The unglaciated Klondike Plateau in west-central Yukon is the focus of this dataset. It contains property-scale (1:20,000) surficial geology mapping identifying 12 landform-soil types (LSTs) to support soil geochemical sampling for mineral exploration. The dataset was published by the Government of Yukon and last updated in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Planning soil geochemical sampling strategies based on landform-soil type classifications.
- Interpreting geochemical anomalies based on soil depth and transport distance factors.
- Selecting appropriate sampling methods based on surface organic thickness and loess thickness.
- Correlating field observations with aerial photograph patterns using the identified LST framework.
Strengths
- Provides detailed property-scale (1:20,000) mapping, more detailed than regional-scale (1:50,000) maps.
- Defines 12 distinct landform-soil types (LSTs) with recognizable field and aerial patterns.
- Links LST suitability to six specific factors: soil depth, permafrost depth, surface organic thickness, loess thickness, transport distance, and anomaly type.
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 Klondike Plateau region.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Collection Method
- Property-scale surficial geology mapping completed for exploration projects.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:57:17.581553; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Unglaciated Klondike Plateau, west-central Yukon