Government of Yukon

In this report the authors describe the results of a research program on granitic pegamtites in Yukon and the western Northwest Territories. These unusual rocks are of scientific and economic interest for the following reasons:: 1) Rare elements such as Ta, Nb, Li, Rb, Cs, Be, and Sn are commonly...

This map of the first vertical derivative of the magnetic field was derived from data acquired during an aeromagnetic survey carried out by Fugro Airborne Surveys during the period April 17, 2006 to August 26, 2007. The data were recorded using a split-beam cesium vapour magnetometer (sensitivity...

The Yukon-Tanana Terrane (YTT) is a terrane of pericratonic affinity which occupies an intermediate position between continental margin rocks of Ancestral North America (Cassiar Terrane, Selwyn Basin) to the east and arc and oceanic terranes accreted in Mesozoic time to the west (Quesnellia,...

Geological map of Quartet Lakes map area (NTS 106E/1), including a geological cross-section and mineral occurrences.

Preliminary geological map of the northwestern Aishihik Lake area, parts of NTS 115H/12 and 13 (1:50 000-scale)

This Open File consists of a map and report which lists information on 419 mineral ocurrences in Yukon that contain noteworthy amounts of gold and/or silver. A capsule description of the occurrence's geology is present along with a list of the significant ore minerals. This is followed by...

Geological map of southern Semenof Hills (part of NTS 105E/1,7,8), south-central Yukon (1:50 000 scale)

The Anvil Mining District contains the most westerly exposures of the off-shelf basinal facies (Selwyn Basin) of the Cordilleran miogeocline, a prism of sedimentary rocks of Precambrian to Jurassic age deposited along the relatively stable, passive continental margin of western North America....

Geological map (1:25 000 scale) of Rose Mountain area, central Yukon (NTS 105 K/5 NE) including a geological cross section, mineral occurrences, isotopic age dates, fossil samples and geochemical samples.

This report documents the state of the Placer Mining Industry in the Yukon Territory for the 1991 and 1992 mining seasons. The majority of this volume consists of detailed descriptions of placer operations visited by the staff of the Placer Mining Section of the Mineral Development Division,...

Geological map (1:50 000 scale) of the Aishihik Lake area, southwest Yukon (NTS 115 H/6) including geological cross-sections and mineral occurrences.

The following tables have been compiled from information derived from the Yukon MINFILE 2005 A database of mineral occurrences (Deklerk and Traynor, 2005). Reserve and resource figures presented are not calculated by Yukon MINFILE personnel, but are quoted from referenced industry sources,...

This publication is a field guide to the geology and mining history of the Whitehorse Copper Belt. It is designed to assist Whitehorse residents and visitors in exploring this fascinating area. Sheet 1 is a geological map with a list of suggested stops, while sheet 2 provides specific...

The Peel Plateau and Plain in the Yukon is a potentially prospective petroleum province that lies north of the Mackenzie Mountains and east of the Richardson Mountains up to the inter-territorial boundary. The area contains a Lower Cambrian to Upper Cretaceous stratigraphic succession up to...

A map of the residual total magnetic field derived from data acquired by Goldak Airborne Surveys during the period of November 19, 2008 to February 19, 2009. Data were recorded using a split-beam cesium vapour magnetometer mounted in the tail boom of a Piper Navajo aircraft.

Placer gold deposits are widespread throughout the largely unglaciated Stewart River and southern part of the Dawson map areas. These deposits include the world famous Klondike goldfields, the historic Fortymile and Sixty Mile goldfields, and well known placers along Black Hills, Scroggie,...

This CD-Rom contains bibliographic references of published and unpublished data relevant to the Minerals Industry of the Yukon. These references are the basis of a comprehensive bibliographic database that will be added to and updated as required. The CD-ROM contains information in both Procite...

Surficial Geology of Robinson, Yukon map

Geology of the Whitehorse Copper Belt (NTS 105 D/11), southern Yukon. A compilation including a 1:25 000-scale geological map with marginal notes on bedrock geology, mineral occurrences, mineral deposits and grades of some mineral deposits.

Surficial geology of Colorado Creek (115J/10), Yukon (1:50 000 scale)