The International No. 8 claim (District Lot 3488) is located in the upper reaches of Simlock Creek, approximately 32 kilometres northeast of Likely. Access to the property can be gained either by going north from Keithley Creek or south from Barkerville by forestry or logging roads.
The region is underlain by (?)Hadrynian to Paleozoic Snowshoe Group rocks, which occur within the Barkerville terrane of south-central British Columbia. These metasedimentary rocks consist primarily of marble, quartzite and phyllite, which in the area of the showing comprise the Downey succession (informal name). Metamorphism of the region varies from chlorite grade to sillimanite and higher. The lode gold deposits of the region occur in rocks metamorphosed no higher than greenschist facies.
The International showing consists of quartz veins are hosted by quartzite. Mineralization in these veins consists of pyrite, galena, sphalerite and arsenopyrite with associated gold. The showing comprises a 5 to 10 centimetre vein near the northern boundary of the International No. 8 claim approximately 30 metres from its northwest corner. This vein is in a deep open cut, now caved. Another quartz vein, striking approximately 275 degrees and mineralized with pyrite, is 46 metres southeast of the above vein.
A selected sample, well mineralized with pyrite, is reported to have assayed 22.6 grams per tonne gold. A channel sample across 11.5 centimetres of a quartz vein near the northwest corner of Lot 3488 assayed 109.29 grams per tonne gold (Bulletin 34, page 64).
In 1981, Suncor Inc. completed an extensive geochemical sampling program combined with a limited amount of geological mapping and prospecting. In 1987, a geochemical program consisting of heavy sediment sampling using a one and a half inch suction dredge was carried out on the Harveys Creek and Simlock Creek drainages. In 1988 and 1989, the Simlock Creek property was optioned to Logan Mines Ltd., who carried out a program of geochemical soil sampling, ground magnetic surveying and prospecting. A total of 1175 soil samples were taken at 100- metre line and 20- metre station spacings on a grid straddling the Simlock Creek drainage. A ground magnetic survey, totalling 18.6 line-kilometres, was conducted over the same grid. During 1990 through 1997, Harvey Creek Gold Placers completed programs of geological mapping and rock and soil sampling on the area as the HH claims. In 2004, Sydney Resource Corporation took a total of 286 soil samples and 50 rock samples and completed 1.7 kilometres of ground magnetic surveying. During 2009 through 2012, Barker Minerals completed programs of prospecting and soil and rock sampling on the area as the SL claims.
