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Rio Tinto Borax mine and plant, 2012 Rio Tinto Borax mine from ISS, 2013 Borax crystals, Boron Mine. Scale is one inch, ruled at one cm. The Rio Tinto Boron Mine (formerly the U.S. Borax Boron Mine) in Boron, California is California's largest open-pit mine and the largest borax mine in the world, producing nearly half the world's
This borax deposit is the world's largest borax mine. [23] It is owned by Rio Tinto Minerals (formerly U.S. Borax). It is operated as an open-pit mine, the largest open-pit mine in California. [26] [27] This mine supplies nearly half of the world's supply of refined borates. [28] Rio Tinto Minerals is Boron's primary employer, employing over ...
In 1956, the Pacific Coast Borax Company merged with United States Potash Corporation to form U.S. Borax, which itself was acquired by Rio Tinto Minerals (Rio Tinto Group) in 1967. As a wholly owned subsidiary , the company now is called Rio Tinto Borax and continues to supply nearly half the world's borates.
Rio Tinto borax mine pit, Boron, California. Other uses include: Ingredient in enamel glazes [46] Component of glass, pottery, and ceramics [47] Used as an additive in ceramic slips and glazes to improve fit on wet, greenware, and bisque [citation needed] Fire retardant [48] [49] [50] Anti-fungal compound for cellulose insulation [47]
Rio Tinto (corporation), a British-Australian multinational mining and resources corporation Rio Tinto Alcan, based in Canada; Rio Tinto Borax in America Rio Tinto Borax Mine, a mine in Boron, California, USA; Rio Tinto Coal Australia, the Australian coal mining operation; Rio Tinto Energy America, an American operation
The incorporation included the Sterling Borax Company and the Suckow Property [1] which is now operated as the Rio Tinto Borax Mine, the largest open pit mine in California and the largest borax mine in the world where almost half of the world's borates are now produced.
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Rio Tinto Group is a British-Australian multinational company that is the world's second largest metals and mining corporation (behind BHP). [3] It was founded in 1873 when a group of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto, in Huelva, Spain, from the Spanish government.