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  • 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: 2024-01-19
    Date created: 2024-01-11
    Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey
    Format: 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: 2024-01-19
    Date created: 2024-01-11
    Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey
    Format: 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: 2024-01-19
    Date created: 2024-01-19
    Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey
    Format: 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: 2024-01-19
    Date created: 2024-01-19
    Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey
    Format: 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: 2024-01-19
    Date created: 2024-01-19
    Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey
    Format: 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: 2024-01-19
    Date created: 2024-01-19
    Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey
    Format: 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: 2024-01-19
    Date created: 2024-01-19
    Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey
    Format: 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: 2024-01-19
    Date created: 2024-01-11
    Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey
    Format: 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: 2024-01-19
    Date created: 2024-01-19
    Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey
    Format: HTML

  • Yukon hardrock mining, development and exploration overview 2023

    Despite tough market conditions, the Yukon saw another year of significant exploration results and new discoveries. At the time of writing, Yukon Geological Survey (YGS)...
    Date updated: 2024-01-19
    Date created: 2024-01-11
    Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey
    Format: HTML

  • Yukon Mineral Deposits Summary 2023

    This publication is intended as a snapshot of the hard rock mineral resources of Yukon. It is up-to-date as of December 1, 2023. The tables herein have been compiled from...
    Date updated: 2024-01-17
    Date created: 2024-01-17
    Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey
    Format: HTML

  • Land Parcels Polygon - Surveyed

    Surveyed Land Parcel are real property object that represents the spatial extent of a lot or parcel of land against which rights and interests may be registered. Land Parcel...
    Date updated: 2023-12-18
    Date created: 2016-06-14
    Publisher: Geomatics Yukon
    Format: HTML

  • Yukon critical minerals inventory 2021

    This report is intended as a general reference document on Yukon’s critical mineral endowment and potential. It provides some background on critical minerals, and for clarity it...
    Date updated: 2023-12-12
    Date created: 2021-11-18
    Publisher: Yukon Geological Survey
    Format: HTML

  • Wetlands - Broad Scale - Project Extents

    The "WETLAND_BROAD_POLY" dataset is a composite of several individual wetland mapping projects, collectively referred to as "Wetlands - Broad Scale". The methodology used, map...
    Date updated: 2023-11-16
    Date created: 2023-02-03
    Publisher: Geomatics Yukon
    Format: HTML

  • Wetlands - Broad Scale

    This dataset (WETLAND_BROAD_POLY) is a composite of several individual wetland mapping projects, collectively referred to as "Wetlands - Broad Scale". The methodology used, map...
    Date updated: 2023-11-16
    Date created: 2023-02-03
    Publisher: Geomatics Yukon
    Format: HTML

  • Contacts

    Yukon Bedrock Geology MapThis update of the Yukon bedrock geology map builds upon the previous compilation by Gordey and Makepeace (1999, 2001). It includes new, detailed...
    Date updated: 2023-10-10
    Date created: 2016-06-09
    Publisher: Geomatics Yukon
    Format: HTML

  • Faults

    Yukon Bedrock Geology MapThis update of the Yukon bedrock geology map builds upon the previous compilation by Gordey and Makepeace (1999, 2001). It includes new, detailed...
    Date updated: 2023-10-10
    Date created: 2016-06-09
    Publisher: Geomatics Yukon
    Format: HTML

  • Clinton Creek mine site reports

    Historical and current reports on remediation efforts at the Clinton Creek abandoned mine site.
    Date updated: 2023-10-05
    Date created: 2023-02-03
    Publisher: Energy, Mines and Resources
    Format: PDF

  • Park and Protected Areas - 1M

    Yukon parks and protected areas captured from DCW 1:1,000,000 scale dataset. Boundaries were generalized from survey information captured by Legal Survey Division of Natural...
    Date updated: 2023-09-27
    Date created: 2016-06-10
    Publisher: Geomatics Yukon
    Format: HTML

  • Park and Protected Areas - 250k

    Yukon parks and protected areas captured using the National Topographic Base (NTDB) 1:250,000 scale dataset. Boundaries were generalized from survey information captured by...
    Date updated: 2023-09-27
    Date created: 2016-06-10
    Publisher: Geomatics Yukon
    Format: HTML