GARDEd: Yukon Surficial Geochemical Data from Assessment Reports

GARDEd contains over 300,000 surficial geochemical samples extracted from more than 300 assessment reports submitted after 2004. The database was developed by the Government of Yukon to centralize data from its archive of assessment reports. It follows a data model from the British Columbia Geological Survey and uses a custom Python tool for automated extraction.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional geochemical signatures based on surficial sample data.
• Identify mineral deposit indicators based on geochemical concentrations.
• Automate data extraction workflows for geological assessment reports.
• Study environmental baseline conditions based on surficial geochemistry.

Strengths

• Contains over 300,000 surficial geochemical samples.
• Data sourced from more than 300 assessment reports.
• Follows a standardized data model from the British Columbia Geological Survey.
• Initial spatial focus was a 75 km radius around the Casino deposit.

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, with initial focus on a specific Yukon region.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon | Gouvernement du Yukon

Collection Method

Data extracted from digital assessment reports using a custom Python tool.

Time Range

Reports submitted after 2004.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:48:02.100766; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yukon, Canada; initial focus on a 75 km radius around the Casino deposit.