Placer Gold Deposit Sedimentology at Haggart Creek, Yukon

A thesis from the Government of Yukon details the sedimentology and stratigraphy of placer gold deposits in the Haggart Creek area. It describes six main geomorphic sediment settings and identifies two local lode gold sources. The document is available online via a persistent handle.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of placer gold across the six described geomorphic sediment settings (Reid-age glacial, McConnell-age braided stream, etc.)
• Correlate placer gold grain characteristics (sub-crystalline to crystalline) with proposed local lode sources like sheeted quartz veins or quartz-sulphide fissure veins
• Model placer gold formation processes by studying described reworking events during interglacial times and by McConnell-age periglacial alluvium
• Identify potential new lode source locations by mapping areas where placer gold grains are found far removed from currently known bedrock sources

Strengths

• Thesis provides a detailed classification of six distinct geomorphic sediment settings in the study area
• Identifies at least two specific local lode sources for the placer gold
• Document is preserved with a permanent online handle (hdl.handle.net/1880/25379) ensuring long-term access

Limitations

• Data is presented as a descriptive thesis in HTML format, not as a structured, queryable dataset with rows and columns
• Sample data and specific quantitative measurements (e.g., gold concentration, grain counts) are unavailable in the provided description
• The information is based on a 1999 study, which may not reflect current geological conditions or findings

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Collection Method

Geological thesis research

Time Range

Study dated 1999

Freshness

Metadata indicates a last update of 2026-03-25, but the underlying thesis content is from 1999.

Geography

Haggart Creek area, central Yukon Territory, Canada