The property is located at about 182.8 metre elevation on Spring Creek, a tributary of Crawford Creek, some 51.4 kilometres miles west of Kimberley.

Early work on the showings, reportedly in the 1890's, was done in a short adit. Further prospecting on the showings was done in 1926 by J.W. Mulholland on behalf of Portland interests.

The showings were held as the Barefoot 1 and 2 claims by C. Derbyshire, of Crawford Bay and associates, and acquired by Rose Pass Mines Ltd. in about 1967. Work by the company in the period 1968-72 included bulldozer trenching and more than 396.2 metres of diamond drilling in 8 or more holes. The company name (Rose Pass) was changed in 1974 to Range Industries Ltd; the property at that time had been reduced to 22 claims.

Springpoint Resources Ltd, in 1980 acquired the Jackass group of 12 recorded claims covering the showings; an additional 24 claims (Barefoot group) was staked adjacent. Work in 1981 included 367 metres of diamond drilling in 6 holes.

Argentiferous galena occurs in dolomite-quartz veins in phyllite of the Upper Proterozoic Horsethief Creek Group (Windermere Supergroup). Silver values range from 82 to 219 grams per tonne; tungsten assayed 0.68 per cent across 0.6 metres; tin was found in all vein intersections with assays of 0.28 per cent over 1.2 metres (Northern Miner, January 14, 1982).