Global leader in borate supply, U.S. Borax operates the largest open pit boron mine in California, producing 30% of the world's refined borates. The Borax …
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Feb 23, 2025
I’ve been there many times and was raised in Boron. I go back often to visit. Volunteers man the Visitor’s Center and are locals. They’re a great asset to the community and take pride in representin…Full review by K J
Dec 27, 2024
A large museum overlooking the open pit mine. We thought we’d only visit for 20 minutes, but ended up staying over an hour. They have one of their huge mine dump trucks parked outside.Full review by CaliforniaTraveler19
Nov 29, 2024
Did not know what to expect . Made it there an hour before they closed . Watched a video which was informative but somewhat hard to understand due to speakers not Being very clear . Wish we had mo…Full review by Mjchand
Boron, the town has 2200 people. The open pit borax mine has 800 employees. They are located on California state highway 58. Four miles east of the mine is the busy intersection …
Boron, the town has 2200 people. The open pit borax mine has 800 employees. They are located on California state highway 58. Four miles east of the mine is the busy intersection with US highway 395 which has a large truck stop. Convenient, new, reasonable lodging is at the far west side of Barstow, about 50 miles east of Boron also on highway 58 where it meets with Interstate 15.
We'll be traveling with a small, well behaved dog. Can we visit 6/3?
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Hello We do not allow animals (except for service animals) inside the visitor center. There is shade and a seating area provided if you wished to leave your dog outside or take …
Hello We do not allow animals (except for service animals) inside the visitor center. There is shade and a seating area provided if you wished to leave your dog outside or take turns in visiting inside the center while others looked at the outside exhibits and viewing platform. Thank you for your query.
We recommend at least one hour. There is a 9 minute video and both inside and outside displays. The roof top viewing platform gives you a great view of the active mine operation and …
We recommend at least one hour. There is a 9 minute video and both inside and outside displays. The roof top viewing platform gives you a great view of the active mine operation and the gift shop has some wonderful items that are worth perusing.
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