It was within the first operating year of 1926, when the historical HillTop Gold Mines, Ltd. was incorporated with a capitalization of $5,000,000 shares. The Hill Top Gold Mines, Ltd. at the time was rather under the direction of A. Marland Woolnough as president, A. C. Thorburn as vice president, George Tough as managing director, A. J. Young as Secretary Treasurer, and George Wilkie as director. Within this time period a profitable staking had occurred when the company staked the North Half of Lot. 10, Concession V, and the South Half of lots 10, and 11 of the same concession in Catherine Township within the District of Timiskaming, Ontario, Canada. As a mining plant was being installed, the company would end up sinking a shaft by hand methods to a depth of 140-feet below the surface. At the time it was also stated that a level became cut, and station on the 140-foot horizon, and was opened up by 7 feet of drifting. Construction would also follow suit that consisted of a camp quarter, a 32 by 48 foot power house, and a 45-foot head-frame. Installations had also followed suit when two boilers of 30 and 50 horsepower, a 350-cubic foot compressor, and a 6 by 8-inch Jenckes Hoist was place into operation.
Mining operations at the time were rather carried out for the first 8 months of 1927, and the No. 1 Shaft was continued from the 140-foot level to a depth of 400-feet below the surface. Another level within this time period was rather cut, and station on the mines 265-foot horizon within the Hill Top Gold Property. Other changes were also made when the mining equipment was made all electrical within the operating year of 1927. This whole entire change had rather consisted of two 150-K.V.A Westinghouse transformers, and the much needed switching gears. Prior to this, the plant was rather upgraded when an air compressor of 936 cubic feet capacity was installed, and driven by 150-horsepower motor, and a double Drum Rand Hoist, with a 36-inch diameter drum driven by a 60 horsepower motor. With the necessary changes made the company had resumed sinking operations to the 500-foot level by May, 1928.
By 1928, the No. 1 Shaft operation at the Hill Top Gold Mine was continued to a depth of 800 feet below the surface that year with a minor amount of lateral work completed. Within that time period there was rather a total of 6,035.4 tonnes of ore hoisted from the underground working. Even more construction at the time had followed suit when a two stamp was erected during the latter part of 1928. Operations of the two stamp milling facility had rather ran for a short time period on ore that was produce from the shaft, and a pit that was sunk near by. From this production there was a total of 4,377.4 tonnes of ore that became cyanide and had produce 1,293.75 gold bullion recovery. It was also during that time period when a total of 1,293.75 tonnes of Crude Bullion was shipped, in which produce a recovery of 612.958 ounces of gold (Au), and 195.420 ounces of silver.
Some more changes were made in 1929, when the No. 1 or Main Shaft was continued from the 800-foot horizon to a depth of 1,100 feet below the surface. Lateral development that was achieved within this time period had rather amounted to 1,500 feet of drifting, and crosscutting. Transportation to the property within the summer months was by going through Wabigoon, in which the route had crossed Wabigoon Lake, and had followed up Crooked River into Minnehaha Lake. This was also followed by a 6 mile portage that had lied between Minnehaha Lake, and Anzhekumming Lake. It was also at this time period when a winter road was cut by the company in order to transport freight into the mine site before the mined closed down on July, 1929.
Within the operating years of 1926, 1927, 1928, and 1929, the HillTop Gold Mines, Ltd. had acquired twelve claims situation on the south and north halves, of Lot, 10 and 11, within Concession VI, and the North half of Lot. 10, in concession V, of Catherine Township. The property at the time had also included the former Kennedy Boston Property, Much of the rocks within the area are chiefly made up of interbanned Keewatin Lavas, Basalt, Diabase, agglomerate, and andesite, in which the last two are exposed on the northern part of the claims. It also rather known that intrusions occur within the Keewatin that area mainly made up of diorite, and feldspar porphyry dikes. This also in additions to dikes of Lamprophyry and one of the Keweenawan Diabase. Much of the strike of these intrusive dikes are known to strike northwest, in which correspond roughly to the bands of Keewatin Rocks.
The Shaft itself was rather sunk to a depth of 1,100 feet within the Keewatin Diabase on a narrow quartz lens that closely parallels a well defined fracture. Its also known that the fracture it self can be traced from the shaft in a northwesterly direction that's diagonally across the south half of lot. 11. For the most part, this fracture was rather explored to a depth of 140 feet from a shaft on the Boston-Kennedy Property. Much of the eastern side of the Hilltop Shaft is known to expose this fracture that is traced for 400 feet. Beyond this point there is also a number of fractures, and shear zones that have the same general strike as the vein, but there is not a sufficiently satisfactory correspondence in order to identify any of them as extensions to the vein to the west. Most of the fracture near the shaft of the HillTop Property is known to dip vertically, and is along the north contact of the highly sheared diorite dike. For the most part, the 390-foot level is known to intersect this dike in which was reported to have widened considerably. Within this level, there are very little quartz present, but some pink calcite was noted along with pyrite. In addition to this, the lens in which the shaft was sunk on can only be traced for a short distance on the surface, and shows local variations in strike. The whole entire dip it self is rather partially vertical as its shown in the intersections with the main HillTop Shaft. Further statements reported that the lens is within the shaft, and on the 390-foot level. From the 390-foot level the lens below this horizon is known to leave the shaft to the north before being again present on the 612-foot level of the HillTop Gold Mine. At 612 feet, the lens had rather widened to 14 inches, and had consisted of a banded quartz, pyrite, and chalcopyrite, with sometimes enclosed bands of green Keewatin Country Rock. Samples taken from this section had noted plentful gold with major associations of chalcopyrite within this horizon.
