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The three `Windy McKinley' terranes of Stevenson Ridge (115JK), western Yukon.
Rocks assigned to the Windy McKinley Terrane occur in Stevenson Ridge and Kluane map areas of western Yukon. Based on new mapping in Stevenson Ridge area, rocks mapped as Windy...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Are mafic dykes in the Nor and Hart River areas of the Yukon correlative to...
Samples of mafic to intermediate dikes were collected from the Nor and Hart River areas of the Yukon in regions underlain by metasedimentary rocks and breccia that have been...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Preliminary lithostratigraphy of the Laberge Group (Jurassic), south-central...
The Whitehorse Trough, a Mesozoic sedimentary basin in south-central Yukon that has potential for gas and oil, consists of the Lewes River Group (Triassic), the Laberge Group...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Winter Low Flow Stream Measurements Using the Salt Slug Injection Method
Assessing the impact of a mining project requires knowledge of the water balance. Study of stream flow variation over the open water season can be readily accomplished with a...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Geophysical and borehole investigations of permafrost conditions associated...
The effects of permafrost degradation in Yukon have serious negative implications for the structural integrity of vertical infrastructure. This is especially pertinent for...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Micropetrology and mineral geochemistry of the Tombstone and Deadman...
Micropetrographic observations and mineral geochemistry data, along with previously reported whole-rock geochemistry, defined an A-type granite-affinity for the Tombstone and...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Developing a new method to identify previously unrecognized geochemical and...
Placer gold is a notable resource in the western Yukon; however, identification of the lode sources feeding these placer deposits has been difficult. Previous studies have used...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Permafrost and landslide activity: Case studies from southwestern Yukon Territory
Five case studies of recent landslides in southwestern Yukon Territory illustrate the role of permafrost in landslide processes of the region. In the Marshall Creek basin,...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
2006 Regional Water Quality, Sediment and Benthic Invertebrate Assessment...
The Macmillan Pass in east-central Yukon (Figure 1) near the border with the Northwest Territories, is a highly mineralized area. The significant presence of metallic minerals...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Geology of Spencer Creek (105B/1) and Daughney Lake (105B/2) Map Areas,...
Twelve lithostratigraphic units, including ten autochthonous and two allochthonous units, are recognized, and most of these are divided into 27 subunits. They range from...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Williams Creek Project, Thermal Leach Project Test Heap Leach Project at...
An extensive heap leach field test was conducted during the 1993-1994 winter season at Carmacks, Yukon Territory. The test itself utilized an approximately 5-m-diameter crib...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Very Fine Stream Sediment Sampling for Gold
In theory, very fine sediment sampling (<53 microns) has the potential to improve the usefulness of stream sediment data for gold. The key theoretical advantages over...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Beneficiation of Barite Ore
High grade, bedded barite deposits occur in upper Paleozoic sedimentary rocks of the Earn Group in south-eastern Niddery Lake map area. Following discovery and initial...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
New bedrock geology of Mount Mervyn map sheet (106C/04) and mineral...
An integrated bedrock mapping and regional soil sampling program in the Mount Mervyn map area (106C/04) was undertaken in 2010. It is the first year of a multi-year initiative...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
New insights into the geology and mineral potential of the Coast Belt in...
The southwestern Yukon Coast Belt mapping project is a joint Yukon Geological Survey/Geological Survey of Canada initiative operated under Natural Resources Canada’s GEM...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
A reconnaissance inventory of permafrost-related landslides in the Pelly...
A reconnaissance inventory of permafrost-related landslides in the Pelly River watershed was conducted in 2006, largely in response to local community concerns regarding the...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
An Evaluation of Ground Penetrating Radar as a Tool in Placer Exploration
A test of ground penetrating radar (GPR) was conducted on 10 placer deposits throughout the Yukon in March 1993. At each site, profile surveys were conducted near known depths...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Research of Low Permeability Cover Performance at the Arctic Gold and Silver...
The Arctic Gold and Silver Mine Site located on Montana Mountain near Carcross, Yukon (the Site) operated during the late 1960's. After mining operation was ceased in 1969,...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Preliminary results of a petrological study of ultramafic rocks of the...
The Cache Creek (CCT) and Slide Mountain terranes (SMT), including the Seventymile Terrane in Alaska of the Northern Cordillera consist of oceanic assemblages that have been...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Glenlyon project: Coherent stratigraphic succession of Yukon-Tanana Terrane...
Geological mapping of Yukon-Tanana Terrane in Little Salmon Range has outlined a coherent stratigraphic succession in rocks that were previously described as strongly foliated...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML