Faro

Faro is a small town in the central Yukon, Canada, formerly the home of the largest open pit leadzinc mine in the World as well as a significant producer of silver and other natural resource ventures. The mine was built by the Ralph M. Parsons Construction Company of the USA with General Enterprises Ltd. of Whitehorse being the main subcontractor.  

Faro was named after the card game. Though these industries have declined over the past decade, Faro is attempting to attract eco-tourists to the region to view such animals as Dall's Sheep and Stone's Sheepa species of mountain sheep almost unique to the surrounding area. 

Several viewing platforms have been constructed in and around the town. One unique feature of Faro is that it has a golf course running through the main part of town. Residents are also treated to frequent sightings of wildlife. Lorne Greene, famous for his work in Bonanza, once narrated a film about Faro called A New World In the Yukon.