Responsibility and Regulation

An integrated regime governs placer mining in the Yukon to accommodate the policy, regulatory and legal requirements of First Nations and federal and territorial governments.

The regime is designed to balance the objectives of a sustainable Yukon placer mining industry with responsibility and environmental stewardship.

To learn more, please refer to the following links:

• Land Use Planning
• Territorial Permitting – Water Board
• Training and Education
• Working with First Nations
• Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act (YESAA)
• Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board (YWCHSB)