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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...Date updated: 2026-05-14Date created: 2024-01-11Publisher: 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: 2026-05-14Date created: 2024-01-11Publisher: 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: 2026-05-14Date created: 2024-01-11Publisher: 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: 2026-05-14Date 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...Date updated: 2026-05-14Date 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: 2026-05-14Date created: 2024-01-17Publisher: 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: 2026-05-14Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Seismicity near the eastern Denali fault from temporary and long-term...
We studied earthquakes near Burwash Landing, Yukon. Using data from temporary and permanent seismic stations, we enhanced the understanding of both regional and local...Date updated: 2026-05-14Date 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....Date updated: 2026-05-14Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: 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: 2026-05-14Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: 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: 2026-05-14Date 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: 2026-05-14Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: 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: 2026-05-14Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: 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: 2026-05-14Date 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: 2026-05-14Date 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...Date updated: 2026-05-14Date created: 2024-01-19Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Surficial Geology of the Beaver Creek Area, Yukon
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Earthquake Relocations Delineate a Discrete Fault Network and Deformation...
Deformation in southeastern Alaska and southwest Yukon is governed by the subduction and translation of the Pacific-Yakutat plates relative to the North American plate in the...Date updated: 2026-05-14Date created: 2024-05-27Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
Retrogressive thaw slump susceptibility in the northern hemisphere permafrost region
Mean annual temperatures in the Arctic and subarctic have increased in recent decades, increasing the number of permafrost hazards. Retrogressive thaw slumps (RTSs), triggered...Date updated: 2026-05-14Date created: 2024-05-29Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML -
The July 2007 rock and ice avalanches at Mount Steele, St. Elias Mountains,...
A large rock and ice avalanche occurred on the north face of Mount Steele, southwest Yukon Territory, Canada, on July 24, 2007. In the days and weeks preceding the landslide,...Date updated: 2026-05-14Date created: 2024-05-29Publisher: Yukon Geological SurveyFormat: HTML