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Description
The Mineral Industry Report 1974 is a review of the Yukon mineral industry compiled by the Northern Natural Resources and Environment Branch, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. Information was gathered from site visits, personal communications, technical reports, trade journals, newspapers, Geological Survey of Canada publications, and monthly reports from four Yukon mining districts. The report is available in HTML and PDF formats under the OGL-CA-2.0 license.
Use Cases
Historical trend analysis of mineral exploration and production based on the annual review structure.
Geographic analysis of mining activity based on data from the Dawson, Mayo, Watson Lake, and Whitehorse districts.
Policy research on government oversight of natural resources based on the report's institutional origin.
Strengths
Report synthesizes information from multiple primary sources, including site visits and official district reports.
Provides a focused temporal snapshot of the industry for the year 1974.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single-year, region-specific government report.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Northern Natural Resources and Environment Branch, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Government of Yukon.
Collection Method
Information obtained from visits to mineral properties, personal communication, technical reports, trade journals, newspapers, and official publications.
Time Range
1974
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-17 16:07:53.592222; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Yukon, Canada, specifically the Dawson, Mayo, Watson Lake, and Whitehorse Mining Districts.
License is OGL-CA-2.0; users should review terms for attribution and use requirements.