A 2026 geological survey of the Anvil Lake area in central Yukon, covering parts of NTS 105K/11 and 12. The Government of Yukon produced this dataset to provide new bedrock information for exploration of silver-bearing veins. It represents the first season of an investigation aiming to revise regional maps with further paleontology, geochronology, and structural analysis.
Use Cases
- Identifying potential silver-bearing veins based on stratigraphic and structural contacts.
- Planning mineral exploration campaigns based on new bedrock mapping.
- Revising regional geological maps based on contact-metamorphosed siltstone and sandstone observations.
- Analyzing the relationship between the Early Paleozoic Selwyn basin and intrusive Anvil batholith.
Strengths
- Dataset is published by the Government of Yukon, an authoritative source.
- Focuses on a disseminated silver-base metal deposit of current interest.
- Last updated on 2026-04-17, indicating recent data.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific mapped area.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Collection Method
- Geological field survey and mapping.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:49:46.514519
- Geography
- Anvil Lake area, central Yukon (parts of NTS 105K/11 and 12)