Apparently, it is not so much a shortage of sand, but the complexity of economics behind mining and processing the right kinds of sand for different industrial purposes. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/opinion/the-worlds-disappearing-sand.html?_r=0 https://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2017/04/economist-explains-8 And Professor Google says so. -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Hillman Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 4:06 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] Sand becomintg a scarce global commodity?? 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 >> [log in to unmask] >> >> 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 >> > >> > >> > * * * * * * * * CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE * * * * * * * * >> > >> > This e-mail and any attachments are confidential from Plexus Corp. >> > and >> may >> > contain information which is privileged, confidential, and/or >> > protected >> by >> > non-disclosure agreements. They are intended solely for the use of >> > the named addressee(s). . Any unauthorized use or disclosure may >> > be unlawful. If you are not a named addressee, you must not use, >> > disclose, retain or reproduce all or any part of the information >> > contained in this e-mail or any attachments If you have received >> > this transmission in >> error, >> > please destroy it and notify us immediately by return e-mail or by >> calling + >> > 1 888 208 9005. >> > >> > > > > -- > Steve Gregory > Kimco Design and Manufacturing > Process Engineer > (208) 322-0500 Ext. -3133 <(208)%20322-0500> > > > This email and any attachments are only for use by the intended > recipient(s) and may contain legally privileged, confidential, > proprietary or otherwise private information. Any unauthorized use, > reproduction, dissemination, distribution or other disclosure of the > contents of this e-mail or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If > you have received this email in error, please notify the sender > immediately and delete the original. >