The King Edward showing is located 10 kilometres southeast of Vernon east of Deer Creek.

In this area, east of the Okanagan Valley fault zone, sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Devonian to Triassic Harper Ranch Group are in probable fault contact with metamorphic rocks. Middle Jurassic granitic rocks of the informally named Terrace Creek batholith intrude older rocks. Eocene Penticton Group and Miocene Chilcotin Group volcanic and sedimentary rocks cap areas of older rock.

The basal, partly cemented, well rounded, quartz pebble gravels of Miocene fluvial deposits host placer gold mineralization. The fluvial deposits unconformably overlie metamorphic, granitic and pegmatitic rocks, and are generally overlain by Miocene basalts. The fluvial deposits, including 082LSW135 and 136, cover and area of 4000 by 800 by 50 metres.

Exploration pits are located at the base of the gravels. In 1977 Kerr Addison Mines Ltd. explored the Miocene sediments for uranium. Geological mapping, hydrogeochemical and drill programs were conducted. In 1978-79, Banqwest Resources Ltd. carried out geological mapping, hydrogeochemical, soil geochemical, radiometric, and trenching programs.