The Klondike Gold Rush and later exploration and production elevated the Yukon as a legendary source of gold. But the territory always hosted large critical mineral deposits, and it’s now emerging as a hotspot for energy transition metals. As market conditions and government incentives increasingly favour critical mineral development, exploration companies’ resources for copper, nickel and zinc are reaching parity and even overtaking gold and silver.
Using data from the Yukon Geological Survey, The Northern Miner illustrates how resources of four critical metals sought in the territory have grown over the last 20 years relative to the precious metals.
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