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Here you can find tasks related to mining in Yukon. If you need more information you can contact a district Mining recorder's office or email mining@gov.yk.ca.

Top tasks

Information about COVID-19

Notice to miners arriving in Yukon for work

Find a Mining recorder's office

Find a mining form

See mining notices and bulletins

Mining projects and Yukon First Nations

Placer claims and leases

Apply for a placer claim

Group your placer claims

Renew your placer claim

Apply for a prospecting lease

Renew your placer prospecting lease

Stake your prospecting lease into claims

Quartz claims and leases

Apply for a quartz claim

Renew your quartz claim

Group your quartz claims

Apply for a quartz mining lease

Mining land use

Determine the class of your placer mining operation

Determine the class of your quartz mining operation

Submit a Class 1 exploration notice

Submit your Class 2 exploration notification

Apply to carry out a Class 3 placer mining operation

Apply to do Class 3 or Class 4 quartz exploration

Prepare a project proposal for Class 4 placer activities

View mining notifications and land use approvals

Learn what royalties are collected on mining

File a royalty return for a quartz mining operation

Learn about quartz mine reclamation and closure

See how much royalty has been paid for quartz mining

See how much security is being held for mining

Major mine licensing

Apply to operate a major quartz mine

See where major mines are located in Yukon

View the licensing documents for a major mine

See how much security is being held for mining

Maps and data

Find maps and records for mining claims and tenure

Find mining activity reports

Yukon mining map index

Yukon land status for mineral resources map

Placer travel time index map

2019 mineral exploration and activity – letter size

2019 mineral exploration and activity – poster size

Indian River wetlands interactive map

Indian River wetlands map series (190,366.55 KB)

Incentive programs

Robert E. Leckie Award for environmental stewardship

Apply for mineral exploration funding

Apply for a fuel tax refund

Other types of mining

Apply to explore for coal

Learn if you can suction dredge in Yukon

Pan for gold recreationally