Enhanced Stream Sediment Geochemistry for Yukon NTS 105H

Yukon stream sediment geochemical data, re-analyzed using weighted sums modeling and catchment basin analysis. The release is part of a regional assessment covering a large part of Yukon and highlights areas with geochemical responses consistent with base and precious-metal mineral deposit types. Results are presented as catchment maps and associated data files by the Government of Yukon.

Use Cases

• Identify mineral exploration targets based on modeled commodity and pathfinder element abundances.
• Conduct regional geochemical assessments based on catchment basin analysis.
• Compare mineral deposit type signatures based on stream sediment geochemical responses.

Strengths

• Data is part of a regional assessment covering a large part of Yukon.
• Analysis uses two distinct modeling approaches: weighted sums and catchment basin analysis.
• Results are presented as a series of catchment maps and associated data files.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Yukon study area.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon | Gouvernement du Yukon

Collection Method

Re-analysis of archived stream sediment samples using weighted sums modeling and catchment basin analysis, as described in methodology report YGS Open File 2015-10.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 16:35:49.150592; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yukon, Canada, specifically NTS 105H and a large surrounding region.