Experts say, for the most part, the bans won’t have major economic impacts. This is in part because China already restricted exports of these minerals months ago, and also because they are mostly used for niche categories within the semiconductor industry. US imports of these materials from...
Garnet is not a single mineral, but it describes a group of several minerals that are closely related. Garnets are available in a variety of colors and have many varieties. However, Garnet gemstones’ most widely known color is dark red. When using the term “Garnet,” the dark red form...
Nailery () A manufactory where nails are made. Nail-headed (a.) Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a nail. Nailless (a.) Without nails; having no nails. Nainsook (n.) A thick sort of jaconet muslin, plain or striped, formerly made in Indi...
Most simply, this hardship leads to farm consolidation, in which farmers who can not survive the cost-price squeeze are forced to stop farming and move out, selling land to their neighbor who then increases in size and production. In Iowa for example, there were approximately 65,000 hog farm...