# Boron Operations
> **Metal/Non-metal** mine · MSHA ID `0400743` · Surface · **Active**
## Operator
- **Controller (parent):** Rio Tinto Group
- **Operator:** U S Borax Inc
- **Employees:** 624
- **Commodity:** Nonmetal
## Location
- **State:** CA · Kern Co.
- **Coordinates:** 35.022222, -117.703333
## Safety record
- **Total accidents/injuries:** 345
- **Fatalities:** 0
- **Total days lost:** 8269
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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*