Wellesley Lake Mineral Assessment Report for Yukon Special Management Area

A 530.30 km² Habitat Protection Area around Wellesley Lake in Yukon was assessed for mineral potential. The detailed mineral assessment report, based on expert panel evaluation, covers an approximately 1094 km² study area and identifies the Windy McKinley Terrane as having the highest relative mineral potential. The report was produced by the Government of Yukon and includes findings from 2002 fieldwork.

Use Cases

• Assessing mineral potential for volcanic massive sulfide deposits based on geology descriptions
• Evaluating land-use conflicts between habitat protection and mineral staking based on the report's findings
• Mapping geological formations with high mineral potential based on the detailed assessment map
• Analyzing soil and stream sediment sample anomalies for gold, arsenic, and antimony mentioned in the report

Strengths

• Report covers a specific 530.30 km² Special Management Area and a broader 1094 km² study area for context
• Assessment is based on a panel of industry experts evaluating geological mineral potential
• Includes specific findings from 2002 fieldwork, including anomalous gold values in soil samples

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 open_canada, focusing solely on a Yukon region

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon | Gouvernement du Yukon

Collection Method

Detailed mineral assessment based on expert panel evaluation and 2002 fieldwork.

Time Range

Assessment report references fieldwork conducted in 2002.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 16:02:38.889945; freshness should be verified

Geography

Wellesley Lake and surrounding wetlands in Yukon, Canada, covering approximately 1094 km².