A 25 km long east-west belt of hydrothermal vein systems in central Yukon hosts silver-lead-zinc deposits. The Government of Yukon provides data on mineralogical zones, including pyrargyrite, siderite, galena, sphalerite, freibergite, pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, calcite, boulangerite-jamesonite, and quartz-arsenopyrite assemblages. Higher gold values are recorded in specific zones.
Use Cases
- Mapping mineralogical zones based on described assemblages like pyrargyrite and freibergite
- Analyzing spatial distribution of silver, lead, and zinc mineralization along the 25 km belt
- Studying the evolution of hydrothermal deposition environments based on changing mineral facies
- Identifying associations between mineral zones and higher gold values mentioned in zones 1, 2, and 5
Strengths
- Describes a specific 25 km long mineral belt with clear east-west orientation
- Details five distinct mineralogical zones with characteristic assemblages from west to east
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
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 16:05:37.915946; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Keno Hill-Galena Hill mining district, central Yukon