Helping Warriors and Wolves

For more than 100 years, a mining legacy site spanning about 3,000 acres in Frazier Park, California, has rested – waiting for a new purpose. Rio Tinto Borates purchased the land in 1922, but it has not been used for mining since 1913.

Now, a new chapter is unfolding, as Rio Tinto Borates has sold nearly 2,000 acres of the legacy site to the Lockwood Animal Rescue Center (ARC) at a discounted price. Here, within the centre’s wolf sanctuary, an innovative programme is helping to heal combat veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

“Rio Tinto is focused on sustainable development and being a corporate citizen to our surrounding communities,” said Nathan Francis, land manager at Rio Tinto Borates.