> Because existing organisation's would lose their profits from sand mining? I'm willing to be cynical and conspiratorial, but this doesn't add up for me. The

> Because existing organisation's would lose their profits from sand mining? I'm willing to be cynical and conspiratorial, but this doesn't add up for me. There are so many players between "large construction firms in the USA" and "sand mafia in India" that I find it hard to believe that this is the action of a global cartel. Unless large construction firms in the USA specifically are also run by the sand mafia, which of course is possible, but would be a hell of an exposé if anyone ever caught on.