Gold Particle Composition Data from the Klaza Property, Yukon

Compositional studies of gold particles from hypogene ore, eluvial material, and placer samples in the Klaza property, Yukon. The data correlate with in situ mineralization to understand placer-lode relationships and compositional changes between porphyry and epithermal environments. It was published by the Government of Yukon and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Inferring the source of placer gold based on silver and copper content mentioned in the description.
• Developing exploration methodologies using the Pb-Bi-Te compositional signature identified in gold grains.
• Comparing the relative importance of vein versus porphyry mineralization as a gold source.
• Targeting Cu-Au systems by analyzing the size and composition of porphyry and epithermal footprints of detrital gold.

Strengths

• Data is correlated with previous descriptions of in situ mineralization.
• Identifies specific compositional discriminants like silver and copper.
• Demonstrates the presence of a Pb-Bi-Te signature previously seen in other deposits.

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 Klaza property.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Collection Method

Compositional studies undertaken on recovered gold particles.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 16:08:13.725597; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Klaza property, Nansen placer district, Yukon, Canada