke Ellis |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Forest Service |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001201 |
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 | MINUTE GRAINS OF DETRITAL GOLD OCCUR AS A FOSSIL PLACER DEPOSIT; EXTENT ALONG STRIKE NOT KNOWN. SIMILAR OCCURRENCES IN REGION HAVE BEEN REPORTED BUT ARE UNVERIFIED. ; 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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