We provide objective geological information to:
- the Government of Yukon;
- Yukon First Nations; and
- the public.
Our information adds to Yukon’s geoscience knowledge base. The information supports geoscience-related policy and investment decisions in the territory.
Yukon Geological Survey news
Visiting the core library
The core library facilities are open again for use by clients. Access is controlled. Contact the core library to book the facilities.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 867-393-6492
Visiting Yukon Geological Survey at the Elijah Smith Building
The Yukon Geological Survey office in downtown Whitehorse is open to the public.
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 867-667-8508
Recent publications
Yukon Placer Mining Industry 2018 to 2020. S. van Loon and J.D. Bond
Yukon Exploration and Geology
2024 Overview Papers
- Yukon Exploration and Geology Overview 2024 - https://data.geology.gov.yk.ca/Reference/96057#InfoTab
- Yukon Geological Survey 2024 overview – C. Relf - https://data.geology.gov.yk.ca/Reference/96058#InfoTab
- Yukon placer mining 2024 development and exploration overview – S. van Loon - https://data.geology.gov.yk.ca/Reference/96059#InfoTab
- Yukon hardrock mining, development and exploration overview 2024 - Naber, T.V. and Sack, P.J. - https://data.geology.gov.yk.ca/Reference/96060#InfoTab
- Yukon Geological Survey’s outreach program: 2024 highlights - O’Connor, A. and Weston, L.H. - https://data.geology.gov.yk.ca/Reference/96061#InfoTab
Yukon Exploration and Geology 2024 Technical papers
- Yukon Exploration and Geology 2024 - https://data.geology.gov.yk.ca/Reference/96062#InfoTab
- Valley deposit: A geological introduction and overview - Gamonal, S., Branson, T., Turner, A., Couper, H. and Yao, S. - https://data.geology.gov.yk.ca/Reference/96063#InfoTab
- Geology and mineralization of the AurMac metasediment-hosted gold deposits, central Yukon (NTS 105M/13) - Parry, R.K., Lecumberri-Sanchez, P. and Sack, P. - https://data.geology.gov.yk.ca/Reference/96064#InfoTab
- Thermal imagery and lidar monitoring of ground instability on the Alaska Highway, southwestern Yukon - Roman, J., Stix, J., Kalacska, M., Lucanus, O., Arroyo-Mora, P. and Lipovsky, P.S. - https://data.geology.gov.yk.ca/Reference/96065#InfoTab
- Western Arctic Regional Network of Seismographs (WARNS): History, challenges and improvements in continuous broadband seismic data recordings in northwestern Canada - Schaeffer, A.J., Gosselin, J.M., Audet, P., Colpron, M., Cairns, S. and Elliott, B. - https://data.geology.gov.yk.ca/Reference/96066#InfoTab
- Stratigraphic context for reef-building microbialites in the Tonian Reefal assemblage (Fifteenmile Group) of the Yukon - Spruzen, C., Maloney, K.M., Greenman W.J., Lechte, M.A. and Halverson, G.P. - https://data.geology.gov.yk.ca/Reference/96067#InfoTab
Open files
- Cobbett, R.N., Beranek, L.P., Colpron, M., Piercey, S.J., Crowley, J.L., Strauss, J.V. and Taylor, J.F., 2025 Geochemistry and geochronology of Cambrian and Upper Ordovician mafic igneous rocks along the Dawson fault zone, Yukon. Yukon Geological Survey, Government of Yukon, Open File 2025-1, 42 p. plus appendices.
- Witter, J.B., 2024. Analysis of geoscience data for geothermal exploration in the Dakwäkäda (Haines Junction) area, Yukon. Yukon Geological Survey, Open File 2024-3, 42 p. plus appendices.
- Cronmiller, D.C., 2024. Surficial geology of the Beaver Creek Area, Yukon (parts of NTS 115K/7). Yukon Geological Survey, Open File 2024-1, scale 1:15000.
Geoscience Maps
- Skipton, D.R., 2024. Bedrock geology map of the McQuesten Lake area, central Yukon (parts of NTS 106D/2, 3, 6 & 7). Yukon Geological Survey, Geoscience Map 2024-1, scale 1:50 000.
Data sets
- Surficial geology data set: A Yukon-wide compilation of spatial data derived from over 195 surficial geology maps originally published at scales ranging from 1:10,000 to 1:250,000.
Miscellaneous Reports
- Mitchinson, D., Cowan, D.C., Colpron, M., Fournier, D., Naylor, A., Dipple, G.M., Cutts, J.A., Milidragovic, D., 2024. Regional scale 3D modelling of magnetic data to assess carbon mineralization potential of serpentinized ultramafic rocks in the Yukon. Yukon Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Report 26, 18 p.
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