Here you can find tasks related to mining in Yukon. If you need more information, contact a district mining recorder's office or email [email protected].

Top tasks
New minerals legislation
Find a mining recorder's office
Find maps and records for mining claims and tenure
Find a mining form
See mining notices and bulletins
Mining projects and Yukon First Nations
Find government legislation
Find a Compliance, Monitoring and Inspections office
Things you should know before purchasing mineral claims

Placer claims and leases

Apply for a placer claim
Group your placer claims
Renew your placer claim
Transfer a placer claim
Apply for a prospecting lease
Renew your placer prospecting lease
Stake your prospecting lease into claims
Assign a prospecting lease

Quartz claims and leases

Apply for a quartz claim
Renew your quartz claim
Transfer a quartz claim
Group your quartz claims
Apply for a quartz mining lease

Mining land use

Determine the class of your placer mining operation
Determine the class of your quartz mining operation
Submit a Class 1 exploration notice
Submit your Class 2 exploration notification
Apply to carry out a Class 3 placer mining operation
Apply to do Class 3 or Class 4 quartz exploration
Prepare a project proposal for Class 4 placer activities
Submit pre-season or post-season mineral exploration reports
Assign a mining land use approval
View mining notifications and land use approvals
Get a resource road permit
Learn what royalties are collected on mining
See how much security is being held for mining
Wetland reclamation plan template

Major mine licensing

Apply to operate a major quartz mine
Learn about quartz mine reclamation and closure
See where major mines are located in Yukon
View the licensing documents for a major mine
See how much security is being held for mining
Learn what royalties are collected on mining
File a royalty return for a quartz mining operation
See how much royalty has been paid for quartz mining

Maps and data

Find maps and records for mining claims and tenure
Find mining activity reports
Find mining assessment reports
Yukon mining map index
Yukon land status for mineral resources map
Placer travel time index map
2024 mineral exploration and activity – letter size
2024 mineral exploration and activity – poster size
Indian River wetlands interactive map
Indian River wetlands map series (190,366.55 KB)
Mineral resources branch digital mapping standards
Find publications, maps, data managed by the Yukon Geological Survey
How to create wetland maps on GeoYukon

Incentive programs

Robert E. Leckie Award for environmental stewardship
Apply for mineral exploration funding
Apply for a fuel tax refund
Apply for a carbon rebate for placer-mining operations
Apply for a carbon rebate for quartz-mining operations
Apply for funding to build or upgrade a resource access road

Other types of mining

Apply to explore for coal
Learn if you can suction dredge in Yukon
Pan for gold recreationally
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Date modified: 2025-03-06