Projects
Division Mtn. Coal
- Historical measured resource of 52.5 Mt of bituminous coal,
- Sufficient size to provide baseload power to Yukon for a generation or more,
- Ideally located 90 km northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon and 20 km west of a major electrical transmission line.
The Division Mountain thermal coal deposit lies within the Traditional Territories of Champagne and Aishihik, Little Salmon/Carmacks and Kwanlin Dün First Nations and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council.
“Division Mountain represents a tremendous opportunity for a made-in-Yukon solution to Yukon’s current and increasing energy problem” states Doug Eaton, Strategic’s President and CEO. “The deposit is road accessible and lies near existing Yukon Energy Corporation transmission lines. It contains a historical measured resource of 52.5 Mt of bituminous coal1, which is envisioned to supply a state-of-the-art, clean coal fired electrical generation plant that would replace the Yukon’s existing and proposed diesel power generators. The resource at Division Mountain represents a local thermal coal supply that would be sufficient to provide baseload power for a generation or more. Strategic intends to work closely with local First Nations to establish a cooperative structure that would facilitate evaluation and, if warranted, development of this timely opportunity.”
The Division Mountain area is underlain by primarily Jurassic to Cretaceous sedimentary rocks of the Laberge Group and Tantalus Formation. Coal occurrences occur within a 50 m interval in the Tanglefoot formation of the Laberge Group. Exploration at Division Mountain occurred intermittently since 1972, and work included: 10.2 km of excavator trenching; 11,442 m of diamond drilling in 68 holes; 1869 m of reverse-circulation (RC) drilling in 20 holes; and 124.7 m of rotary-air-blast (RAB) drilling in 4 holes. This work has work has identified a historical measured resource of 52.5 Mt of high volatile “B”-grade bituminous coal, which includes a historical proven reserve of 26.4 Mt1. Reserves were calculated on the basis of coal being surface mined using conventional truck and shovel practices. In addition, the deposit remains open to the north, west and southeast.
Recent reporting by the Yukon Energy crown corporation has forecasted a 50% peak demand increase for non-industrial electricity uses by 20352. This surge is further amplified by major mine projects that are advancing in the territory. As there are no crude oil pipelines, crude-by-rail facilities, or natural gas pipelines in the Yukon, virtually all of the fuel for thermal power generation is delivered to communities by truck from Alberta and British Columbia. The Division Mountain deposit is located 20 km west of a major electrical transmission line and ideally situated to provide feedstock to a local power plant.
For more information please see the Division Mountain Technical Report filed on SEDAR December 11, 2025
1Reserves and resources were defined by Norwest Corporation in 2008, and may not be NI 43-101 compliant. Therefore, they are considered historical in nature. A qualified person on behalf of Strategic has not done sufficient work to review and update the historical estimate as current mineral resources or reserves and the issuer is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources or reserves.
2Source: Building a Resilient and Renewable Energy Future, Yukon Energy Corporation, 2025; retrieved from: https://yukonenergy.ca/energy-in-yukon/energy-future/electricity-planning