The Finlayson Lake map area in southeastern Yukon was surveyed for Quaternary geology and till geochemistry. Two teams collected 331 till samples, and 489 samples were analyzed by ICP-MS, including 158 from a 2000 survey. The Yukon government conducted this work to reconstruct glacial history and identify multi-element anomalies linked to mineral deposits.
Use Cases
- Identify mineral deposit anomalies based on multi-element ICP-MS geochemistry results
- Reconstruct glacial ice-flow patterns based on logged Quaternary exposures
- Validate prospecting targets based on high lead/zinc concentrations down-ice from known mineralization
- Discover new mineral occurrences based on base metal anomalies in areas with no known deposits
Strengths
- 489 till samples analyzed by ICP-MS, providing a substantial geochemical dataset
- 331 new samples collected, supplemented by 158 samples from a prior 2000 survey
- Multi-element anomalies are documented near known mineralized zones and in unexplored areas
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Collection Method
- Regional till sampling and Quaternary geology investigations, with ICP-MS analysis.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 16:03:21.152302; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Finlayson Lake map area, southeastern Yukon