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Preliminary structural and kinematic analysis of mylonitic rocks of the...
The Teslin suture zone (TSZ) is a Late Triassic to mid-Jurassic subduction complex and forms the fundamental boundary between rocks deposited along the ancient western margin of...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Geology and structural setting of the Regal Ridge emerald property,...
Emerald at the Regal Ridge property in the Finlayson Lake district of southeastern Yukon is hosted within mid-Paleozoic mafic metavolcanic and metaplutonic rocks. These rocks...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Nature of the Robert Service Thrust on Fork Plateau and implications for...
Revision geological mapping has shown that the Robert Service Thrust is imbricated and isoclinally folded in Mayo map area. On Fork Plateau, highly deformed Keno Hill quartzite...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Norm Ross: A long way from the halfway
This article is an interview between the author and Norm Ross. Ross describes his involvement in Yukon's placer mining industry since 1980. He talks about the fluctuations in...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
NH4 geochemistry near sedimentary exhalative deposits in Selwyn Basin: A...
Studies conducted on two Alaskan shale-hosted stratiform Pb-Zn-Ag deposits showed that the NH4 content of illites increased toward the ore bodies and might be used as an...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Overview of Yukon placer geology, gold production and prospects
The physiography and glacial history of Yukon bear directly on the geological setting, grade and economic viability of Yukon placer deposits. The limits of several advances of...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Permo-Triassic Isotopic Dates for Blueschist, Ross River Area, Yukon
Rb-Sr and K-Ar age determinations for muscovite-bearing blueschist in the Yukon Tanana terrane near Ross River indicate a minimum metamorphic age of approximately 250 Ma, and a...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Petrotectonic study of the Teslin suture zone, Yukon: A progress report
The Teslin suture zone (TSZ) forms the fundamental boundary between rocks deposited along the ancient margin of North America and allochthonous terranes to the west. Both North...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Quaternary, structural and engineering geology of the Aishihik River...
The Aishihik River landslide is a prehistoric slope failure located on a southwest-facing slope of the Ruby Range along the Alaska Highway. The failed mass consists of gneissic...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Origin of gold in the White Channel sediments of the Klondike region, Yukon Territory
Results of a study to determine the origin of alteration in the Plio-Pleistocene White Channel sediments and bedrock using field observations, mineralogical and geochemical...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Interpretation of a seismic refraction profile from the Richardson...
A copy of this thesis is available at the EMR library – QE195.O27 1990. This thesis is available online at https://doi.org/10.7939/R33R0Q41BDate updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Late Devonian conodont biostratigraphy of the earn group with age...
A copy of this thesis is available at the EMR library – QE195 I7 1990. This thesis is available online at...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Tectonic analysis of the Nisling, northern Stikine and northern Cache Creek...
A copy of this thesis is available at the EMR library – QE187 J32. This thesis is available online at https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/185864.Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Regional stream sediment and water geochemical data, Eastern Yukon and...
Archived Content Notice: This publication is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Yukon Mineral Deposit Profiles
The deposit models project is an attempt to classify the many known metallic mineral deposits and occurrences in Yukon into specific mineral deposit models. This work began with...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Sluicing in the Yukon Territory - 1984
In the Yukon, the relatively low initial cost, high concentrating ratio, durability, high throughput, ease of use and acceptable recovery rates are reasons the sluice, in its...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Mt. Hundere deposit, southeastern Yukon
In 1990, Curragh Resources announced its intention to spend $70 million to develop a high-grade zinc-lead-silver mine at Mt. Hundere, 54 km north of Watson Lake. The deposit has...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Natural revegetation of placer mine tailings near Mayo, central Yukon
Placer mining occurs extensively in parts of the Yukon, denuding riparian zones and lining valley bottoms with mine tailings. Revegetation of tailings was examined at two placer...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
On the geology of the Tertiary Wrangell lavas in the St. Clare province, St....
The Wrangell lavas in the St. Clare province of southwestern Yukon are part of the larger Wrangell volcanic belt that has been active throughout the Late Cenozoic. These lavas...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Ore mineralogy and formation conditions of vein and replacement-type...
The Logan (MINFILE 105B 099) and YP (MINFILE 105B 001) zinc-lead-silver deposits are located in the Rancheria District, Yukon Territory. These deposits and numerous other...Date updated: 2011-04-04Date created: 2011-04-04Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML