Government of Yukon reports describe the placer mining industry in Yukon from 1978 to 1982. The volume contains two sections: industry-wide reports on regulations, deposit formation, and marketing, and descriptions of 288 individual mining operations. Information was compiled from field investigations, records, and the field notes of Dr. D.B. Craig.
Use Cases
- Historical analysis of placer mining regulations based on the reports outlining industry rules
- Mapping the distribution of mining claims based on the included geospatial maps
- Studying the formation of placer deposits based on the geological papers in the volume
- Profiling individual mining operations based on the descriptions of 288 active sites
Strengths
- Describes 288 individual mining operations active during the period
- Contains both textual reports and geospatial maps showing claim distribution
- Information compiled from multiple sources including field investigations and expert notes
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 the 1978-1982 period
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Collection Method
- Compiled from field investigations, records on file, and the field notes of Dr. D.B. Craig
- Time Range
- 1978-1982
- Geography
- Yukon, Canada