Hosted on MSN

Nose-to-tail mining: How making sand from ore could solve a looming crisis

Our research has found companies mining metals can get more out of their ores, by processing the ore to produce sand as well. This would solve two problems at once: how to avoid mining waste and how ...
Heartland

Study: Frac Sand Mining a Boon for Employment, Earnings, Economies

CHICAGO (June 8) – A new Policy Study from The Heartland Institute shows industrial sand mining has been “a significant driver of economic growth across the Upper Midwest.” If done in an ...
Reuters

Sand mining emerges as another fracking threat

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Fracking, the latest craze in the quest to produce oil and gas, has been blamed for environmental problems ranging from flammable tap water to minor earthquakes. Now a new risk is ...
Mongabay

Mekong sand mining risks collapse of SE Asia’s largest freshwater lake, study finds

Surging demand for sand used in construction projects poses an existential threat to Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake, new research indicates. The seasonal expansion and contraction of ...