Question

Use the description of Mongolia’s rare-earth mineral deposits to determine if it is a bulk-gaining or bulk-reducing industry. Support your answer with information from the article. How will the fact that it is a bulk-gaining or bulk-reducing impact any mining company in terms of the placement of refining plants

Answer 1

It is a bulk reducing industry because pure minerals have to be extracted from their ores.

What is Bulk reducing Industry?

This type of industry make products which weigh less after assembly than before assembly.

In Mongolia, the products weigh more as  result of the impurities present in them but weigh less when they are refined which is why this type of industry have plants which are located close to where the materials are found.

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