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Description
Government of Yukon's Geology Section produced a 1977 review of the territory's mineral industry. The report divides activities into lode mining and exploration, coal mining and exploration, and placer mining, with information sourced from property visits, technical reports, and official publications.
Use Cases
Analyze work descriptions on mineral claims to identify exploration trends for lode, coal, and placer mining sectors.
Compare operating summaries from producing mines to assess 1977 production levels and economic activity.
Extract data from the list of technical reports, including confidential and available assessment reports, for historical research validation.
Strengths
Report provides structured division of industry activities into three distinct operational categories.
Information compiled from multiple authoritative sources including Geological Survey of Canada publications and District Mining Recorder reports.
Limitations
Data is presented in HTML format without a structured, machine-readable tabular schema, limiting computational analysis.
Report covers only a single year (1977), providing a snapshot without longitudinal context.
Provenance
Source
Geology Section, Yukon, Northern Affairs Program, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs.
Collection Method
Information obtained from visits to mineral properties, personal communications, technical reports, trade journals, newspapers, and government publications.
Time Range
1977
Freshness
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Geography
Yukon, Canada
Primary data format is HTML; license is listed as 'yk-oglyk', which may require review for specific usage terms.