Faro Attractions

Campbell Highway follows the Pelly River until, after covering a total of 415 km (258 mi.) from the start, a road branches off to Faro 6 km (4 mi.) to the north. This mining village grew up in 1968 with the mining of nearby stocks of lead and zinc. After the mines had to be shut down in 1982 because they proved unprofitable Faro threatened to become a ghost town, but early in 1986 a further area was discovered and mined with the aid of new methods of exploration. Between 1986 and 1990 production amounted to some 5 million tons per annum; the lead and zinc mines at Faro belonging to Curragh Resources Inc. are now the largest in Canada.