Mount Hundere baseline study, June 1988 and June 1990 / by Environmental Protection Branch, Yukon Division. : En40-241/94-02E-PDF

"Baseline investigations of environmental quality in the Mt. Hundere study area were carried out in June, 1988, and again in June 1990. These studies were in response to mineral exploration and eventual development of the Mt. Hundere (Sa Dena Hes) Lead/Zinc mine. The surveys investigated water quality, sediment chemistry and percent particle size distribution, and benthic invertebrates in the drainages surrounding the mineral development area. Extractable lead and zinc concentrations found in water samples were at maximum levels recommended for aquatic life. Stream sediment chemistry was comparable to sediment compositions found in other mineralized areas in the Yukon. Benthic invertebrate populations appeared significant in numbers and diversity compared with other recent surveys"--Abstract, page i.

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Renseignements sur la publication
Ministère/Organisme Canada. Environment Canada.
Canada. Environmental Protection Directorate. Pacific and Yukon Region.
Titre Mount Hundere baseline study, June 1988 and June 1990 / by Environmental Protection Branch, Yukon Division.
Titre de la série Regional data report ; DR 94-02
Type de publication Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal
Langue [Anglais]
Format Électronique
Document électronique
Note(s) Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada].
Includes bibliographical references (page 20).
Includes abstracts in English and French.
Information sur la publication Whitehorse, Yukon : Environment Canada, Environmental Protection Service, Pacific & Yukon Region, November 1994.
Description 1 online resource (v, 21 pages, 50 unnumbered pages) : maps.
Numéro de catalogue
  • En40-241/94-02E-PDF
Descripteurs Mining industry
Water quality
Aquatic ecosystems
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