April 2026 data describes the Tad mineral showing, an unusual porphyry-style occurrence in west-central Yukon where zinc is the primary metal. The occurrence is hosted in a 2 km wide plug composed of crowded plagioclase-quartz-biotite porphyry. The Government of Yukon provides this data, which includes details on supergene oxide gold and molybdenum mineralization.
Use Cases
- Identifying zinc-rich porphyry deposits based on the primary metal anomaly
- Comparing radiometric signatures based on the low Th/K ratio survey data
- Analyzing mineralization types based on supergene oxide gold and molybdenum details
- Studying geological host structures based on the 2 km wide plug description
Strengths
- Specific geological description of a 2 km wide host plug
- Clear comparison to the Casino copper-molybdenum-gold deposit
- Includes multiple mineralization types: zinc, gold, and molybdenum
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to open_canada
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:45:28.239752; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Dawson Range, west-central Yukon