The VERDE showing is located on reverted Crown grant Lot 1011S, 72 kilometres north of Grand Forks in the historic Franklin mining camp. This showing includes showings on the VIOLET FR. (L.588s), 400 metres to the southwest and the HENNEKIN (L.439s), 500 metres to the west.

The VERDE and VIOLET FR. were Crown granted in 1910 to W.H. Otter and B.W. Garrison, respectively. These claims were possibly also known as the UNITED VERDE. The UNITED VERDE was sampled in 1914. One sample, taken from the bottom of a 4.6-metre shaft, assayed 6.86 grams per tonne silver with traces of gold, copper and lead. Another sample, taken 60-centimetres deeper in the same shaft, assayed $3.20 in gold with traces of copper and silver (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1914, page 352). The showings on the HENNEKIN are not described.

In 1968, Franklin Mines Ltd. carried out a general exploration program in the Franklin camp.

In 1979, Pearl Resources staked the area as the Spring 1-6 claims and conducting preliminary geological mapping in the area south of the Union mine (082ENE003).

In 1986, Longreach Resources Ltd. staked and optioned much of the Franklin camp area including the VIOLET FR. It is probable that Longreach prospected this area, although no reports were filed.

In 1987, Longreach's property, now known as the PLATINUM BLONDE property, was optioned to Placer Dome Inc. who proceeded to carry out a major exploration program. In the VIOLET FR. area, Placer sampled the trenches. No specific description of the mineralization in the trenches was given. Two samples assayed 1.10 and 1.80 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 17273, figure 10). No other information is available.

In 1993, Sway Resources Inc. optioned a large number of Crown grants and claims in this area, including the VERDE, VIOLET FR. and HENNEKIN Crown grants. They proceeded to carry out a program of prospecting, sampling, geological mapping and a 16-hole rotary and diamond-drill program, directed at quartz veins on the BANNER (082ENE002) Crown grant Lot 1199 to the south.