How sand mining is eroding rivers, livelihoods and cultures

Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ...
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 ...
The Free Press Journal

Beed Police Seize 4 Tractors, Sand Mining Equipment Worth ₹14 Lakh In Riverside Raid

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: In a major crackdown against the illegal sand mining mafia, the Georai Police conducted a raid at the Godavari River basin in Mhalaspimpargaon on Wednesday, seizing property ...
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 ...

Residents raise health, water concerns over proposed sand mine near Mooreland

Residents packed a public meeting this week to voice concerns about a proposed sand mining operation south of Mooreland, ...
Mining Weekly

Sand King underground gold project, Australia

The project forms part of Ora Banda’s Davyhurst gold project. The underground mine design is premised on a conventional top-down longhole open stoping mining method commonly used in the Western ...
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Mekong sand mining risks collapse of SE Asia’s largest freshwater lake, study finds

Rampant sand mining in the Mekong River is directly weakening critical seasonal river flows that sustain Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake, new research indicates. The Mekong’s annual wet ...