Yukon mineral exploration activity in 2021 was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic but approached a normal season due to industry and government measures. Exploration expenditures were approximately $113 million, development expenditures $71.5 million, and hard rock metal production valued at $500 million. The Government of Yukon compiled this overview, which includes data on 91 active projects and commodity targets.
Use Cases
- Analyze year-over-year changes in exploration and development expenditures based on the reported financial figures.
- Compare the distribution of commodity targets across projects based on the percentages for gold, copper, lead-zinc, and others.
- Assess the impact of grant programs like YMEP on smaller exploration projects based on the mention of funded projects.
- Monitor the operational status of mines like Eagle Gold, Keno, and Minto based on production ramp-up and restart information.
Strengths
- Includes specific financial figures: $113 million exploration expenditure, $71.5 million development expenditure, $500 million production value.
- Provides counts of active projects: 91 in 2021, down from 106 in 2020.
- Details commodity focus percentages: 59% gold, 15% copper, 9% lead-zinc, 16% silver.
- Identifies specific mines and programs: Eagle Gold, Keno, Minto, and the Yukon Mineral Exploration Program (YMEP).
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, focusing solely on Yukon.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon | Gouvernement du Yukon
- Time Range
- 2021
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 16:11:15.488667; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Yukon, Canada