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The sand used in industrial applications is mined from silica sand and sandstone deposits in 35 states.

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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.

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