Another staking on the property was made when Turzone Exploration, Limited had acquired this property in 1960. It was at this point in time when the company had held eight claims consisting of T.472970-95, T. 47653, and T.47295. This staking was rather done on the south half of lot. 10, concession VI, and the North half of Lot. 10, Concession V, and the north half of the south half of Lot. 9, concession VI of Catherine Township. Much of the claimed area had rather included apart of the HillTop Gold Property, in which a series of lenticular quartz veins strike N 060 degrees west for over 3,000 feet, through the three southwestern claims. Within this time period it was also stated that a 6-inch intersection on Drill Hole No. 4 had assayed 13,39 ounces of gold (Au) per tonne.
Mining operations at the time were rather carried out for the first 8 months of 1927, and the No. 1 Shaft was continued from the 140-foot level to a depth of 400-feet below the surface. Another level within this time period was rather cut, and station on the mines 265-foot horizon within the Hill Top Gold Property. Other changes were also made when the mining equipment was made all electrical within the operating year of 1927. This whole entire change had rather consisted of two 150-K.V.A Westinghouse transformers, and the much needed switching gears. Prior to this, the plant was rather upgraded when an air compressor of 936 cubic feet capacity was installed, and driven by 150-horsepower motor, and a double Drum Rand Hoist, with a 36-inch diameter drum driven by a 60 horsepower motor. With the necessary changes made the company had resumed sinking operations to the 500-foot level by May, 1928.
By 1928, the No. 1 Shaft operation at the Hill Top Gold Mine was continued to a depth of 800 feet below the surface that year with a minor amount of lateral work completed. Within that time period there was rather a total of 6,035.4 tonnes of ore hoisted from the underground working. Even more construction at the time had followed suit when a two stamp was erected during the latter part of 1928. Operations of the two stamp milling facility had rather ran for a short time period on ore that was produce from the shaft, and a pit that was sunk near by. From this production there was a total of 4,377.4 tonnes of ore that became cyanide and had produce 1,293.75 gold bullion recovery. It was also during that time period when a total of 1,293.75 tonnes of Crude Bullion was shipped, in which produce a recovery of 612.958 ounces of gold (Au), and 195.420 ounces of silver.
Some more changes were made in 1929, when the No. 1 or Main Shaft was continued from the 800-foot horizon to a depth of 1,100 feet below the surface. Lateral development that was achieved within this time period had rather amounted to 1,500 feet of drifting, and crosscutting. Transportation to the property within the summer months was by going through Wabigoon, in which the route had crossed Wabigoon Lake, and had followed up Crooked River into Minnehaha Lake. This was also followed by a 6 mile portage that had lied between Minnehaha Lake, and Anzhekumming Lake. It was also at this time period when a winter road was cut by the company in order to transport freight into the mine site before the mined closed down on July, 1929.
Within the operating years of 1926, 1927, 1928, and 1929, the HillTop Gold Mines, Ltd. had acquired twelve claims situation on the south and north halves, of Lot, 10 and 11, within Concession VI, and the North half of Lot. 10, in concession V, of Catherine Township. The property at the time had also included the former Kennedy Boston Property, Much of the rocks within the area are chiefly made up of interbanned Keewatin Lavas, Basalt, Diabase, agglomerate, and andesite, in which the last two are exposed on the northern part of the claims. It also rather known that intrusions occur within the Keewatin that area mainly made up of diorite, and feldspar porphyry dikes. This also in additions to dikes of Lamprophyry and one of the Keweenawan Diabase. Much of the strike of these intrusive dikes are known to strike northwest, in which correspond roughly to the bands of Keewatin Rocks.
The Shaft itself was rather sunk to a depth of 1,100 feet within the Keewatin Diabase on a narrow quartz lens that closely parallels a well defined fracture. Its also known that the fracture it self can be traced from the shaft in a northwesterly direction that's diagonally across the south half of lot. 11. For the most part, this fracture was rather explored to a depth of 140 feet from a shaft on the Boston-Kennedy Property. Much of the eastern side of the Hilltop Shaft is known to expose this fracture that is traced for 400 feet. Beyond this point there is also a number of fractures, and shear zones that have the same general strike as the vein, but there is not a sufficiently satisfactory correspondence in order to identify any of them as extensions to the vein to the west. Most of the fracture near the shaft of the HillTop Property is known to dip vertically, and is along the north contact of the highly sheared diorite dike. For the most part, the 390-foot level is known to intersect this dike in which was reported to have widened considerably. Within this level, there are very little quartz present, but some pink calcite was noted along with pyrite. In addition to this, the lens in which the shaft was sunk on can only be traced for a short distance on the surface, and shows local variations in strike. The whole entire dip it self is rather partially vertical as its shown in the intersections with the main HillTop Shaft. Further statements reported that the lens is within the shaft, and on the 390-foot level. From the 390-foot level the lens below this horizon is known to leave the shaft to the north before being again present on the 612-foot level of the HillTop Gold Mine. At 612 feet, the lens had rather widened to 14 inches, and had consisted of a banded quartz, pyrite, and chalcopyrite, with sometimes enclosed bands of green Keewatin Country Rock. Samples taken from this section had noted plentful gold with major associations of chalcopyrite within this horizon.
Another staking on the property was made when Turzone Exploration, Limited had acquired this property in 1960. It was at this point in time when the company had held eight claims consisting of T.472970-95, T. 47653, and T.47295. This staking was rather done on the south half of lot. 10, concession VI, and the North half of Lot. 10, Concession V, and the north half of the south half of Lot. 9, concession VI of Catherine Township. Much of the claimed area had rather included apart of the HillTop Gold Property, in which a series of lenticular quartz veins strike N 060 degrees west for over 3,000 feet, through the three southwestern claims. Within this time period it was also stated that a 6-inch intersection on Drill Hole No. 4 had assayed 13,39 ounces of gold (Au) per tonne.
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