The Starboard showing is located approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Port Alberni, just east of the Cup (Mary) showings (092F 207).

The area is underlain by sedimentary rocks of the Upper Pennsylvannian to Lower Permian Mount Mark Formation, Buttle Lake Group and by volcanic rocks of the Devonian Nitinat Formation, Sicker Group. These comprise siltstone, bioclastic and calcareous siltstone, fossiliferous limestone, tuffs, andesite and Jurassic(?) feldspar porphyry dykes of unknown affinity.

Mineralization consisting of pyrite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, galena, malachite and hematite occurs in nar- row quartz veins hosted by Mount Mark Formation siltstone. The veins or stringers, perpendicular to bedding, are up to 30 centimetres wide. The veins occur over an area 1600 metres long by 100 to 400 metres wide as outlined by geophysical and geochemical surveys. Several interesting zones have been delineated and tested by chip sampling (Nicki Creek, M6). A typical assay, from the Nicki Creek zone (sample #20140), assayed 12.80 grams per tonne gold, 21.3 grams per tonne silver and 7.88 per cent zinc (Assessment Report 16731).

In 1991, J.L. Zockodnik completed a prospecting program on the area as the Fitz 2-9, Post, Fitzone and Fitzemal claims. Grab samples of quartzite bearing sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrite and galena, exposed in road cuts, assayed up to 5700 parts per billion gold and 53 parts per million silver (Assessment Report 21330).

In 1997, The area was explored as the Toy and Toya claims by L. Crittenden on the behalf of E.W. Hayes. A geochemical program of 21 rock samples, 51 soil samples, 2 steam sediment samples and 1.5 kilometres of geochemical soil grid lines was completed. Rock samples assayed values up to 12,200 parts per billion gold, 65.5 parts per million silver, 26,653 parts per million zinc and 2407 parts per million lead (Assessment Report 25039).

In 2000, Ahura Mining Ltd. completed a program of geological mapping, rock sampling and a 2.9 line kilometres of ground electromagnetic survey on the Spen claim (Nicki Creek and M6 zones). Sample SP-22 was taken from the south side of the shear zone and retuned 5.9 grams per tonne gold. Sample SP-23 was taken from the middle of the shear zone and returned 9.8 grams per tonne gold (Assessment Report 26287).