The Hawthorn Lake property is underlain by Vancouver Group, Karmutsen Formation mafic volcanic rocks within the Wrangell Terrane. A number of quartz sulphide veins were exposed in logging roadcuts. This exploration work was done on behalf of Chile Gold & Copper Inc. and included 16 rock and 28 moss mat samples. Sixteen rock samples were collected and had copper mineralization as chalcopyrite +/- bornite +/- malachite. Four of the sixteen grab samples contained greater than 1 per cent Cu with returned analyses of 1.195 per cent Cu, 2.68 per cent Cu, 2.35 per cent Cu, 2.06 per cent Cu and 0.221 parts per million Au in four of the samples. It was noted that these samples are not representative of in-situ grades (Assessment Report 32329).

The grab samples collected by Jacques Houle, are described as grey, green and bronze fine-grained and medium-grained, silicified, chloritic mafic volcanics with quartz stockwork containing sulphides. They are named the Rock Vein SE, Rock Vein NW, Last Vein and Snag Vein respectively. The veins contain dilation zones with clots of sulphides including chalcopyrite, pyrite, bornite, and possibly sphalerite. Malachite is common on road cut exposures along the shears hosting the veins.