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Trona, Calif., once a thriving mining community of 6,000 on the ragged edge of Death Valley, has shriveled to just 1,800 people.

( Irfan Khan / LAT )

Trona, Calif., once a thriving mining community of 6,000 on the ragged edge of Death Valley, has shriveled to just 1,800 people.

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