Prospecting in Yukon

• Land Available for Staking
• Yukon Mining Incentives Program
• Assay Coupon Program
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A license is not required for general prospecting in the Yukon. Anyone eighteen years or older may locate and prospect for minerals.

Useful Links

Contact the Yukon Geological Survey  for maps on mineral potential and assessments, geoscientific information and to apply for grassroots prospector funding.

Contact the Yukon Mining Recorder for assistance and information on ground open for staking and claim maps.

The Energy, Mines and Resources Library  provides mineral assessment reports, maps, aerial photographs, journals, periodicals and GeoRef.

Yukon Chamber of Mines

Properties for Option This link will take you to the Yukon Prospectors' Association website where you can view Properties for Option.

Documents:

• Placer Staking Guidelines 
• Quartz Staking Guidelines 

 

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