Considering how anti-business and anti-mining California is, it is hard to believe that the world's largest borate minerals mine is in California. It's even harder to believe that it is considered one of California's most environmentally friendly companies. However, thanks to an aggressive environmental mentality, cooperation with local colleges and environmental groups, and a excellent reclamation program it is showing skeptics that mining and the environment aren't incompatible. Borax (formerly US Borax) is a part of the Rio Tinto Group and operates California's largest open pit mine in Boron, California - one of the richest borate deposits on the planet. The company supplies nearly half the world's demand for refined borates.
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