“The Stars for the Yukon Are Aligned and the Time Is Now”: Lassonde’s Yukon Geoscience 2025 Message Signals a Northern Breakout
“The Time Is Now”: Pierre Lassonde and Mining’s Heavyweights Declare Yukon the World’s Premier Undeveloped Mineral Jurisdiction at a Packed 2025 Investor Day
In the heart of Whitehorse, where the Yukon's rugged landscapes meet cutting-edge ambition, the 2025 Investor Day at the Yukon Geoscience Forum has wrapped up with a resounding echo of optimism, proving once again why Canada's northern territory is the investor's next frontier for mineral wealth. This packed event, part of the broader 53rd annual forum running through November 19, drew a full house of industry insiders, delivering a day brimming with forward-thinking dialogues that spotlight Yukon's untapped potential in gold, silver, copper, and critical minerals essential for the global green shift. With themes weaving through capital flows, exploration triumphs, and sustainable partnerships, the gathering wasn't just talk, it was a blueprint for turning Yukon's geological treasures into economic goldmines, all while honoring Indigenous collaborations and environmental rigor.
Kicking off with a powerhouse keynote from mining icon Pierre Lassonde, whose decades of success in gold royalties paint him as the ultimate oracle for resource booms, the day set a tone of unbridled confidence. Lassonde's words, "The stars for the Yukon are aligned and the time is now", hung in the air like a prospector's lucky strike, encapsulating the territory's convergence of favorable markets, policy support, and world-class deposits ready to fuel everything from electric vehicles to renewable grids. The Capital Markets Panel that followed brought together titans like Lassonde himself, economic geology expert Michael Gray, trailblazing executive Eira Thomas, and exploration veteran John Robins, moderated with sharp insight by engineer Tara Hassan. Their dissection of 2026's mining investment drivers revealed a bullish outlook: rising demand for metals amid geopolitical shifts and energy transitions positions Yukon as a stable, high-reward haven, far from the volatility plaguing other regions.

