Nose-to-tail mining: How making sand from ore could solve a looming crisis
Every year, the world consumes around 50 billion tonnes of sand, gravel and crushed stone. The astonishing scale of this ...
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The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand destroyed dozens of Indonesian islands—now, the ban is being lifted
Unchecked sea sand exports destroyed 26 sand islands in Riau Province in Sumatra. In western Java's Banten Province, sand mining eroded the shoreline and destroyed coral reefs. Even after the ban ...
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Video: Foreigner Says 'Great Flood Has Partially Destroyed His Sand Model' Of Maha Kumbh Mela That Went Viral
In a video, he informed netizens that his sand model was partially destroyed after the seawater washed it away. He expressed that the Maha Kumbh Mela-themed sand art was to an extent destroyed due ...