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Geothermal Boreholes
The BORHOLES layer represents the compilation of available data from various boreholes throughout the Yukon and near the Yukon border. This data set includes oil and gas...Date updated: 2024-02-13Date created: 2024-02-01Publisher: Geomatics YukonFormat: HTML -
Geothermal Thermal Springs
The THERMAL SPRINGS layer represents a compilation of available data from thermal springs throughout the Yukon and near the Yukon border. Spring data points include information...Date updated: 2024-02-13Date created: 2024-02-01Publisher: Geomatics YukonFormat: HTML -
Geothermal Radiogenic Heat Production
Background: More than 80% of the heat produced in the Earth's crust comes from granitoid rocks. When granitoid rocks form they naturally concentrate radioactive elements such as...Date updated: 2024-02-13Date created: 2024-02-01Publisher: Geomatics YukonFormat: HTML -
Stream Sediment Basins (RGS)
Geochemical data from regional geochemistry survey samples from Yukon have undergone exploratory data analysis and principal component analysis. The results of these analyses...Date updated: 2024-01-30Date created: 2023-11-15Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Preliminary report on the bedrock geology southwest of Big Salmon Lake...
Two contrasting lower Paleozoic units underlie the region southwest of Big Salmon Lake in south-central Yukon. The lower unit comprises dolomitic quartzite, quartzite,...Date updated: 2024-01-30Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Yukon Liquor Corporation retail liquor price lists
These documents are retail liquor price lists for products that can be ordered from the Yukon Liquor Corporation. -
Mineral Deposits by Zone
The purpose of this dataset is to provide quantitative analysis on specific commodities, offering insights into: The total amount of specific commodities, e.g., Gold, in Yukon's...Date updated: 2024-01-26Date created: 2023-10-19Publisher: Geomatics YukonFormat: HTML -
Mineral Deposits by Property
The purpose of this dataset is to provide quantitative analysis on specific commodities, offering insights into: The total amount of specific commodities, e.g., Gold, in Yukon's...Date updated: 2024-01-26Date created: 2023-10-19Publisher: Geomatics YukonFormat: HTML -
Preliminary data from the establishment of longterm ground temperature...
A drilling program was conducted in fall 2023 to install deep (up to 35 m) ground temperature monitoring boreholes in communities at risk from permafrost thaw. These boreholes...Date updated: 2024-01-19Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Yukon placer mining 2023 development and exploration overview
Placer districts across the Yukon yielded strong production this season as a result of favourable conditions. A continued rise in gold prices and stable fuel prices were...Date updated: 2024-01-19Date created: 2024-01-11Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Surficial geochemical data extracted from assessment reports: Development...
The Yukon archive of assessment reports contains a significant amount of data; however, accessing these data is challenging due to the absence of a centralized storage system....Date updated: 2024-01-19Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Yukon Geological Survey 2023 overview
This paper provides a high-level overview of the Yukon Geological Survey’s (YGS) activities in 2023. Several of the projects described here are presented in more detail in the...Date updated: 2024-01-19Date created: 2024-01-11Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Yukon Exploration and Geology Overview 2023
Yukon Exploration and Geology (YEG) papers and the Yukon Exploration and Geology Overview are two of the main publications of the Yukon Geological Survey (YGS; Energy, Mines and...Date updated: 2024-01-19Date created: 2024-01-11Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Yukon Exploration and Geology 2023
The annual Yukon Exploration and Geology (YEG) volumes—YEG Overview and YEG Technical Papers—are the main publications of the Yukon Geological Survey (YGS; Energy, Mines and...Date updated: 2024-01-19Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Shear-wave velocities from broadband HVSR measurements for geothermal...
As Canada pursues net-zero CO2 emissions targets, geothermal energy represents a promising solution, especially in northern Yukon communities such as Burwash Landing. Currently,...Date updated: 2024-01-19Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Hydrothermal modelling of Takhini Hot Springs (NTS 105D/14)
The Takhini Hot Springs, located northeast of Whitehorse, Yukon, exhibits significant geothermal potential with a surface water temperature of 46°C. To address the limited...Date updated: 2024-01-19Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Preliminary observations of the Mesoproterozoic Pinguicula Group in the Coal...
Proterozoic strata in central Yukon are exposed in the Coal Creek, Hart River and Wernecke inliers. The Paleoproterozoic and Neoproterozoic strata are well correlated across the...Date updated: 2024-01-19Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Preliminary site characterization for earthquake hazard assessment using...
Regional mapping of soil stiffness improves understanding of seismic hazard in northern Canada, specifically southwestern Yukon, where local amplification hazards are largely...Date updated: 2024-01-19Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Yukon Geological Survey’s Outreach Program: 2023 highlights
The Yukon Geological Survey (YGS) includes a staff of approximately 20 geoscientists that conduct a wide variety of studies, including traditional bedrock and surficial mapping,...Date updated: 2024-01-19Date created: 2024-01-11Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Permafrost-related landslides following a 2017 wildfire, Dempster Highway,...
The Yukon is experiencing impacts of climate change, marked by elevated annual air temperatures, alterations in precipitation patterns and increased wildfire activity. These...Date updated: 2024-01-19Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML