Enhanced Interpretation of Stream Sediment Geochemical Data for NTS 105L

New geochemical data from re-analysis of archived stream sediment samples assessed using weighted sums modeling and catchment basin analysis. The results highlight areas with geochemical responses consistent with base and precious-metal mineral deposit types and are presented as catchment maps and data files. This release is part of a regional assessment covering a large part of Yukon.

Use Cases

• Identify prospective areas for mineral exploration based on modeled commodity and pathfinder element abundances.
• Conduct regional geochemical assessments using catchment basin analysis techniques.
• Compare results from different modeling approaches for base and precious-metal deposit types.

Strengths

• Data is derived from re-analysis of archived samples, suggesting a controlled source.
• Analysis employs two distinct modeling approaches: weighted sums and catchment basin analysis.
• Results are presented as a series of catchment maps with 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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

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 per methodology report YGS Open File 2015-10.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 15:40:10.213091; freshness should be verified.

Geography

NTS 105L, covering a large part of Yukon, Canada.