AME Roundup 2025: The Yukon recap

By Jackie Hong – CBC

Hardrock mining and exploration in the Yukon took a major hit last year due to the heap leach failure at Victoria Gold’s Eagle Gold mine, one of two active hard-rock projects in the territory. 

While some numbers are still coming in, the Yukon Geological Survey (YGS) estimates that mineral production was at least $190 million in 2024, down from $513 million the year before. Exploration spending also comparatively shrunk by nine per cent.