Dawson, Yukon: On May 28, 2023 Chief Roberta Joseph of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in (TH) and Will Fellers, President of the Klondike Placer Miners’ Association (KPMA), presented a $7,500 cheque to the Robert Service School (RSS) on behalf TH and the KPMA. The funding is intended to be used for enriching student programs in arts and theatre, […]

 Estimation of the Impact of Placer Mines on the Economy and Labour Market of Dawson City, Yukon  READ THE REPORT HERE In an effort to help demonstrate placer mining’s significant economic benefits to the communities we work in, the KPMA engaged the Yukon Bureau of Statistics to do an impartial review of economic business reports […]

Please click the link to view our recent paper on climate politics vs climate action, as it relates to a report published by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society on the Indian River wetlands.

Carbon Price Rebate changes proposed YG has introduced new carbon pricing rebate framework for miners to meet new federal requirements. This will be a signifiant change from the current system – YG is hosting an info session for placer miners on what these changes will look like, tonight at 7pm Pacific, on zoom. Time: Oct 18, 2022 07:00 […]

September 6, 2022 Dawson City – The Klondike Placer Miners’ Association (KPMA) held its Annual General Meeting Friday, September 2 at the Palace Grand, resulting in one change to its Board of Directors.  KPMA bylaws prescribe that one half of the directors be elected every other year for a two-year term to maintain continuity among the board. […]

The 2022 KPMA AGM will be held on Friday, September 2nd at the Palace Grand Theatre in Dawson City, starting at 5pm. As usual, the first portion of the meeting is open to the public, followed by an election of directors by the voting membership. You will be able to renew your membership at the […]

The KPMA is proud to be volunteering with the KVA and City of Dawson to help put on the 2022 International Dawson City Gold Show. GOLD SHOW TRADESHOW:Friday May 20th, 10 – 4Saturday May 21st, 10 – 3

The Klondike Placer Miner’s Association was proud to attend the International Association for Impact Assessment‘s recent conference in Vancouver, BC, May 4th through 7th. Co-authors Justine Knox and Dr. Nicole Wright from EcoFish Research, and KPMA’s Brooke Rudolph, gave a joint presentation titled “KPMA’s Wetland Classification Handbook to Improve Confidence in Impact Assessment“. The presentation […]

Last evening the Klondike Placer Miners’ Association officially launched KPMA 101 an industry-led training and compliance education program for its members. For Immediate Release:  May 3, 2022 Whitehorse – The Klondike Placer Miners’ Association (KPMA) kicked off Mining Week by formally launching KPMA 101, an industry-led training and compliance education program for its members.  Built around three core […]

Hello Gold Fans, The full Placer Forum, scheduled for November 21st, is cancelled given the recent surge in Covid cases. We feel it is important to have an in-person option and opportunity to discuss subject material with the experts. Instead, YGS will virtually present the Industry Overview talk at 10 am (MST) on Sunday November […]

Dawson City – The Klondike Placer Miners’ Association (KPMA) held its Annual General Meeting September 3rd at the Palace Grand in Dawson City. Included in the AGM business was the election of officers, and one new director was elected to serve the membership. The KPMA would like to welcome new Director Liam Ferguson to the board, and extend […]

The KPMA AGM will be held on Friday, September 3rd at the Palace Grand Theatre in Dawson City, starting at 5pm. As usual, the first portion of the meeting is open to the public, followed by an election of directors by the voting membership. The venue recommends masks are worn until folks are seated. Capacity […]

It’s here! The new Guidelines to safely self-isolate in a Dawson City hotel are online. The form you need to complete can be found here. Placer miners must submit their operational plan to the Covid Response Unit at COVID19INFO@Yukon.ca for review and approval to be eligible for this alternative self-isolation process. You may not travel to Yukon until you have received this […]

The KPMA encourages ALL Yukoners to provide feedback on the draft strategy. WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP in supporting our comments. This is a numbers game and the deck is staked against us. Have your say! Let the Panel know what you think, and if you support the KPMA’s submission, let them know that too. YMDS RESPONSES […]

The Public Comment period for the MDS closes at 4:30pm on Monday February 22nd, 2021. Upload a written response or Complete this survey. I encourage you to read the recommendations and submit your responses before its too late. To read the KPMA’s submission, please click here.

