The Rhodes vein prospect is located 0.6 kilometres east of Mission Pass.

The area is located at the contact between a body of granodiorite, presumably related to the Eocene Mission Ridge pluton, and sedimentary rocks, presumably of the Mississippian to Jurassic Bridge River Complex (Group).

The prospect consists of pyrite, pyrrhotite and small amounts of chalcopyrite, within the intrusive margin of the granodiorite, and may represent a contact-replacement or skarn type mineralization. A representative sample assayed 11.66 grams per tonne gold and 29.48 grams per tonne silver (Geological Survey of Canada Summary Report 1912, page 207).

No further information is available on this particular showing, although similar mineralization exists at the King (MINFILE 092JNE126). These may in fact overlap the original Rhodes group of claims.

In 1966, Benn Explorations completed a soil sampling program on the area as the King 1-11 claims. In 1977, a ground electromagnetic survey was completed. In 1984 and 1985, Odessa Explorations completed programs of prospecting, geochemical sampling and a ground magnetometer survey on the area as the Matson 1-12 claims. In 1987, Kelso Resources completed a program of trenching, rock and soil sampling, geological mapping and ground magnetic and electromagnetic surveys. In 1992, the area was prospected as the Black Bird 1-2 claims. During 2007 through 2011, the area was prospected by W.L. Amey as the Rusty Buck property.