The Oriental (L.1701) occurrence is located at an elevation of approximately 1140 metres on a northwest-trending ridge of Lookout Mountain, approximately 3.3 kilometres southwest of the community of Trail.
Regionally, the area is underlain by augite-phyric lapilli tuff, pyroclastics and flows of the Lower Jurassic Elise Formation (Rossland Group), which have been intruded by quartz monzonitic rocks of the Early Jurassic Rossland Plutonic Suite, granodioritic rocks of the Middle Jurassic Nelson Batholith, granitic rocks of the Eocene Sheppard Intrusions and syenitic to monzonitic rocks of the Eocene Coryell Plutonic Suite.
Locally, on the Oriental (L.1701) reverted Crown grant, a 0.5- to 1.0-metre wide mineralized quartz and/or calcite vein trending 070 degrees (east-northeast), associated with a shear zone in mafic volcanic tuff, basaltic andesite and possible fine-grained andesite, has been exposed by former workings. Mineralization consists of disseminated to massive pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite and pyrite. Chlorite is also associated with the veins. The hostrocks have been variably silicified and propylitically altered. The vein(s) have been traced along strike for at least 130 metres with the eastern end of the vein offset 30 metres by right-lateral motion on a north-trending fault. Similar veins have been identified on strike of the previous veins approximately 250 metres to the east-northeast.
In 2006, samples (RP-28 and -29) from the area of the shaft assayed 1.118 and 5.012 grams per tonne gold with 0.091 and 0.178 per cent copper, whereas samples (RP-25 and RP-37 to -40) from the east-northeast strike continuation yielded from 1.191 to 11.360 grams per tonne gold with 0.014 to 0.175 per cent copper (Assessment Report 28996). Diamond drilling, performed at this time, yielded up to 0.838 gram per tonne gold over 0.7 metre of a massive sulphide vein (Assessment Report 28996).
Another zone of mineralization located approximately 300 metres to the south-southeast of the Oriental shaft and exposed by former pits, comprises a fractured and brecciated zone hosting a massive arsenopyrite-rich vein. The mineralized zone(s) trend northeast (070 degrees) and is parallel to the previous zone of mineralization.
In 2006, grab samples of outcrop and dump material (RP-49 and -52) yielded 4.968 and 1.3243 grams per tonne gold, respectively (Assessment Report 28996).
Historical workings, consisting of several opencuts or trenches and a shaft, are reported on the Oriental (L.1701) reverted Crown grant and likely date to the late 1800s or early 1900s.
In 1986, a program of prospecting, geological mapping and rock sampling was completed on the area as the Beaver claim. In 1987, a program of prospecting and a ground magnetic survey was completed on the adjacent Oriental (L.1701) reverted Crown grant. In 1987 and 1988, Tobex Resources completed programs of geochemical sampling, geological mapping, a 113.0 line-kilometre airborne geophysical survey and 14 diamond drill holes, totalling 936.0 metres, on the surrounding area as the Gold Dust claims. In 1989, Inland Au-Ag Resources Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping and a 4.4 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey on the area as the Beaver claim.
In 1997, Loumic Resources Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping and six diamond drill holes, totalling 1013.1 metres, on the area as the Red Point property. In 1999, Inmet Mining Corp. completed a 16.9 line-kilometre ground electromagnetic survey on the area.
In 2006, Klondike Gold Corp. completed a program of soil sampling, geological mapping, 20.3 line-kilometres of ground geophysical surveys, a 317.8 line-kilometre airborne geophysical survey and five diamond drill holes, totalling 809.3 metres, on the area as the Red Point property.
