Yukon Magnetic Data for Carbon Mineralization Potential Assessment

Regional-scale magnetic data from the Yukon territory, covering a mapped area of approximately 2000 km², was used to model serpentinized ultramafic rocks. The Government of Yukon published this work in April 2026 to identify potential sites for carbon mineralization. Results estimate local volumes up to 361 km³ and a total CO2 storage capacity exceeding 1600 gigatonnes.

Use Cases

• Identify prospective sites for carbon mineralization based on magnetic anomalies.
• Model volumes of serpentinized rock bodies based on 3D magnetic data interpretation.
• Estimate regional CO2 storage capacity based on modelled rock volumes.
• Guide future high-resolution mapping and data collection efforts based on regional-scale findings.

Strengths

• Provides a regional-scale assessment covering approximately 2000 km² of mapped ultramafic rock.
• Includes 3D modelling results with specific volume estimates up to 361 km³ and a total capacity >1600 GtCO2.
• Based on public datasets, facilitating transparency and reproducibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Collection Method

Regional-scale magnetic data modelling.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:58:21.153633; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yukon territory, Canada