Pickhandle Lakes Mineral Assessment Report for Yukon Land Use Planning

281.7 square kilometers were assessed for mineral potential around the proposed Pickhandle Lakes Special Management Area in southwestern Yukon. The Yukon government and First Nations commissioned a detailed mineral assessment based on geology and expert panel evaluation, with fieldwork conducted in 2002. The report includes a mineral potential map and concludes the proposed SMA area itself has the lowest relative mineral potential.

Use Cases

• Generate mineral potential maps based on geological terrane descriptions
• Inform habitat protection area designation decisions based on mineral assessment findings
• Analyze spatial relationships between wetlands and mineral resource potential based on the geospatial context
• Evaluate expert panel methodologies for mineral deposit model identification

Strengths

• Assessment covers a specific 281.7 km² area, providing a defined spatial scope
• Report is based on a panel of industry experts evaluating geological mineral potential
• Includes a detailed mineral potential map highlighting the Wrangellia Terrane
• Fieldwork data from 2002 provides ground observations for context

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The core proposed SMA area of 50.2 km² had no rock exposures, limiting direct sampling data

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Collection Method

Detailed mineral assessment based on geology and expert panel evaluation, supplemented by fieldwork.

Time Range

Fieldwork conducted in 2002; report publication date unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 16:12:58.847945; freshness should be verified

Geography

Southwestern Yukon, Canada, specifically the proposed Pickhandle Lakes Special Management Area and an enlarged 281.7 km² assessment area.