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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 -
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: 2024-01-19Date created: 2024-01-11Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: 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: 2024-01-17Date created: 2024-01-17Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: 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: 2023-12-12Date created: 2021-11-18Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Analysis of geoscience data for geothermal exploration along the Teslin...
In collaboration with the Yukon Geological Survey, Teslin Tlingit Council, and other project partners, Innovate Geothermal Ltd. performed an analysis of geoscience data in...Date updated: 2023-09-07Date created: 2023-09-07Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Surficial geology and geohazards of the greater Whitehorse area.
Remote predictive community-scale surficial geology mapping was completed for the greater Whitehorse area, through desktop interpretation of recent high-resolution imagery...Date updated: 2023-03-21Date created: 2023-03-21Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Magmatic-hydrothermal deposits in central Yukon: Variations on a theme
This field trip guidebook was prepared for the 100th Anniversary Meeting of the Society of Economic Geologists originally planned to be held in Whistler, British Columbia,...Date updated: 2023-01-31Date created: 2023-01-31Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Yukon hard rock mining, development and exploration overview 2022
Yukon mineral exploration activity in 2022 normalized, somewhat, as the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic abated. However, headwinds remained for explorers in Yukon:...Date updated: 2023-01-20Date created: 2023-01-20Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Yukon Mineral Exploration Program 2022 update
The Yukon Mineral Exploration Program (YMEP) is a Government of Yukon funding program designed to support individual prospectors, partnerships and companies. The funding...Date updated: 2023-01-20Date created: 2023-01-20Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Yukon Geological Survey 2022 overview
This overview provides a summary of research highlights for 2022. Many of the projects described here are presented in more detail in the Yukon Exploration and Geology technical...Date updated: 2023-01-20Date created: 2023-01-20Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Yukon Exploration and Geology Overview 2022
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Yukon placer mining 2022 development and exploration overview
Placer mining in the Yukon remains a strong and innovative industry, and has the potential for a modern record-high reporting this season. The number of active operations is...Date updated: 2023-01-20Date created: 2023-01-20Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Yukon Exploration and Geology 2022
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Mapping the rate of change of select glaciers using satellite and...
Glacier mass loss is accelerating throughout Yukon. This mass loss is confirmed by multiple studies and methods. New remotely-sensed and field-measured terminus retreat rates...Date updated: 2023-01-19Date created: 2023-01-19Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Preliminary double-difference relocation earthquake catalogue for...
Southwestern Yukon is a seismically active zone of crustal deformation including multiple large, dextral strike-slip fault systems with overlapping activity. In this study, we...Date updated: 2023-01-19Date created: 2023-01-19Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML