The world’s largest and perhaps most destructive mining is rarely discussed. Approximately 85 percent of all material mined from the earth is a simple and widely available resource – sand. Because it is so cheap and readily available, it is mined by everyone from single man with a shovel, to enormous machine-operations. The majority of sand is going to the construction industry for concrete production, but the movement of sand is leading to catastrophic destruction of coastal, sea bed and river...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/demand-for-sand-the-largest-mining-industry-no-one-talks-about
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