Article: MINING FIRM TO OPEN BORON VISITORS CENTER.(NEWS)

Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer

Calling it a gift to the community and a birthday gift to themselves, U.S. Borax opened a $1 million visitor center Friday.

The 6,000-square-foot visitors center was unveiled in a ceremony attended by east Kern County and Edwards Air Force Base officials and by students from West Boron Elementary School. The visitors center will be open to the public beginning Monday.

The visitors center was dedicated as part of the company's 125th anniversary celebration.

``It's a birthday gift to our community, to ourselves and to the future,'' said Ian White-Thomson, chairman and chief executive of U.S. ...

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