There has been approximately 130 ounces of gold produced form the Referendum Property from areas historically mined along the Forty-Nine Creek valley. Several historic shafts and drifts are located within this part of the property. Most modem exploration has taken place within this historically mined area, primarily for gold. Acrex optioned the property with the intention of testing for the extent of the more recently discovered copper mineralization located south of Forty-Nine Creek.

The Referendum, Golden Cross, Katie and Stamp showings are recorded in the Mineral Records as M1NFILE # 802F5W177. The workings produced gold production in 1900 from a shallow shaft. The veins are hosted by andesites of the Lower Jurassic Rossland Group Elsie Formation. The showing consists of a quartz vein of approximately 0.35 to 0.6 metres width. Small tension veins join the main vein. Sampling of the vein in 1981 assayed 0.07 grams per tonne gold (assessment report 10239).

Fonnosa Resources Ltd. of Vancouver held the option on the Referendum claim group and conducted exploration from 1988 to 1990. The property owner provided Acrex with maps showing the location of soil sampling and sample results in the area of interest for copper exploration. No reports were provided summarizing this work. There is evidence of historic trenching in the form of small elongate excavations. These have exposed malachite stained, sheared volcanic rocks, in places.