Yukon Gold: A geological perspective on provenance, transport, and deposition

Inspiration for Yukon Gold was derived from watching the TV series "Yukon Gold". Curiosity was generated when observing mining operations in unconsolidated sediments originally thought to consist of glacial deposits in the valleys that were being mined. After research on the geological aspects of the areas being mined, it was determined that fluvial sedimentary deposits were largely responsible for placer gold deposits and that Pleistocene glaciation sediments left behind from ice sheets co...