Group 1: Consists of Yukon industrial mineral and minor metals with proven resource which could be developed, given a change in favourble market conditions: Industrial: barite, Minor: antimony, platinum group elements. Group 2: Consists of industrial minerals and minor metals known to occur in the Yukon for which there is a reasonalbe chance of discovering economic deposits: Industrial:asbestos, barite, cassiterite, chromite, clay minerals, feldspathic minerals, fluorspar, garnet, gemstones, graphite, gypsom, limestone, magnesitemanganese oxides, magnetite, mica, nepheline syenite, olivine, peat, phosphate minerals, rare earth elements, silica and quartz, strontium, sulphur, talc, titanium dioxides, zircon. Minor: bismuth, cadmium, chromite, cobalt, niobium, germanium, mercury, molvbdenum, rhenium, selenium, tellurium, tungsten, thorium, vanadium. Group 3: Based on favourable geology, includes industrial minerals and minor metals which, though presently not documented in the Yukon, could be expected to occur in economic deposits: Industrial: abrasives, bentonite, clay minerals, diatomite, gemstone, sillimanite, andalusite, perlite, pumice, tephra, Minor: beryllium, gallium, indium, lithium, scandium. Group 4: Includes industrial minerals and minor metals which have good world market forecasts and/or would be sufficiently cost competitive to encourage exploration: Industrial: dimension stone, celestite, clay minerals, gemstones, graphite, industrial diamond, magnesite, mica, peat, phosphate, rare earth elements, titanium minerals, zircon. Minor: antimony, beryllium, bismuth, niobium, germanium, platinum, and all 'minor metals' recovered as by-products from base and/or precious metal mines. Group 5: Includes industrial minerals which are known to occur in the Yukon, but for which systematic field evaluation is required to document their occurrence, depositional environment, physical and chemical characteristics and reserve potential, in order to determine their development potential: Industrial: dimension stone, limestone, structural clays, peat, sand, and gravel deposits.

This report includes a summary of the mineral exploration history of Yukon, an outline of the geology of its southern part, and brief descriptions of the most important mineral occurrences. The report brings together current ideas of the geology and examines the metal deposits in this context.

This report is intended as a general reference document on Yukon’s critical mineral endowment and potential. It provides some background on critical minerals, and for clarity it includes a number of definitions, as the terms used to describe these commodities are somewhat fluid. The document also provides a snapshot of Canada’s (and Yukon’s) position as a supplier of critical minerals and highlights potential opportunities for Yukon. The bulk of the report, presented in Part 2, consists of a series of critical mineral data sheets, describing each of the critical minerals that are on Canada’s list. The data sheets provide some basic facts about each commodity, as well as information on Yukon’s endowment of each critical mineral.

This report is a review of the Yukon mineral industry for 1975 by the Geology Section, Northern Natural Resources and Environment Branch, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. It includes descriptions of work conducted on mineral claims by individuals and mineral exploration companies and operating summaries of the several producing mines in the Yukon. It also contains technical papers on select properties. Information in this report was obtained from visits to mineral properties, from personal communication with individuals and from technical reports, trade journals, newspapers, publications of the Geological Survey of Canada and the monthly reports of the District Mining Recorders. A list of assessment reports, both confidential and those available for inspection, is included in the list of Technical Reports. In this report, activities of the mineral industry are divided into lode mining and exploration, coal mining and exploration and placer mining.

This report documents the state of the Placer Mining Industry in the Yukon Territory for the 1991 and 1992 mining seasons. The majority of this volume consists of detailed descriptions of placer operations visited by the staff of the Placer Mining Section of the Mineral Development Division, Northern Affairs Program, Yukon Region. Also included is information that may be useful to readers who are interested in searching for and developing placer properties in the Yukon Territory.

This report is a review of the Yukon mineral industry for 1976 by the Geology Section, Northern Natural Resources and Environment Branch, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. It includes descriptions of work conducted on mineral claims by individuals and mineral exploration companies and operating summaries of the several producing mines in the Yukon. It also contains geological papers on select properties. Information in this report was obtained from visits to mineral properties, from personal communication with individuals and from technical reports, trade journals, newspapers, publications of the Geological Survey of Canada and the monthly reports of the District Mining Recorders. A list of assessment reports, both confidential and those available for inspection, is included in the list of Technical Reports. In this report, activities of the mineral industry are divided into lode mining and exploration, coal mining and exploration and placer mining.

This report is a review of the Yukon mineral industry for 1977 by the Geology Section, Yukon, Northern Affairs Program, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. It includes descriptions of work conducted on mineral claims by individuals and mineral exploration companies and operating summaries of the several producing mines in the Yukon. It also contains technical papers on select properties. Information in this report was obtained from visits to mineral properties, from personal communication with individuals and from technical reports, trade journals, newspapers, publications of the Geological Survey of Canada and the monthly reports of the District Mining Recorders. A list of assessment reports, both confidential and those available for inspection, is included in the list of Technical Reports. In this report, activities of the mineral industry are divided into lode mining and exploration, coal mining and exploration and placer mining.

This publication is intended as a snapshot of the hard rock mineral resources of Yukon. It is up-to-date as of November 2015.

A brief report on placer mining that provides background information to those readers with little or no knowledge of placer mining. Some of the topics discussed in this report are as follows: - What is placer mining? - Characteristics of gold - Placer deposits:: where are they found? - Operations:: medium and large - Permafrost - Buying and selling gold - Rules and regulations - Use of land and trees - Water use regulations - Fineness of Yukon placer gold - Staking guide - Excerpts from the Yukon Placer Mining Act