1. Faro Mine July 24th 2018 Overflight
Aerial Pictures Gerry Whitley/Copyright Yukon Conservation Society
Faro Mine Complex Landmarks Map – Faro Mine Remediation Project

3. Vangorda Pit 1,150 m long, 350 m wide and 150 m deep

4. Vangorda Pit and Waste Rock Pile over 16 million tonnes of waste rock

5. Vangorda Waste Rock and Pit Grum Sulphide Cell and Pit in background - Water Treatment Plant and Pond

6. Grum Pit pit covers an area of 77 hectares

7. Grum Sulphide Cell Cover Project 0
Grum Sulphide Cell Cover Project square km is covered with a liner and soil to control acid rock drainage

8. Vangorda Pit with Grum Pit tailings behind 1
Vangorda Pit with Grum Pit tailings behind 1.2 km Vangorda Creek Diversion runs between them

9. Old Breached Fresh Water Supply Dam & Reservoir Between Grum/Vangorda and Faro Pits

10. Haul Road by Faro Pit (10 km long, connects Grum/Vangorda pits to Faro mill area)

11. Faro Pit West and North faces

12. Faro Pit Waste Rock over 260 million tonnes, covers 335 hectares

13. Faro Mill Area/Water Treatment Plant

14. Faro Pit with Rose Creek Tailings in Background Pit is 1,675 m long, 975 m wide and 335 m deep

15. Faro Pit North Wall and Diversion 3
Faro Pit North Wall and Diversion 3.35 km Faro Creek Diversion above pit wall

16. Rose Creek Tailings Area 4 km long, 1 km wide, over 55 million tonnes of tailings

17. Rose Creek Tailings and Polishing Pond

18. Rose Creek Tailings Area, Intermediate Pond, and Cross Valley Pond and Dam

19. Intermediate Pond (r), and Cross Valley Pond (l) and Dam

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