After signing a Letter of Understanding in 2019 with Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, delegates from both the KPMA and TH have been meeting quarterly to discuss issues that bring us together. Last week we joined efforts to present a giant cheque to support some great initiatives at the Robert Service Secondary School in Dawson. The funds will go towards: purchasing camping […]

September 7, 2020 Dawson City – The Klondike Placer Miners’ Association (KPMA) held its Annual General Meeting last week at the Palace Grand, seeing no change to the Directors. KPMA bylaws prescribe that approximately one half of the directors be elected every other year for a two-year term to maintain continuity among the board. Directors who […]

The Klondike Placer Miners’ Association is proud to unveil our new merchandise catalogue! Prices include GST. Flannel shirts, safety hoodies, t-shirts and more, we’ve got a great selection of new items we hope you’ll love, as well as some old favourites. Order now to pickup by the end of the season (or earlier). A big […]

To our Community; In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the KPMA will be publishing a portion of weekly membership newsletters on this website to better share some of the information and initiatives we are taking. This posting is not a complete newsletter, please contact the office if you are interested in becoming a member. There […]

To our Community; There have been some updates related to Covid-19 (look at Yukon.ca/Covid-19 for all the most recent and accurate information), of particular note this week the borders are being controlled with more vigilance. This means that miners and employees have to prove they have isolation plans arranged and a job starting at the end of those 14 days. Many of […]

To our Community; In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the KPMA will be publishing our weekly membership newsletters on this website to better share some of the information and initiatives we are taking. This posting is not a complete newsletter, please contact the office if you are interested in becoming a member. Another week in […]

To our Community; In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the KPMA will be publishing our weekly membership newsletters on this website to better share some of the information and initiatives we are taking. This posting is not a complete newsletter, please contact the office if you are interested in becoming a member. It was another […]

April 2 2020 RE:  KPMA Covid-19 Response On behalf of the Klondike Placer Miners’ Association (KPMA), I would like to share some information about how our industry is dealing with Covid-19 pandemic as we start to prepare for the 2020 mining season. The majority of Yukon placer miners live in the Territory, at least seasonally, and […]

The KPMA will be presenting in Dawson to the Planning Commission and other stakeholders on December 4th. The public has until December 6th to comment on the Plan www.dawson.planyukon.ca. We encourage you to let your voice be heard!

The election of board of directors at our AGM September 6th resulted in a few changes. Let’s start with a big thank you to retiring President Mike McDougall for all your hard work over your many years as President of the KPMA, we’re grateful you’ve decided to stay on as a Director! And let’s all […]

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Discussions around gold royalty rates have been ongoing for much of my near 35 years in the placer mining industry, and are usually motivated by three common factors; ignorance, greed and envy. I will attempt to address the topic accordingly. First of all, Yukon placer mines are not corporate, we are largely family based. Publicly-traded […]

Dawson – On Monday September 11th, placer miner Stuart Schmidt unearthed an intact skull of the now extinct North American Helmeted Muskoxen, Bootherium bombifrons, a distant relative of today’s tundra muskox. The discovery was made on Canyon Creek, a tributary of Little Blanche Creek in the Indian River valley south of Dawson City. “I just […]

Dawson – Klondike Placer Miners’ Association (KPMA) held a successful Annual General Meeting last week at the YOOP Hall which saw the re-election of board members Dan Caley, Mike Heisey, Neil Loveless, John McConnell and Stuart Schmidt.  KPMA bylaws determine that approximately one half of the directors be elected every other year for a two-year […]

A carbon tax is coming next year and the Yukon government expects it to add 2.33 cents per litre to the price of gasoline in 2018. This will rise to approximately 11.63 cents per litre in 2022. We strongly encourage all placer miners and Yukoners to take a few minutes to complete the survey which […]

The governments of Canada and Yukon jointly announced $360 Million in road upgrades which would include the Dawson Range. Read more at the link below! http://www.gov.yk.ca/news/17-177.html

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