Incentive Programs

Assay Coupon Program
This program complements the Yukon Mining Incentive Program (YMIP) by supporting prospectors who do not apply or qualify for YMIP. Prospectors can receive coupons towards the cost of an assay or analysis.

Fuel Tax Exemption
Tax-exempt fuel is for authorised off-road commercial purposes. Authorized activities are mining, logging, outfitting, agriculture, trapping, fishing, hunting, tourism, and generation of electricity.

Robert E. Leckie Award for Outstanding Mining Reclamation Practices
This annual award is presented to hard rock and placer mining operators for reclamation and restoration efforts that are exceptional.

Yukon Mineral Exploration Tax Credit
A refundable corporate and personal income tax credit of 25% of eligible mineral exploration expenditures incurred by eligible individuals and corporations conducting off-minesite exploration in the Yukon between April 1, 2004 and March 31, 2007.

Yukon Mining Incentives Program
This program promotes and enhances mineral prospecting, exploration and development activities by providing a portion of the risk capital required to locate and explore mineral deposits.

Mining and Petroleum Environmental Research Group
MPERG funds and publishes research for mining, petroleum and environmental issues in the Yukon.

 

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