The Alice showing occurs in an area underlain by Middle Cambrian to Middle Devonian Lardeau Group rocks of the Badshot and Mohican formations.

Galena, sphalerite, pyrite and pyrrhotite occur in crosscutting and layer-parallel veins or replacement bodies in limestone, calcareous schist and micaceous schist surrounded by Jurassic to Cretaceous quartz monzonite.

In 1915, 14.5 tonnes of ore containing 15 per cent lead and 2835 grams per tonne silver was produced (Bulletin 73).