A reconnaissance rock sample from a drainage channel near the northern limit of the Galore Creek syenite complex assayed 18.77 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 19397, page 25). Attempts to reproduce this value at the "Steep Creek" zone were unsuccessful and the gold distribution in the rocks was thought to be spotty.

The Galore Creek syenite complex comprises a series of Late Triassic to Early Jurassic orthoclase-porphyry syenitic bodies which have intruded coeval Upper Triassic Stuhini Group volcanic rocks and related sediments. Faults which offset and segment the intrusive rocks and a sub-horizontal fracture cleavage are the two main structural elements in the syenite complex. The complex is roughly 5 by 2.5 kilometres in area.

The complex is host to a number of alkalic porphyry copper-gold deposits. These are hosted primarily by highly altered potassium- enriched volcanic rocks and pipe-like breccias adjacent to syenite dikes and stocks. Please refer to the Central Zone deposit (104G 090) for further details of the Galore Creek deposits.