Analysis of geoscience data for geothermal exploration along the Tintina fault near Watson Lake, Yukon

In collaboration with the Yukon Geological Survey, Liard First Nation and other project partners, Innovate Geothermal Ltd. performed an analysis of geoscience data in southeastern Yukon as part of an effort to better understand the potential for geothermal energy resources that, if present, could be utilized to help reduce fossil fuel use in off-grid communities. The study area for this project is located near the Town of Watson Lake and straddles the crustal-scale Tintina fault zone. The main aim of this project is to analyze and interpret a variety of pre-existing and newly-acquired geological and geophysical datasets to evaluate whether geothermal reservoirs may be present within the study area. A secondary aim is to propose favourable drilling locations, if warranted, for exploratory wells to collect information on subsurface temperature and permeability. The geoscience work accomplished here includes both 2D map interpretation as well as construction of a 3D geologic model that was guided by geophysical inversion modelling of gravity, magnetic and magnetotelluric survey data. In the study area, the distribution of temperature in the subsurface remains a significant unknown;…

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Government of Yukon

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4

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2026-08-26