The Violet East showing was first discovered in 1990 on the Axe property held by Ascot Resources Ltd. As of 1991, the Axe property consisted of some 59 claims totalling 932 units. Work reported done on the Axe claims in 1990 and 1991 (primarily rock, soil and silt sampling) was spread over a number of showings on these extensive holdings.

The showing area is underlain by sediments of the Lower Jurassic Hazelton Group described as conglomerate, greywacke, sandstone, siltstone and limestone.

A number of copper-gold mineralized shear zones occur in sediments over a 500 by 300 metre area. The shear zones trend north-northwest and host quartz veins that pinch and swell up to 0.5 metre in width. The veins, reported to be "fairly continuous", contain disseminated chalcopyrite and malachite. One 0.7-metre chip sample yielded 6.5 grams per tonne gold and 0.6 per cent copper (Assessment Report 21858, page 29).

During 2011 through 2014, New Chris Minerals completed programs of prospecting, soil and rock sampling, geological mapping, a 14 line-kilometre ground induced polarization survey and 2379 line-kilometres of airborne geophysical surveys on the area as the Tatogga Lake project.