Yukon Digital Geology: Bedrock, Mineral, and Geophysical Data

Yukon Digital Geology aggregates multiple geoscience data sets for the Yukon territory. The data includes syntheses of bedrock geology, glacial limits, geochronology, paleontology, mineral occurrences, oil and gas wells, and aeromagnetic images. Data is organized into 45 map tiles corresponding to the National Topographic System 1:250,000 quadrangles and is provided by the Government of Yukon.

Use Cases

• Mineral exploration targeting based on compiled mineral occurrence data.
• Geological mapping and regional analysis based on bedrock geology syntheses.
• Quaternary studies and glacial history reconstruction based on glacial limits data.
• Geophysical interpretation and anomaly detection based on aeromagnetic images.

Strengths

• Data is organized into 45 map tiles for regional analysis.
• Includes multiple thematic layers such as bedrock geology, mineral occurrences, and aeromagnetic images.
• Vector data is presented in several common GIS formats (shapefile, dBase, ArcInfo).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Collection Method

Compilation and synthesis of existing geoscience data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 16:09:10.642883; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Yukon, Canada