White Gold

White Gold (HMLT0)

Location: Furnace Creek, CA 92328 Inyo County
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N 36° 28.8', W 116° 52.508'

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Though steeped in legend, the frenzied searchfor gold and other materials in Death Valley produced few fortunes. Borax, the "WhiteGold of the Desert," ranks as the valley'smost profitable mineral.
Harmony Borax works, in front of you, wasone of Death Valley's first borax operations.It operated from 1883-1888. The 3/8-mileinterpretive trail takes you throughHarmony Borax Works.
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HM NumberHMLT0
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Placed ByDeath Valley National Park, National Park Service
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Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 8:31am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 511185 N 4037196
Decimal Degrees36.48000000, -116.87513333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 28.8', W 116° 52.508'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 28' 48.00" N, 116° 52' 30.48" W
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Area Code(s)760
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 704 Mustard Canyon Dr, Furnace Creek CA 92328, US
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