Yukon Stream Sediment Geochemistry for Mineral Exploration

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, conducted by the Government of Yukon. Results include catchment maps and associated data files evaluating commodity and pathfinder element abundances.

Use Cases

• Identify mineral exploration targets based on catchment basin analysis.
• Model geochemical responses for base and precious-metal deposit types.
• Conduct regional geochemical assessments using weighted sums modeling.
• Analyze pathfinder element distributions in stream sediments.

Strengths

• Data is derived from re-analysis of archived stream sediment samples, suggesting a historical baseline.
• Analysis employs two distinct modeling approaches: weighted sums modeling 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.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the Yukon region.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Collection Method

Re-analysis of archived stream sediment samples using weighted sums modeling and catchment basin analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 15:35:11.491160; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yukon, Canada (NTS 105N and a large regional part)