Fairchild Lake Mineral Occurrences in Yukon's Wernecke Mountains

Middle to Late Proterozoic geological data for the Fairchild Lake map area (106C/13) in Yukon, Canada. The dataset describes sedimentary successions, the Racklan orogeny, and mineralization occurrences containing Zn, Pb, Cu, Ag, Au, U, and Co. It was published by the Government of Yukon and last updated on April 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping sedimentary exhalative mineralization based on described Zn, Pb, Cu, and Ag occurrences in dolomitic sequences
• Analyzing vein-type mineralization patterns based on described Zn, Pb, Cu, Ag, Au, and U occurrences
• Studying intrusive breccia-hosted mineralization based on described Wernecke breccia containing Cu, Co, U, Ag, and Au
• Investigating the relationship between Racklan orogeny deformation and subsequent mineralization events

Strengths

• Detailed geological description of three principal sedimentary successions and their relationships
• Specific identification of multiple mineralization types (sedimentary exhalative, vein, intrusive breccia) and their metal contents
• Clear temporal framework linking mineralization to the Middle to Late Proterozoic Racklan orogeny

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 specific Fairchild Lake map area

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Time Range

Middle to Late Proterozoic

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:40:54.482532; freshness should be verified

Geography

Fairchild Lake map area (106C/13), Wernecke Mountains, Yukon, Canada