ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁were ▁conf ined ▁mostly ▁to ▁surface ▁min eral ▁expl oration . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁sm elter ▁was ▁re built ▁to ▁test ▁out ▁the ▁possibilities ▁of ▁making ▁a ▁suitable ▁mat te ▁from ▁the ▁m ined ▁ore . ▁High - grade ▁quart z ▁ve in ▁material ▁from ▁the ▁C uni pt au ▁Sil ica ▁De pos it ▁in ▁Best ▁Township ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁flux ▁for ▁the ▁ore ▁sm el ting . ▁Development ▁of ▁the ▁C uni pt au ▁Mine ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁consisted ▁of ▁under ground ▁dr ifting , ▁cross cut ting ▁and ▁raising , ▁with ▁expl oration ▁conf ined ▁to ▁surface ▁and ▁under ground ▁diam ond ▁dr illing . ▁The ▁mine ▁office ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁G ow ard , ▁a ▁local ity ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Tem ag ami . ▁ ▁C uni pt au ▁M ines ▁re open ed ▁the ▁Alex o ▁Mine ▁near ▁Por quis ▁J unction ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁Oper ations ▁at ▁this ▁min ing ▁property ▁during ▁the ▁year ▁consisted ▁of ▁partial ▁mine ▁de water ing ▁and ▁sampling . ▁The ▁company ▁sh ipped ▁two ▁cars ▁of ▁ore ▁from ▁Alex o ▁to ▁the ▁C uni pt au ▁Mine ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁nick el ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁material ▁being ▁sm elt ed . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁the ▁share hold ers ▁of ▁C uni pt au ▁M ines ▁rat ified ▁a ▁proposal ▁to