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Faro
Yukontown
Faro
Total population
400
Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Faro is a town in central Yukon, Canada, the home of the now abandoned Faro Mine. It was the largest open-pit lead–zinc mine in the world as well as a significant producer of silver and other natural resources. The mine was originally established by Cyprus Anvil Mining Corporation in 1969 and subsequently switched hands to Curragh Resources but due to low metal prices they went bankrupt. Anvil Range Mining then took over the mine from 1995–1997 and then in 1998 Faro Mine was abandoned. The site is now in active remediation with the project being led by the Ralph M. Parsons Construction Company of the United States with General Enterprises Ltd. of Whitehorse being the main subcontractor. As of 2021, the population is 440, down from its peak population of 1,652 in 1981. Faro was named after the card game of the same name.
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History
The area was prospected in the 1950s and 1960s by Al Kulan, The Cyprus Anvil Mining Corporation
Geography
Faro has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with mild summers and severely cold winters. Extreme seasonal swings are common, although less severe than farther east in Canada due to the warm spells in summers and occasional mild spells in winter. The coldest temperature recorded in Faro was −52 °C (–61.6 °F) on 7 December 1977 and 22 December 2025. The previously mentioned temperature was surpassed by a new record temperature of , recorded on 23 December 2025.
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Geography
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Yukon
- Ross River34 mi away · pop. 382
- Carmacks95.2 mi away · pop. 503
- Pelly Crossing110.5 mi away
- Whitehorse118.3 mi away · pop. 36,550
- Mayo123.5 mi away
- Keno City131.1 mi away · pop. 24
- Stewart Crossing131.4 mi away · pop. 25
- Mount Lorne132.8 mi away
- Teslin144.1 mi away
- Carcross149.5 mi away · pop. 317
- Tuchitua Camp163.1 mi away
- Haines Junction170.8 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Faro
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Official Identifiers
StatCan — Statistics Canada
- SGC code
- 6001004
- Wikidata
- Q1001646
Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012