Yukon pitches five major mining projects at Canada Investment Summit

Published 5:15 pm Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Geology technicians work to catalogue rock core samples in the core shack at the Casino worksite on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (Photo by Noah Korver/Yukon News)

Yukon Premier Currie Dixon says Canada’s push to attract global capital has generated interest for the territory’s mineral sector, following his attendance at Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Canada Investment Summit in Toronto on Sept 14 and 15.

The summit brought together premiers, federal ministers and international investors, with the Yukon pitching five mining projects selected for their scale, permitting progress and readiness for investment.

The federal prospectus for the summit lists Kudz Ze Kayah, Mactung, Minto Mine, Casino and Coffee Gold as the Yukon’s opportunities for investors. According to the document, four of the projects involve critical minerals, while Coffee Gold includes molybdenum alongside gold.

Dixon described the summit as a moment where political and industry leaders seemed to be pulling in the same direction, having said the conversations pointed to a national push to speed up natural‑resource development. He said that shared outlook shaped the tone of the event and aligned closely with the Yukon’s own priorities.

“I’m certainly leaving the conference noting what I think to be an unprecedented level of consensus in the country about the need to come together to develop our economy through the development of our natural resources, and that’s an imperative coming from the prime minister directly, and it’s one that I very much support,” Dixon said.

Investors from Europe, Asia and the Middle East attended the summit, according to Dixon, who said all of them came at the Prime Minister’s invitation. He said he anticipated some of those conversations would continue on Sept. 16, when the five Yukon mineral companies were scheduled to present their projects. He noted that the event drew private‑sector capital rather than interest from foreign governments, despite consular interest in the territory’s mineral potential.

The prospectus frames Canada as a stable, resource‑rich market seeking $1 trillion in new investment over five years. It highlights critical minerals, clean energy and transportation infrastructure as national priorities.

Dixon said the Yukon’s permitting improvements have already shortened timelines for Class 1 land‑use permits and environmental decision documents. He said more changes are planned, including new mineral legislation developed with First Nations and a comprehensive review of the Yukon Environmental and Socioeconomic Assessment Act in 2027.

Dixon pointed to a series of announcements the Prime Minister made at the investment summit such as new tax credits, changes to permitting processes in the rest of Canada, and what Dixon called “a significant announcement” on infrastructure including airports, which he said the Prime Minister feels will make the country as a whole more attractive for investment.

“The federal government has taken a completely different approach than the previous Trudeau government. They are being very clear that they’re open for business, open for investment, and trying their best to create the climate where investment is welcome into both energy and mineral resource projects across the country,” Dixon said.

Energy supply is an ongoing obstacle to large-scale mining in the Yukon, though Dixon said it won’t stop the development of natural resources. Instead, he said companies will supply their own power, on-grid or off, using diesel and LNG supply chains the territory is helping to develop. Asked whether the federal government would help finance grid upgrades, he said there had been no concrete announcements so far.

The Yukon’s five featured projects were chosen because they met federal criteria for size, advancement and investment readiness, Dixon said.

Dixon said he would not name individual meetings or the investors involved, describing numerous conversations at the summit about Canada’s investment climate and opportunities in the territory. He said he expected some of those conversations to continue the following morning after the summit, when the five Yukon mineral companies would present their projects and engage directly with potential investors.

Contact Jake Howarth at jake.howarth@yukon-news.com