The Eloise occurrence is located in the head waters of Lois Creek, approximately 1.2 kilometres east of the Adam River.

The area is underlain by Upper Triassic Vancouver Group rocks comprised of a thick sequence of tholeiitic basalts of the Karmutsen Formation and overlying carbonates of the Quatsino Formation.

Mineralization at the Eloise occurrence consists of chalcopyrite, bornite, hematite and pyrite as fine disseminations or localized in small fractures, veinlets or lenses in amygdaloidal basalt of the Karmutsen Formation. The attitudes of the mineralized fractures vary. One set, striking 110 degrees and dipping 30 degrees east, is thought to be parallel to flow contacts in the basalt. A minor intercalated limestone band, averaging 1.0 metre in thickness, reportedly controls localized mineralization (Assessment Report 11730).

In 1969, fifteen test pits were dug along a 900-metre strike length, across mineralization which averaged between 1 and 2 metres. Assay results ranged from 0.3 to 2.0 per cent copper (Assessment Report 10479).

In 2019, 9 of 10 samples (19221 through 19230) from the Eloise occurrence area yielded from 1.020 to 2.790 per cent copper with 1.3 to 10.7 grams per tonne silver (Assessment Report 39053; Wasteneys, H. [2019-07-25]: NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Adam West Property, Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia).

Work History

In 1966, the Adam River Syndicate staked the Eloise claims. The same year, Rio Tinto completed a geochemical survey. In 1967, the property was optioned by Emperor Mines. In 1969, Rip Van Mining optioned the property and completed a program of hand trenching, rock and soil sampling and airborne geophysical survey. In 1970, El Paso Mining and Milling completed a program of soil sampling, geological mapping and x-ray diamond drilling. In 1981, a ground magnetometer survey was completed. In 1983, Acadian Gold completed a program of soil sampling and geological mapping. During 2018 through 2020, Altum Resource Corp. completed programs of prospecting, geological mapping, geochemical (rock and soil) sampling, a 3.5 line-kilometre induced polarization survey and a 361.0 line-kilometre airborne magnetometer survey on the area as the Adam West property.