The Ski showing occurs on the east bank of Whipsaw Creek, 13 to 13.5 kilometres southwest of Princeton.

This area between Whipsaw Creek and Kennedy Lake is underlain by calcareous siltstone and sandstone, conglomerate, andesite, andesitic tuff and volcanic breccia of the Upper Triassic Nicola Group.

Four areas of copper mineralization outcrop along the east bank of Whipsaw Creek over a distance of 730 metres. This mineralization is hosted in siltstone and sandstone, which are occasionally albite (?) altered.

Chalcopyrite occurs as sparse disseminations and blebs, sometimes associated with tightly-healed fractures. Pyrrhotite and pyrite are also present at 1 to 3 per cent, and less than 1 per cent respectively. The copper content of this mineralization is estimated to be less than 0.1 per cent (Assessment Report 2826, page 5).

In 1968 and 1969, Noranda completed magnetometer and induced polarization surveys on the Axe claims which identified two anomalous zones. In 1970 and 1971, Newmont completed programs of geological mapping and geochemical sampling on the Axe and Ski claims.

During 2007 through 2009, Canadian international Minerals Inc. examined the area as the Copper Mountain property. Exploration work included programs of limited prospecting and sampling and an airborne magnetometer and electromagnetic survey.