The Mess 2 West showing area is underlain by volcanic and sedimentary rocks of the Upper Triassic Stuhini group. Significant zinc and silver mineralization, with geochemically anomalous copper, gold, arsenic, lead and antimony is found locally within the narrow quartz (plus/minus carbonate) veins on the western side of the Mess 2 claim.

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 also completed. In 1991, the Mess property was explored and 17 rock, 30 soil and 10 silt samples were collected.