The SOUTH HUMP occurrence is located in the Toodoggone Gold Camp, 1.2 kilometres southeast of the summit of Alberts Hump and 750 metres southeast of the Alberts Hump prospect (094E 085), approximately 300 kilometres north of Smithers.

Permian Asitka Group crystalline limestones are the oldest rocks exposed in the region. They are commonly in thrust contact with Upper Triassic Takla Group andesite flows and pyroclastic rocks. These Takla rocks have been intruded by plutons and other bodies of the mainly granodiorite to quartz monzonite Early Jurassic Black Lake Suite and are in turn unconformably overlain by or faulted against Lower Jurassic calcalkaline volcanics of the Toodoggone Formation (Hazelton Group).

The Adoogacho and Metsantan members of the Toodoggone Formation underlie the AL property. The Adoogacho Member consists of trachydacite ash-flow tuff with lenses of lapilli tuff, rare marlstone, and conglomerate near the base. The Metsantan Member is composed mainly of trachyandesite (latite) flows with lenses of lapilli tuff, and lahar; minor volcanic sandstone and conglomerate (Bulletin 86). The Metsantan Member, in part, directly overlies the basal Adoogacho Member and is also in fault contact with it.

The dominant structures in the area are steeply dipping faults which define a prominent regional northwest structural fabric trending 140 to 170 degrees. In turn, high angle, northeast-striking faults (approximately 060 degrees) appear to truncate and displace northwest-striking faults. Collectively these faults form a boundary for variably rotated and tilted blocks underlain by monoclinal strata.

The South Hump prospect consists of four well exposed, northwest trending parallel bands of silicification, which lie within a large zone of weak argillic alteration and anomalous base-metal geochemistry. The parallel bands consist of pods and lenses of intense silicification with up to 0.5 per cent porosity, locally pyritic and containing rare barite and/or intense hematite alteration accompanying silicification. These are locally flanked by zones of intense argillic alteration and predominantly weak argillic alteration consisting of limonite alteration of mafic minerals. The eastern band is flanked on its east side by a zone of alunite, hematite and silica alteration (Assessment Report 15735).

The best assay results were from sample IS-03-84-14F, taken in 1986 from the centre of the largest band of silicification, yielding 1.48 grams per tonne gold and 13.8 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 15735). This silicified zone is 350 metres long by 50 metres wide.

In 1972 and 1973, Sumac Mines Ltd. was reported to have carried out work in the Alberts Hump area.

In 2007, Christopher James Gold Corp. conducted a helicopter-borne magnetic gradiometer survey consisting of 2229 line-kilometres over all historic gold deposits and MINFILE occurrences on the property, including the South Hump area. Maps completed include coloured Total Magnetic Intensity, Measured 3-D Analytic Signal; Measured Vertical Magnetic Gradient, and colour-shaded Tilt Derivative of the Total Magnetic Intensity.

From 2020 through 2023, Thesis Gold Inc. completed programs of prospecting, mapping, geochemical (rock and soil) sampling, ground and airborne geophysical surveys, re-logging/re-sampling of historical drill core, and extensive digitization and compilation of existing exploration data on their Ranch property. From 2021 to 2023, 368 diamond drill holes, totaling 68,481.6 metres were completed on the Ranch property, with the majority of the drilling targeting the major prospects of Bonanza, Ridge, Bingo, Thesis II, Thesis III, BV, JK and Eric. Metallurgical testing and environmental monitoring/baseline and geotechnical studies and infrastructure upgrading were also initiated during this period, along with First Nations consultations. Drilling at the major prospects on the Ranch property expanded the known mineralized zones along strike and at depth.

In 2021, soil sampling in the South Hump area revealed strong kilometre-scale northeast-trending anomalies of lead, zinc, arsenic, silver and antimony. Gold and copper anomalies are also prominent in the soils obtained.

In August 2023, Benchmark Metals Inc. merged with Thesis Gold Inc., joining the Lawyer Project, located in similar Toodoggone Formation rocks to the southeast, with Thesis Gold's Ranch Project.

A NI 43-101 & 43-101F1 Technical Report and Updated Mineral Reserve Estimate of the Lawyer-Ranch Gold-Silver Project was prepared for Thesis Gold Inc. by P & E Mining Consultants Inc. in May 2024 and an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) was completed for the Lawyers-Ranch Project by JDS Energy & Mining Inc. effective August 30, 2024.

See Bonanza (094E 079) for details of the Ranch (Al) property which presently (2025) contains the South Hump prospect and discusses the work done on it.