The Yeoward Creek deposit is located on Yeoward Creek near its confluence with Monashee Creek, about 22 kilometres south of Cherryville.

A "little" placer mining was attempted in 1923. An old story states that placer miners in the 1870s found coarse gold at the confluence of Yeoward and Monashee creeks. A 180-metre tunnel was driven but abandoned before they reached their goal. By 1923, the old tunnel was caved in.

Bedrock in the area consists of sedimentary and volcanic rocks of the Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Nicola Group and the Devonian to Triassic Harper Ranch Group.

Placer activity is reported from Yeoward Creek (Porcupine Creek) but no production is recorded.