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Found Here
Mining history
- Status
- Prospect
- Operation type
- Surface
- Workings
- Surface
- Discovered
- 1953
Records and references
WESTERN MINER, JANUARY 1981, P.55-56. DEBROCK, J.S., OCTOBER 1973, GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION LEADINGTO THE DISCOVERY OF THE FARO DEPOSIT: CIM BULLETIN,P.97-116. CAMPBELL, F., AND EHTIER, V.G., 1974, SULFUR ISOTOPES, IRONCONTENT OF SPHALERITES AND ORE TEXTURES IN THE ANVILORE BODY, CANADA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL.69, P.482-493. CYPRUS ANVIL, 1979-80 ANNUAL REPORT AND INTERIM REPORT. CYPRUS ANVIL TO BUY VANGORDA, MARCH 1979, CANADIAN MININGJOURNAL, P.25. EROLA, J., NOVEMBER 27, 1980, GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OURMINES: THE NORTHERN MINER, P.113. MINERAL POLICY SECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, ANDRESOURCES, 1980, VANGORDA CREEK, OTTAWA, CANADA. TEMPELMAN-KLUIT, D.J., 1972, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE FARO,VANGORDA, AND SWIM CONCORDANT ZINC-LEAD DEPOSITS,CENTRAL YUKON TERRITORY, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADABULLETIN 208, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, MINES, ANDRESOURCES, CANADA. RESOURCES, 1980, SWIM LAKE, OTTAWA CANADA.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10255616 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 62.24986, -133.18552
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Recommended Gear
Estwing E3-22P Rock Pick
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Watertight Medical Kit
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
The classic pocket reference for identifying over 600 rocks and minerals in North America.
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