The Gloria 1 occurrence is located on a west-facing slope of Swakum Mountain, approximately 1.6 kilometres northeast of Revelle Lake.
The area is underlain by undivided volcanic rocks of the Western Volcanic facies of the Upper Triassic Nicola Group and fine clastic sedimentary rocks of the Lower to Middle Jurassic Ashcroft Formation, which have been intruded by Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic dioritic rocks. See the Old Alameada (MINFILE 092ISE094) occurrence for a regional geology summary of the Swakum Mountain area.
On the Gloria 1 showing near the Alameada No. 6 (MINFILE 092ISE110), a shallow shaft exposes narrow quartz stringers ranging from 12 to 30 centimetres in width in Upper Triassic Nicola Group andesite. The stringer veins strike 010 degrees and dip 75 degrees west and contain widely scattered pyrite and chalcopyrite grains. Bismuth telluride(?) with high gold and silver content is reported. Dump material shows limonite staining.
To the north of the previous zone a second shaft is reported with dump material containing quartz, calcite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, gold tellurides and limonite.
Work History
In the late 1910s, a 4.5-metre deep shaft was excavated on the boundary line of the Gloria 1 and Old Alameada No. 6 claims. To the north of the previous shaft, a 15-metre deep shaft is reported on the Gloria 1 claim.
In 1969, Zulco Explorations Ltd. completed a 2.2 line-kilometre induced polarization survey on the area as the Alameada property.
In 1972, Adar Resources completed a 7.6 line-kilometre ground magnetic survey on the area immediately north and east of the occurrence as the LO claims. The following year, Adar Resources completed a program of diamond drilling, totalling 150 metres, percussion drilling, totalling 144 metres, soil sampling and ground magnetic and electromagnetic surveys on the Amigo, Lo and Old Alameada claims.
In 1979, the area immediately south of the occurrence was prospected by L. Trenholme as the Dartt 1-2 claims.
In 1980, G. D’Angelo completed a soil sampling program on the area as the Old Alameda claims. In 1981, Pacific Northwest Geotech Ltd. completed a soil sampling program on the area as the New Alameda claims. In 1988, International Corona Corp. completed a program of trenching and 11 diamond drill holes, totalling 800.1 metres, on the area immediately north of the occurrence as the Petrie property.
In 1998, Ahura Mining Ltd. prospected and sampled the area immediately south of the occurrence as the How 1-10 claims. The following year, a program of geological mapping, rock sampling and a 27.2 line-kilometre ground electromagnetic survey was completed on the claims. In 2000, Ahura Mining completed a program of geological mapping and geochemical (rock and soil) sampling on the How property.
In 2010 and 2012, Pan Andean Minerals Corp. completed programs of soil sampling on the area immediately east of the occurrence as the Dartt Lake claims.
During 2011 through 2016, Plate Resources Corp. completed programs of geological mapping, geochemical (rock and soil) sampling, airborne and ground geophysical surveys and diamond drilling on the area as apart of the Lucky Mike property.
