The sand used in industrial applications is mined from silica
sand and sandstone deposits in 35 states.
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Molding or foundry sand is traditionally the second most common
use (20 percent in 2003) of industrial sand. Sand is used in these
applications to make molds into which molten metal is poured in
metal casting
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The United States exported 1.4 million metric tons of industrial
sand and gravel in 2003, primarily to Canada and Mexico.
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From sand pits, at or very near the surface elevation of the
surrounding terrain.
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most common use of industrial sand (38 percent of total tonnage
in 2003) is in glass making, where glass or quartz sand constitutes
52 to 65 percent of the weight of finished glass.