84 active exploration projects were operating in the Yukon as of November 2024. This dataset provides an overview of the Yukon's hardrock mineral exploration and development sector for 2024, including expenditure estimates, production revenue, and project counts. It was compiled by the Yukon Geological Survey using company press releases, SEDAR filings, and industry conversations.
Use Cases
- Analyze regional economic impact based on reported exploration and development expenditures
- Track mining project distribution based on the count of active projects within specific First Nations' Traditional Territories
- Assess industry volatility based on reported impacts from a major mine failure
- Model production revenue trends based on reported gold and silver production values
Strengths
- Provides specific expenditure figures: $145M for exploration and $40M for development in 2024
- Includes concrete project counts: 84 active exploration projects as of November 2024
- Reports production revenue estimate: at least $190M attributed to gold and silver
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 temporal bias inherent to a single-year snapshot
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon | Gouvernement du Yukon
- Collection Method
- Estimates based on company press releases, System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) postings, and conversations with industry clients.
- Time Range
- 2024
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:46:37.800414; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Yukon, Canada