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 ...
A draft report of a strategic analysis of the mining of industrial silica sand, also called “frac sand,” was released in June 2016 by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The study ...
Julian Leyland receives funding from UKRI. Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while ...
The Aravalli range is one of the oldest mountain systems in the world. Its functions include groundwater recharge, prevention ...
Scientists outline the urgency to better identify the significant damage sand extraction across the world heaps upon marine biodiversity. In the delicate balancing act between human development and ...