The Silver Queen (L. 1316s) occurrence is located on a hill separating Burrell and Blue Joint creeks, approximately 4.5 kilometres south of Mount McKinley.
The area is underlain by volcaniclastic and sedimentary rocks of the Carboniferous to Permian Harper Ranch Group, which have been intruded by granite and granodiorite of an un-named Middle Jurassic Intrusion. These are overlain by undivided volcanic rocks of the Eocene Penticton Group. A syenitic to monzonitic intrusive of the Eocene Coryell Plutonic Suite outcrops to the west.
Locally, a 1.5 metre quartz vein is exposed containing pyrite, chalcopyrite and galena. A shaft reported to be 22.8 metres deep was sunk on the vein but is full of water (ca. 1914). A dump sample from the shaft assayed 0.5 per cent lead, 1.0 per cent copper and 47.9 grams per tonne silver (Property File - Andrew G. Larson [1914-01-01]: Report on the Franklin Mining Camp and North Fork of Kettle River)
A shaft and a number of trenches are reported on and around the Juditti and Tripoli (L. 1613s) Crown grant to the south- south east.