It was the first mine in Canada to have a metallurgist on the mill staff and employing a graduate engineer as mine superintendent. It was also the first in Canada to use rubber liners in milling and the first in the Porcupine camp to apply square-set and cut-and-fill stope mining.
This mine was innovative for Canada, being the first to have a metallurgist on its mill staff and employ a graduate engineer as its superintendent. It also pioneered the use of rubber liners in milling and the application of square-set and cut-and-fill stope mining within the Porcupine camp.