Association for Mineral Exploration BC
Formerly the BC & Yukon Chamber of Mines, providing a great deal of information about the industry, from current projects to supplier lists and regulatory issues.

Concretions: The Other Valuable Mineral
As round as a bowling ball and just as heavy, a concretion is 'the other valuable mineral' found in the Yukon. A feature by Darrell Hookey.

Eagle Plains Resources
This junior exploration company is actively exploring for gold, silver and base metals in the Yukon and BC.

Geological Framework of the Yukon
A lengthy article with maps describing the geological formation of the Yukon.

Gold Dredges in the North
The historic and current use of dredges in placer gold mining.

Gold Mining in the Klondike
A Parks Canada site which explains the history and significance of the Klondike gold fields, and some of the techniques used in placer gold mining.

Hills of Silver: The Yukon's Mighty Keno Hill Mine
This book was written by geologist Dr. Aaro E. Aho (1925-1977), who worked in the Yukon for the Geological Survey of Canada. ( Amazon.com link)

Jean-Pierre (J.P.) Loiselle
Specialist in electromagnetic mineral exploration and regional reconnaissance.

Klondike Gold Rush
Links to the best resources for studying the world's greatest gold rush.

The Nature of Gold: An Environmental History of the Klondike Gold Rush
This book by Kathryn Morse "shows the hard side of mining but also ventures beyond that to examine its larger significance for people and for the world around them."

Placer Deposits of the Yukon
This 1996 report by Willam P. LeBarge examines both the history of placer development and the prospects for new discoveries. In .pdf format.

Sidrock
Based in Whitehorse, this is northern Canada's largest stone supplier, specializing in custom cut jade, rhodonite, granite and marble.

Strategic Metals
The company (formerly Nordac Resources) has extensive property holdings in BC, Yukon and NWT which contain a wide suite of commodities.

Tagish Lake Gold
The company owns 1,088 full or fractional quartz mining (silver-gold) claims at Mount Skukum, south of Whitehorse.

The Tantalus Butte Coal Mine
An illustrated look at the history and current condition of the Tantalus Butte and 2 other coal mines near Carmacks.

True North Gems
Emerald and blue beryl showings on the Regal Ridge, True Blue and other properties in the Pelly Mountain range are being developed.

Yukon Chamber of Mines
Information on mining, including exploration, government policies, education, and events.

Yukon Geology Program
An excellent source of information on current research, exploration and mining development projects.

Yukon Mine Training Association
YMTA is a partnership between the Yukon mining industry and First Nations, to provide safety and skill training opportunities.

Yukon Minfile
The zipped Minfile mining property database is downloadable by map quadrant.

Yukon Placer Mining 2003
"Environmentally Responsible Practices of Yukon Placer Miners" - a look at a new report by Josée Bonhomme.

Yukon Zinc (formerly Expatriate Resources)
Developing a property near Carmacks.

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