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Sterling Borax Mine Tailings
Tick Canyon, Agua Dulce


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April 17, 2013 — Tailings (waste material) from the Sterling Borax mine in Tick Canyon, where colemanite was extracted and processed from 1908 to 1921. The view is from Tick Canyon Road, looking north toward Davenport Road.

Read about the mining operation here.


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STERLING BORAX MINE SITE

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Scorza Video 2007

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Points of Interest


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Tailings

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2 Dwellings x6

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