Yukon Bedrock Geology Maps for Colorado Creek, Selwyn River, and Prospector Mountain

Three 1:50,000-scale bedrock geology maps cover the Colorado Creek, Selwyn River, and Prospector Mountain areas in the Dawson Range, Yukon. The Government of Yukon compiled this Open File, which includes mineral occurrences and descriptions of rock suites from Proterozoic to Tertiary ages. The dataset was last updated on April 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify potential mineral deposits based on described associations with specific rock suites.
• Analyze regional geological structure based on bedrock map data.
• Study the distribution of copper, molybdenum, gold, and lead-zinc-silver occurrences.
• Model geological history using described Proterozoic to Tertiary rock sequences.

Strengths

• Includes three detailed 1:50,000-scale bedrock geology maps.
• Describes numerous mineral deposits and occurrences with specific commodity associations.
• Provides a detailed geological history spanning Proterozoic to Tertiary rock suites.

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 Yukon map areas.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 16:01:40.504860; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colorado Creek (115J/10), Selwyn River (115J/9), and Prospector Mountain (115I/5) map areas, Dawson Range, Yukon Territory.