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February 25, 2008: Conference and new publications information- Results of the recent Aeromagnetic Survey in the Wernecke Mountains of Yukon and NWT are being released today by the Geological Survey of Canada and the YGS in the form of 14 digital maps and data that can be downloaded free from our website as well as the GSCs. Printed version maps of the total magnetic field and first vertical derivative (YGS Open Files 2008-5 to 18; GSC Open Files 5411-5424) are also available at a cost of $11.45 from our sales outlet.
- New Rock Eval-TOC data for 18 wells in the Peel Plateau and Plain area in Yukon (YGS Open Files 2008-1) are available online.
- The YGS and NWT Geoscience Office are also making the Dempster highway guide and roadmap (YGS Open Files 2008-10 and 11; NWT Open Report 2007-05 and Open File 2007-009) available for download
November 23, 2007: Website, new publications & conference information
YGS website: new look & feel! Some parts are still in transition - please send us your suggestions or comments. Tips: MapMaker replaces Map Gallery; YGS News replaces Foygers; find MINFILE under Databases and GIS data. If you're looking for something specific, you can still connect to the previous YGS website.
New Publications released:
YGS Newsletter 2007
Mineral Property Update 2007
Mineral Deposits 2007
Yukon dinosaurs: Fossils and footprints brochure
Discover Yukons Mineral Wealth, and six Commodity Brochures
Geological Field Trip Guidebook
Five bedrock geology maps: Miles Ridge, Koidern River, Stevenson Ridge, NTS 95D/6 and Northern Whitehorse Trough areas
Five Mining Petroleum Environment Research Group (MPERG) Reports
Yukon Geoscience Forum (Nov. 25-28, 2007): hosted in Whitehorse at the High Country Inn Convention Centre. For more information about schedules, speakers, trade show and other information, visit the conference website. Check out recent posters!
First Nation Mining & Exploration Symposium (Nov. 28-29, 2007): hosted in Whitehorse at the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN). For more information about the agenda, travel and accomodation, visit the conference website.
September 17, 2007: Yukon Geoscience Forum & YEG 2007 information
Yukon Geoscience Forum (Nov. 25-28, 2007): Please contact Lee Pigage as soon as possible if you are interested in giving a talk, presenting a poster or volunteering to help out at the conference. Talks are to be a maximum of 20 minutes in length. Poster happy hour is scheduled for Monday afternoon (Nov. 26) from 4-6 PM. Authors, affiliations, and titles are required for both talk and poster.
Yukon Exploration & Geology (YEG) 2007: If you're interested in contributing a paper to YEG 2007, contact Diane Emond as soon as possible. Abstracts are due by November 19th and full papers by December 3, 2007. Download YEG Guidelines 2007 [0.1 MB 
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July 22, 2007: Landslide on Mount Steele
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July 8, 2007: Fieldtrip across the Northern Canadian Cordillera (Sep. 19-23, 2007)
This coming September, Maurice Colpron (YGS), JoAnne Nelson (BCGS) and Steve Israel (YGS) will be leading a geological fieldtrip across the accreted terranes of the northern Canadian Cordillera, between Cassiar, B.C., and Kluane Lake, Yukon. It will be run in conjunction with the Ores & Orogenesis (Circum-Pacific Tectonics, Geologic Evolution, and Ore Deposits) conference organized by the Arizona Geological Society (AGS) in Tucson, Arizona. At this point, there are still a number of seats available on the fieldtrip and the AGS has decided to open registration to those who are not planning to attend (and register for) the conference.
If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, contact Bob Cummings, Fieldtrips Chair (Ph. 520-743-0014), to obtain a symposium registration waiver code. Registration for the fieldtrip (#15) is through the Ores & Orogenesis website. For further information about the fieldtrip, contact Maurice Colpron (Ph. 867-667-8235).
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