Government of Yukon mapping and drilling data elucidates structural controls on gold mineralization. The Paleozoic basement hosts ultramafic rocks emplaced during the Late Triassic – Early Jurassic, with gold strongly controlled by host rock types like felsic gneiss and quartzite. This dataset includes HTML and PDF files last updated in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Identify prospective gold mineralization zones based on structural and lithological controls mentioned in the description
- Correlate mapped ultramafic bodies with airborne magnetic anomalies for exploration targeting
- Analyze the influence of brittle normal faults and fractures on fluid flow and gold deposition
- Model the preferential fracturing and hydrothermal alteration of felsic gneiss and quartzite rock types
Strengths
- Data is associated with new mapping and drilling from gold exploration activities
- Includes correlation with published airborne magnetic anomalies
- Focuses on a specific geological area (White River, Yukon) with detailed rock type analysis
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 the White River area
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon | Gouvernement du Yukon
- Collection Method
- New mapping and drilling associated with gold exploration
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:58:18.189143; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- White River area, Yukon