Regional Geochemical Surveys: Stream Sediment Data for Yukon

Regional Geochemical Surveys (RGS) data contains stream sediment geochemical measurements from surveys conducted in Yukon. The dataset is provided by the Government of Yukon and was last updated on 2026-05-20. Data files are available in ZIP, XLS, and HTML formats under the OGL-CA-2.0 license.

Use Cases

• Identify mineral exploration targets based on anomalous geochemical concentrations in stream sediments.
• Establish regional geochemical baselines for environmental monitoring based on sediment composition.
• Conduct spatial analysis of element distributions for geological mapping based on survey data.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from a government geological survey, suggesting institutional credibility.
• The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-20, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Collection Method

Regional geochemical surveys of stream sediments.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 15:43:29.255270.

Geography

Yukon, Canada