Enhanced Stream Sediment Geochemistry for Yukon NTS 105O and 105P

A regional assessment of stream sediment geochemistry covering a large part of Yukon, Canada. The data release includes new geochemical data from re-analysis of archived samples, assessed using weighted sums modeling and catchment basin analysis. It was produced by the Government of Yukon and is associated with methodology report YGS Open File 2015-10.

Use Cases

• Identifying mineral exploration targets based on commodity and pathfinder element abundances.
• Conducting catchment basin analysis for regional geochemical assessments.
• Modeling geochemical responses consistent with specific mineral deposit types.
• Validating weighted sums modeling approaches for stream sediment data interpretation.

Strengths

• Data is part of a regional assessment covering a large part of Yukon.
• Analysis uses two distinct approaches: weighted sums modeling 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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

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 16:40:27.787833; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yukon, Canada, specifically NTS map sheets 105O and 105P.