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FIELD TRIPS SUMMARY Nestled in the heart of the Northern Cordillera, Yukon’s Capital Whitehorse is surrounded by diverse geology spanning the Proterozoic to present that is spectacularly exposed along our transportation system. This meeting is complimented by a full suite of field trips that will tour some of the best the Yukon and southeast Alaska has to offer geologists. Workshops include ‘Indicator minerals in till and stream sediments of the Canadian Cordillera,’ ‘Ancient and Modern VMS deposits,’ and an EdGEO Teacher Professional Development Workshop. For full details on the technical program, travel and accommodation information visit: www.whitehorse2016.ca. The Whitehorse Copper belt provides a close to home tour through a historic mining district located only a few kilometres from the city centre. The 30 km-long belt hosts a number of mineralized occurrences and historic mine sites. The first discoveries were made during the stampede to the Klondike between 1897 and 1899; many of these deposits were mined intermittently during a first phase of mining until 1920. A modern phase of exploration and mining took place between 1967 and 1982. The trip will include stops at heritage sites where historical mine workings give you a glimpse into the past. Visits to more modern mining and exploration sites are sure to pique your interest, where uncommon skarn minerals such as thulite, valleriite and yellow serpentine may be found. This is a very affordable way of adding value to your conference experience! If you are looking for a multi-day adventure there are several trips that cover a range of topics from placer gold to hardrock mining. A two day trip to Faro, located north of Whitehorse, focuses on the geology of the Anvil District and remediation of the Faro Mine Complex (FMC), which is Canada’s largest Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) contaminated mine site. The geology portion of the trip will discuss the stratigraphy and structure of the Anvil pyritic massive sulphide deposits and their enclosing host rocks. The Cambrian Anvil deposits are situated in Selwyn basin, a lower Paleozoic marine shale basin southwest of carbonate platform rocks of northwest Laurentia. Open pit mining and on-site milling operations produced approximately 400 million tonnes of potentially acid-generating waste rock and tailings. Protecting the surrounding aquatic and terrestrial environment from these wastes and associated heavy metal-bearing seepage presents significant challenges in a mountainous, northern environment. This trip will take participants along the scenic Robert Campbell Hwy with a night’s stay in the town of Faro ‘Yukon’s best kept Secret’ located along the banks of the Pelly River. Another two day trip will guide participants through the historic and active Keno Hill Mine, located 330 kilometres north of Whitehorse in one of the world’s highest-grade silver mineralized districts. Field stops will examine host rock stratigraphy and mine sites in the district, view mineralized drill core samples and visit the historic community of Keno City. Between 1913 and 1989, the Keno Hill Silver District produced more than 214 million ounces of silver from over 4.8

Whitehorse 2016: GAC-MAC Joint Annual Meeting Field Trips