Yukon Mineral Exploration Program (YMEP)
$250,000
Grant
Description:
The Yukon Mineral Exploration Program (YMEP) provides part of the risk capital to:
a) locate;
b) explore; and
c) develop mineral projects to an advanced exploration stage.
Comments on Funding:
Funding takes the from of grants of maximum $250,000 of cumulative YMEP funding to one property over its lifetime, regardless of ownership of the property.
March 31, 2025
Eligibility:
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
1. individuals must be nineteen years of age or older (defined as the age of majority in
Yukon), and a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant;
2. companies must be registered to do business in Yukon, or be funding the work program
on claims that have been optioned or joint-ventured to companies registered to do
business in Yukon; and
3. contractors involved in the project must be legal entities in good standing with the right
To be eligible for YMEP funding, exploration expenditures for the entire property/project must not exceed $300,000 for a given funding year. A contiguous claim block may not be broken into smaller blocks to make a project fit under the $300,000 threshold. If a successful applicant initiates a project under the $300 000 threshold, then raises additional funds that put them above this threshold, they are required to notify YGS of their additional funds.
Application Steps:
Applicants must:
1. For guidebooks please contact the Yukon Geological Survey by email: ymep@yukon.ca for draft program guidelines.
2. Fill out the application form.
3. Submit your application to the Yukon
4. Geological Survey by email: ymep@yukon.ca.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. a completed application form;
2. all the required documents, as requested.
Other Things to Note:
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Maurice
