A self-taught geologist, Ryan uses the left-hand screen to display the colored maps he generates ... to grow, the rush to exploit the Yukon’s exceptionally rich resources—gold, zinc, copper ...

Consider the Yukon Territory, a huge chunk of Canada in the ... as a supply stop for miners on their way to the Klondike Gold Rush and later became a copper mining boom town.

Mining is tied to the Yukon’s identity. The Yukon became a territory during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. The industry ...

During the 1897-98 Klondike Gold Rush ... s Yukon ballads: “The Cremation of Sam McGee,” “The Shooting of Dan McGrew,” or “The Spell of the Yukon.” Fun Fact: The Yukon Territory ...