The Pal occurrence is located 3 kilometres south of Matetlo Creek approximately 75 kilometres northwest of the community of Germansen Landing.
The Pal area is underlain by Upper Triassic andesitic volcanics and fine clastic sedimentary rocks of the Takla Group. Diorite and feldspar porphyry intrusions have been documented and is possible related to the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic Aiken Lake Intrusive Complex. Chalcopyrite occurs as small blebs in fractures, as small clots within the volcanics, in narrow calcite-epidote stringers, in a narrow potassium feldspar dike and in a 5-centimetre-wide quartz vein. Minor molybdenite was observed with chalcopyrite in a quartz vein at one location. Pyrrhotite was seen with chalcopyrite on fracture surfaces.
Work undertaken by the UMEX-Wenner Gren Joint Venture in 1970 to 1971 located scattered occurrences of copper mineralization in the volcanics adjacent to the stock, and partially defined a 300 by 400 metre open-ended copper soil geochemical anomaly and a magnetic anomaly. Malachite was found with the chalcopyrite blebs in a potassium feldspar dike in Matetlo Creek.
In 1990, Chow and Kahlert reported that results of a ground survey using a hand-held AEM pocket magnetometer corresponded well with the airborne survey. In 1991, Swannell Minerals Corporation carried out a program of soil sampling, heavy mineral sampling, silt sampling, rock sampling, and 1:10,000-scale reconnaissance geological mapping over approximately 10 per cent of the property. Soil sampling identified a 400 by 600 metre open-ended copper anomaly which corresponded roughly with the anomaly identified in 1971. The copper anomaly, in combination with the magnetic high area, was considered a favorable target area. In 1992, Swannell contracted Reliance Geological Services to carry out a program of soil sampling, rock sampling, and 1:10,000-scale geological mapping. An open ended, 600 by 1200 metre copper-gold soil anomaly was identified. In 1993, Reliance Geological Services carried out an exploration program consisting of soil sampling (152 samples), and magnetic (26.5 kilometres) and induced polarization (28.6 kilometres) surveys on the Pal property.
In 2007, following data compilation in the area, Geoinformatics Exploration Canada Ltd. conducted an exploration program to test targets generated by Swannell Minerals. A 226 stream sediment sample program was completed over the southern portion of the project area where the compiled stream sediment data was deemed insufficient. The Pal prospect was identified from anomalous copper and gold concentration in stream sediment samples. In addition, outcrop mapping was conducted to define the distribution of rock types, structures, alteration, and mineralization. This was followed by diamond drilling to test the priority target areas. Three holes were drilled on the Pal prospect in 2007 totalling 510.9 metres. Hole PAL-07-01 targeted a chargeability anomaly downslope from anomalous copper-in-soil geochemistry and intersected barren andesite; this hole was not sampled. Holes PAL-07-02 and PAL-07-03 targeted an area of anomalous copper-in-soil geochemistry; anomalous but subeconomic intervals of copper were intersected in hole PAL-07-03 with the most notable interval assaying 500 parts per million copper over 28.0 metres (Assessment Report 36817).
In 2015, Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. and Divitiae Resources Ltd. completed a small geochemical and physical work program comprised of trail building and prospecting activities and limited rock sampling (1 sample). In 2017, Pacific Empire Minerals Corp. and Divitiae Resources Ltd. conducted a geochemical sampling program on the Hogem property which covers the Pal showing. Work consisted of B-horizon soil sampling and outer bark sampling, resulting in the collection and subsequent analysis of 436 samples.
