The Genesis deposit is located on O'Ne-ell Creek, 6.4 kilometres upstream from Middle River. It was first discovered in 1968 by Ms. W. Robertson, who traced jade boulders to the in situ nephrite outcrop.

The geology of the region consists of: 1) a Mississippian to Triassic Cache Creek Group oceanic volcanic and sedimentary assemblage 2) the Upper Triassic dominantly mafic volcanic Takla Group 3) the Lower to Middle Jurassic Hazelton Group mafic to felsic volcanic and sedimentary rocks 4) the Upper Cretaceous to Lower Tertiary Ootsa Lake Group sedimentary and volcanic rocks and 5) the Oligocene and Miocene Endako Group. The region has been intruded by the Lower Jurassic quartz monzonite to granodiorite Topley Intrusive Suite, Upper Jurassic plutons of the Francois Lake Suite and plugs and stocks related to Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary volcanism. Ultramafic bodies of probable ophiolitic affinity, related to the oceanic Cache Creek assemblage, occur within the Cache Creek Terrane and adjacent to the Pinchi fault. These ultramafics, referred to as the Trembleur Intrusions are probably pre-Upper Triassic in age.

The Genesis deposit occurs along the contact between Trembleur Intrusive serpentinite and quartz monzonite of the Topley Intrusive Suite. It comprises lenses of nephrite, massive tremolite, and foliated tremolite-talc-chlorite rock within a structurally complex contact zone between serpentinite and an overlying assemblage of metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks that includes chert, quartzite, greenstone, slate, and sandstone. The metasedimentary and metavolcanic rocks are inferred to be a tectonic inclusion within the ultramafic unit, although it is possible that they represent part of the structurally overlying North Arm succession.

Work History

In 1968, 34.2 tonnes of jade was reportedly shipped out by helicopter. Shipments were also reported for 1969 and 1970. In 1968, reserves were estimated at 900 tonnes in boulders and 45,000 tonnes in open cliff faces (National Mineral Inventory card 093K14 Gem2).

In 1995, Global Metals Ltd. drilled 29 holes, totalling 1500 metres, in the O'Ne-ell Creek area. Within the area surveyed, an estimated 2.8 million kilograms of nephrite jade and tremolite exists. Further potential south of the river and to the north is indicated (Information Circular 1996-1, page 21).

In 1996, Global Metals Ltd. received a 4000-tonne bulk sample permit. It is not known if or how much material was mined.

In 2016, Pishon Jade Resources Inc. completed a program of 115 diamond drill holes, totalling 83.7 metres, and bulk sampling, totalling 8.17 cubic metres or 24.5 tonnes, on the Green and Green 4 claims.