The Mess 1 showing area is underlain by volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Upper Triassic Stuhini group. Several mineralized shear/fracture zones and quartz (plus/minus carbonate) veins are hosted by felsic to intermediate pyroclastics and flows. Although partially obscured by overburden, these southeast to east-northeast trending structures to range from 9 centimetres to over 2 metres wide.

Copper mineralization, with geochemically anomalous silver values, is found within shear/fracture zones. Chalcopyrite, chalcocite and tetrahedrite are found as fracture fillings, disseminations and small patches, in amounts of up to 8 per cent, within the fracture/shear zones.

Prior to 1990, no exploration had been performed and no mineralized occurrences have been reported from the area covered by the Mess claims in the early 1990s. In 1990, 22 rock samples were collected on the Mess property by Skeen Resources. Some geological mapping was completed. In 1991, the Mess property was subjected to a reconnaissance rock, soil and stream silt survey which time 17 rock, 30 soil and 10 silt samples were collected.