The Moose Creek placer occurrence is located along an east- to northeast-flowing tributary of Phillip Creek, referred to as Moose Creek.

Regionally, the area is underlain by calc-alkaline volcanic rocks of the Upper Triassic Witch Lake Formation (Takla Group), which have been intruded by Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic dioritic rocks, and paragneiss metamorphic rocks of the Upper Cretaceous to Eocene Wolverine Metamorphic Complex, which have been intruded by granitic rocks of the Cretaceous Wolverine Plutonic Suite.

Locally, fine flakes, specks and dust of placer gold, up to 2 millimetres in size, have been identified in gravels along Moose Creek. Two main areas, referred to as the Number One and Bridge zones, have been identified and comprise gravel benches lying between 1.5 to 9.0 metres above creek level. The Bridge zone is located approximately 2.5 kilometres east of the Number One zone.

In 1990, Banbury Gold Mines Ltd. tested the Number One zone and identified an area 160 metres long, 40 to 50 metres wide and 1 to 3 metres thick, yielding approximately 28 123 tonnes averaging 1.2 grams per tonne gold, whereas a sample (of unknown size) from an excavated area on the Bridge zone yielded 10.2 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 21599).

No production records are known but active claims are reported in the area.