The area is underlain by the Middle Cambrian to Middle Devonian Index Formation of the Lardeau Group.

The August Fraction (Lot 6287) is located on the west shore of Kootenay Lake, near the mouth of Woodbury Creek. The claim was Crown granted in 1904 to King Solomon Mining Co. Ltd. A vein on the shore cliff was worked between 1948 and 1951 by L.D. Besecker. In 1947, Besecker also worked the King Solomon, which is likely in this area.

A 30-metre adit explored the vein, which occurs in mica schist . The vein contains quartz and calcite, with bands of galena, pyrite, sphalerite and chalcopyrite.

In 1894, the King Solomon produced 4 tonnes of ore, yielding 24,882 grams of silver and 1814 kilograms of lead. This King Solomon might be confused with the one at the head of Woodbury Creek (see 082FNW242).