Eight coal seams greater than 1 metre thick are of low volatile (upper end) bituminous rank and occur in the Jurassic-Cretaceous Mist Mountain Formation (Kootenay Group) interbedded with sandstone, siltstone, mudstone and minor conglomerate. The lowermost seam (seam 1) has an average aggregate thickness of 14 metres (1 to 24 metres) and contains variable numbers of shale-siltstone splits. Seam 2 (average thickness 7.0 metres) contains a prominent split and thin siltstone lenses are common. Both seams 1 and 2 increase in thickness westward. More than seven seams overlie seam 2 (2A - 1.0 metre, 3 - 3 to 4 metres, 4 - 1.5 metres, 5 - 2.5 metres, 7 zone - 7 to 10 metres, 8 - 0.4 to 0.7 metres and 4 seams in the Elk Formation) and they vary in coal type and quality.

Average analyses (1980) is 19.6 per cent volatile matter, 11.6 per cent ash, 0.49 per cent sulphur with a kilocalorie per kilogram value of 7322 - air dried basis, 1.5 per cent float.

Total geological reserves are calculated to be 81 million tonnes (overburden to coal ratio - 3.7 cubic metres overburden per tonne of coal, 3.7:1).

The Lodgepole property straddles and includes most of the east limb of the McEvoy syncline (approximately north trending). To the north and south of the property are the Flathead and Harvey normal faults (both approximately east-west, the latter being downthrown to the south). To the east and south of the property are a series of northeast trending, west dipping thrust faults.

Fording Coal Ltd. drilled 9 holes, totalling 817 metres in 1997.

In 2005 Cline Mining Corporation carried out a 15-hole diamond drilling program totalling 1205 metres to confirm resources and quality of low-volatile PCI and metallurgical coal on the property. The company also began baseline environmental monitoring and engineering/feasibility studies in anticipation of a potential Environmental Assessment certification in the near future (Exporation and Mining 2005 page 71).

In 2006 Cline Minig Corporation entered the Environmental Assessment Process.

Reported resources are 105.878 million tonnes measured, 48.694 million tonnes indicated, and 3.228 inferred Low Volatile Bituminous coal. Reported reserves are 35.532 million tonnes proven and 5.067 million tonnes probable Low Volatile Bituminous coal (Coal Assessment Report 890).