The Central occurrence is situated at approximately 1189 metres elevation on the west side of Eagle Creek, approximately 7.5 kilometres southwest of Nelson. A shaft with four tunnels was developed in the early 1900s.
The area is underlain by Jurassic pseudodiorite and pyroxenite of unknown affinity.
A fissured and crushed zone, 1 to 2 metres wide, occurs in granodiorite (pseudodiorite?) proximal to the contact with volcanic rocks (pyroxenite?). The mineralized zone has a north strike and a vertical dip. Mineralization consists of stringers of pyrite and chalcopyrite ("iron and copper sulphides") with some limonite and malachite ("oxidation products") in a gangue of altered country rock. Disseminated sulphides extend into the wall rocks. Several small shipments totalling 21 tonnes (there is some question as to the accuracy of the figures) of high-grade vein material were produced.
In March 1907, the Central claim was Crown granted to Edward Dumont, Rodolphe Legault and Louis Niven. In 1906, two 10.9-tonne lots of sorted ore were shipped to the smelter at Trail. In 1910, the workings consisted of a 30.5-metre shaft on the lead, with 18.3-metre drifts at the 15.3- and 30.5-metre levels. Gold-copper ore was stoped from both levels and 72.6 tonnes of ore were shipped to the smelter at Trail.
The property, including the Central and Central Fraction Crown-granted claims, lay dormant for several years. In 1924, claim owners W. Dumont and L. Neveu began dewatering the shaft and workings with the intention of continual development and eventual mining. At this time, the old shaft was 29.3 metres deep with four short tunnels driven from it at different levels. Additional work was conducted on the property in 1925.
In 1948, areas to the east and west of the Central claim on either side of Eagle Creek were held by Kenville Gold Mines Limited. Wallace R. Baker conducted geological surveying and minor trenching on the properties.
In the 1980s, the Central occurrence was situated on the eastern boundary of the Ron Gold claim group owned by Eric and Jack Denny. Limited exploration was carried out on the claims. In 1985, claim owners Eric and Jack Denny leased the Ron Gold claim group to Ryan Exploration Company Limited. Exploration that year consisted of geochemical rock and sampling. The following year, Ryan Exploration conducted a very low-frequency geophysical survey over the claim group.
By 1989, Pacific Sentinel Gold Corporation had acquired the adjacent Ron property as part of their Great Western Star property. In the summer of 1989, Lloyd Geophysics Limited carried out geophysical surveys over the Ron and Toughnut grids to the west and southeast, respectively. In 1990, Pacific Sentinel Gold conducted a follow-up program of soil and rock sampling, trenching, geological mapping and geophysical surveying. Later that year, 26 NQ and NQ2 diamond drill holes totalling 5880 metres were completed.
The Kenville mine (MINFILE 082FSW086) and Venango (MINFILE 082FSW087) properties were acquired by Anglo Swiss Resources Incorporated in 1992. Together, the parcels were known as the Kenville property. Teck Exploration Limited optioned the Kenville property from Anglo Swiss Resources in 1994 and amalgamated it with the adjacent Ron property. Together, these two properties surrounded the Central claim to the south and northwest. Teck completed 16 diamond drill holes, as well as induced polarization, resistivity, ground magnetometer and geochemical surveying. Teck Exploration later dropped the option in 1997.
In 2004, on behalf of owner Jack Denny, Klondike Gold Corporation conducted a geochemical sampling program over the Ron property, later optioning it in 2008. An exploration program of limited geological mapping and prospecting and soil geochemical surveying was carried out on the eastern portion of the claim group. The Central claim, along with the Ron property, was then acquired by Anglo Swiss Resources and amalgamated with the Kenville property.
In 2009, on behalf of Anglo Swiss Resources, Equity Exploration Consultants Limited undertook an exploration program consisting of 680 line kilometres of airborne electromagnetic geophysical surveying, surface diamond drilling, and underground rehabilitation and drilling. Ten diamond drill holes were completed on the south side of Eagle Creek, approximately 700 metres south of the Kenville mine.
By 2010, the Kenville property had been expanded to include separate claim groups to the north and south. In 2010, on behalf of Anglo Swiss Resources, St. Pierre Geoconsulting Incorporated conducted airborne magnetic and electromagnetic geophysical surveys over the entire Nelson Mining Camp area. Soil sampling was conducted over the central Kenville claim block, though the majority of the sampling was conducted in the area of the Silver Lynx occurrence (MINFILE 082FSW378) to the south.
The two shipments of ore made in 1906 yielded 5.49 and 3.09 grams per tonne gold, 89.14 and 30.86 grams per tonne silver, and 10.8 and 11.8 per cent copper, respectively (Minister of Mines Annual Report, 1924, page 192).
