The Three Bears group of 8 claims, located on the lower part of Marten Creek, were staked by W.H. Harrison in 1945. The Surel group (093E 023) is located on the upper part of the creek.

Narrow quartz veins about 7.6 centimetres in width occur in sedimentary rocks and are mineralized with pyrite, sphalerite, molybdenite, chalcopyrite and galena.