The Yukon Mineral Exploration Program (YMEP) is a funding program which provides financial support to proponents exploring for minerals in Yukon. Individual prospectors, partnerships, and private and publically listed companies are eligible to apply. YMEP funding has led to numerous discoveries and provided significant economic benefits to the territory through both direct program spending and development investments.
There are four modules in the program: three modules (Grassroots, Focused Regional and Target Evaluation) support hard rock projects at different stages of exploration, and one module supports exploration for placer resources. Detailed information on project modules and levels of funding can be found in the YMEP guidebooks (https://yukon.ca/en/mineral-exploration-funding).
The Government of Yukon acknowledges that Indigenous Peoples have traditional territories throughout the Yukon and celebrates their role as stewards of the lands and waters and their ongoing connection to this place.
