Hi Steve - looked at the link, I see lots of words and zero references. If
we are running out of sand, I would expect there to be some data backing up
that claim.

Dave

On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 2:00 PM, Steve Gregory <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Interesting topic. Didn't know that sand was becoming this scarce. I found
> this:
>
> http://pulitzercenter.org/projects/deadly-global-war-sand
>
> Steeve
>
> On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 12:52 PM, David Hillman <david.hillman@
> rockwellcollins.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Rich - I have a number of good references sources and do track this as
>> a
>> topic and that is the first time I have heard that silicon was an issue. I
>> suspect they may be confusing fracking sand versus other sand
>> type/applications as that is a hot topic. I would love to see their
>> reference data as it sounds quite suspicious.
>>
>> Dave Hillman
>> Rockwell Collins
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>> On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 1:12 PM, Richard Kraszewski <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> > Last week I heard an interesting story  NPR  radio, claiming  that there
>> > is an upcoming global scarcity of sand.
>> >
>> > Seems like most  good deposits are  being mined out for concrete.  This
>> is
>> > starting to  become a  concern for  people such as silicon wafer
>> producers
>> > amongst others.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Anyone  hear  anything similar?
>> >
>> >
>> > Rich  Kraszewski
>> > Senior Staff Process Engineer
>> > Plexus Engineering Solutions
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