The Bee occurrence is located at an elevation of approximately 430 metres on a steep east-northeast–facing slope, west of Nanton Lake and approximately 7.4 kilometres south-southeast of Tin Hat Mountain.

The area is underlain by multi-phased granodioritic intrusions of the Mesozoic Coast Plutonic Complex.

Locally, mineralization occurs in quartz diorite that has been intruded by small aplite stringers, feldspar porphyry dikes and several irregular masses of quartz up to 2.4 metres wide. Quartz-filled joints in the quartz diorite strike 070 to 090 degrees. The mineralization occurs over an area of 30 metres in or near the porphyry dikes and the quartz lenses. It consists of disseminated chalcopyrite and molybdenite, and veinlets and small irregular lenses of chalcopyrite and pyrite.

Work History

In 1967, Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping, soil sampling, ground geophysical (magnetic and electromagnetic) surveys and four drill holes on the area.

In 1971, Hanna Mining Co. completed a program of soil sampling and geological mapping on the area as the Bee, Dee, Bruce, Hi and Mars claims.

In 2017, Straightup Resources Inc. completed a program of geochemical (rock and soil) sampling on the area as the Hi-Mars property.