The Hollinger-McIntyre deposit is hosted by mafic volcanic rocks of the central and upper Tisdale assemblages that are intruded by porphyritic intrusions. Mafic volcanic rocks in the deposit have generally been divided into three units: the Northern, Central and Vipond Formations.

The Hollinger Mine historically was developed on gold bearing veins which are structurally controlled by lithologic contacts and deformation zones associated with altered Central and Vipond Formation volcanics. These units strike N55E and 70 SE, and are folded into an anticline. The Northern formation occurs in the core of Central Tisdale Anticline. The Central Formation hosts most of the major veins systems in the Hollinger and McIntyre mines. It is comprised of a heterogeneous sequence and the basal units in the Central Formation are the most important ore hosts in the deposit. The Vipond Formation is the youngest volcanic package in the deposit area.

The lavas have been intruded by a group of porphyry stocks, the largest of which is the Pearl Lake Porphyry. The porphyries are generally conformable to the folds within enclosed rocks and plunge at 45 to 50 degrees E. The porphyry deposits occur in areas of bedrock depressions beneath the lakes, suggesting that they are softer and more prone to erosion than the mafic volcanic rock units that they intrude into.

The core of the Hollinger-McIntyre deposits is an elliptical area of high strain developed along the south limb of the Central Tisdale anticline which surrounds the Pearl Lake porphyry and is approximately 450 to 600 m wide by more than 3 km in length. The elliptical fold of Central Tisdale anticline contains a series of subsidiary folds including the Northern anticline, Hollinger syncline and the Hollinger anticline. The elliptical nature of this structure in plan is due to the non-cylindrical, doubly plunging properties that closes the structure to both the east and west.

Gold is recovered using a combination of gravity concentration and cyanidation techniques. The circuit consists of primary, secondary and tertiary crushing, rod/ball mill grinding, gravity concentration, cyanide leaching, carbon-in-pulp gold recovery, stripping, electro winning and refining.