The Starvation Peak occurrence is located about 78 kilometres southeast of Fernie, at Starvation Peak.

The Starvation Peak showing occurs at the boundary of the Helikian Kitchener Formation (Purcell Supergroup), consisting of quartzite, argillite, and siltstone, and the Creston Formation consisting of dolomitic carbonate rocks of the Helikian Creston Formation (Purcell Supergroup). Much of the host stratigraphy in the region was historically reported as part of the Grinnell Formation.

Copper, as chalcopyrite, or chalcocite and bornite, is present in widespread small occurrences throughout the region often associated with quartzitic phases of the sediments, and in many cases with the dikes and sills. Mineralization occurs as disseminations and fine fracture fillings in quartzite beds, in shales, and to some degree in dioritic dikes and quartz vein material. Argillites appear to favour the chalcocite-bornite association. Much of the host stratigraphy was historically reported as being Grinnell Formation.

Refer to K-19 (082GSE075) and Lin 21 (082GSE049) for Work History and related geological information.