The Main occurrence is located west of Matilda Inlet, on the eastern coast of Flores Island, at an elevation of approximately 80 metres.

The area is underlain by metamorphosed, locally foliated volcanic rocks, volcano-clastics and minor bands of garnetized limestone and chert of the Paleozoic-Mesozoic Westcoast Complex occur near diorite of the Eocene Catface Intrusions.

Locally, skarn zones consist of discordant pods of epidote and garnet- altered basic volcanic rock with massive magnetite, pyrite, pyrrhotite and locally chalcopyrite.

In 1987, grab samples from the area assayed up to 7.4 grams per tonne gold, 242.1 grams per tonne silver, 7.70 per cent copper and 0.262 per cent zinc (sample 22703; Assessment Report 17428). Chip sampling of the former trenches, in the same year, yielded values up to 1.12 grams per tonne gold, 78.2 grams per tonne silver, 2.24 per cent copper and 0.063 per cent zinc over 3.5 metres (sample 23075; Assessment Report 17428) .

In 1988, mineralized intersections were encountered in drill holes 88-6 and 88-7, as summarized below.

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Drillhole      From          To         Intersection	     Gold
(number)      (metres)    (metres)       (metres)     (grams per tonne)
  88-6	       5.12         7.05          1.93             1.19
  88-6          3.35        17.05          13.7             0.28 
  88-7          19.20       21.03          1.83             0.79
  88-7          8.53        21.03          12.5             0.35
(Assessment Report 17428)
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Another massive magnetite skarn is exposed, approximately 100 metres to the south west of the main showing. In 1987, grab samples of the skarn yielded up to 78.2 grams per tonne silver, 1.10 per cent copper and 4.16 per cent zinc. A 2 metre chip sample assayed 120.0 grams per tonne silver, 2.00 per cent copper and 2.52 per cent zinc (Assessment Report 17428).

In 1962, Van-West Minerals completed an induced polarization survey on the area as the Contact and Ormond claims. In 1979 and 1981, Clear Mines completed programs of geological mapping, rock and soil sampling and airborne geophysical surveys on the area. In 1987 and 1988, Parallax Development completed programs of geochemical sampling, geological mapping, an induced polarization survey and 28 diamond drill holes, totalling 2538.1 metres, on the area as the Contact and Au claims.