Joshua Trees, Super Friendly People, Borax Visitor Center, 20 Mule Museum, Saxon Aerospace Museum, Firestation, Police Station, and Amazing Friends to share the learning adventure with :)
We went to Visit the Borax Visitor Center, http://www.borax.com/
20 Mule Museum, http://www.20muleteammuseum.com/20%20Mule%20Team/home
Saxon Aerospace Museum, http://www.saxonaerospacemuseum.com/Saxon/home
Firestation, and
Police Station.
Discover the Hidden Treasures of Boron
The Boron Chamber of Commerce would like to take this opportunity to invite you to visit Boron and discover the hidden treasures of our small desert town. In Boron you can spend a leisurely day browsing our antique and gift shops, enjoying a home cooked meal in one of our restaurants, taking in our unique main street exhibits, and visiting our world-class mining and aerospace museums. Boron is the kind of community where people pull together and work hard to accomplish great things. The community-minded citizens of Boron have donated thousands of dollars and hours over the last 20 years to preserve our rich mining heritage and our community's involvement in the advancement of aerospace research. Two of our communities greatest accomplishments include the opening of our Twenty Mule Team Museum on August 8, 1984 and the recent dedication and grand opening of our Saxon Aerospace Museum on September 5, 2003.
Notes - Movie @ Visitor Center
Borax Sept 26, 2013http://www.borax.com/
Death Valley harmony mine 1800s
Barstow
20 mule team
1927 underground
1959 overground
Borax is formed from volcanoes
Mine in Argentina, turkey and Serbia
Blast, then electric shovels to haul trucks out of way (4 stories high)
Crush first
Kernite after processed becomes borax acid- pharmaceuticals ant killers
Borate stops nuclear reaction
Nuclear submarines keep them on their ships in case of emergency
1988 sold product line to Dial soap
Lumber is dipped in borax so it can last
Bullet proof vests
40% of global demand
Sodium borate - another name
Soil, water, plants and crops
Detergent, soap, glass, ceramics, solar energy panels
History
Death Valley
Hauled 100 miles wagons 20 mule team
Today mule replaced with trains, trucks boats etc
Denver colorodo borate research and development group.
Rio Tinto
Product innovation
Preservatives for wood to last longer
Glass for computer screens
Flat screen tv
Environment
Sustainibilty
Water is scarce in desert
Recycle water
Reduced green house emitions
Monitor all emitions
Safety
Emergency response team bc in desolate area
Future
Process, packaging
Pit 950ft deep
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