The Ness (Timbered Shaft) occurrence is located on a ridge separating the east and west branches of Limpid Creek at an elevation of approximately 1300 metres.

Regionally, the area is underlain by quartzites, pelites, phyllites, limestone and argillites of the Cambrian Laib Formation and basaltic volcanic rocks of the Lower Jurassic Elise Formation (Rossland Group), which have been intruded by granodioritic rocks of the Cretaceous Anstey pluton to the northeast. The intrusive contacts are irregular, and rafts of sediments are contained within granitic intrusives.

Locally, old trenches and a short timbered shaft expose an area of approximately 60 by 45 metres containing quartz veining with minor disseminated pyrite and chalcopyrite. The veins strike 315 degrees with a dip of 35 degrees south. The timbered shaft is reported to expose a 0.7-metre wide quartz vein in argillite and sulphide-bearing quartz boudins in a phyllonite.

Another quartz vein, referred to as the ‘Clear cut edge’ vein, is exposed in a former trench located approximately 400 metres east-southeast of the timbered shaft.

In 2003, a sample (BH-16) of a limonite-stained breccia zone in sediments with quartz vugs and iron carbonate assayed 0.13 gram per tonne gold (Assessment Report 27231).

The area has been historically explored since the late 1800s in conjunction with the nearby Bunker Hill (MINFILE 082FSW002) past-producing mine.

In 1971, Abella Resources Ltd. mapped and soil sampled the area as the Ness claims. A number of old trenches are reported on the Ness 2 claim, likely dating to the early 1900s. In 1983, Rex Silver Mines Ltd. completed a program of rock, silt and soil sampling; geological mapping and a ground electromagnetic survey on the area as the Waneta 1-10 claims. In 1985, Noranda Mining and Exploration Inc. completed a program of rock and silt sampling, geological mapping and ground geophysical surveys on the area as the Swift 10 claim.

During 1988 through 1990, International Corona Corp. completed programs of soil and silt sampling, geological mapping and a 2660.0 line-kilometre airborne geophysical survey on the area as the Elise 1-61 claims.

During 1997 through 2002, William Howard completed programs of rock and soil sampling, geological mapping and a 5.2 line-kilometre ground electromagnetic survey on the area as the Cly property.