Title
The price of sand : silica mines, small towns and money.
Publication
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 60 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Title from title frames.
Originally produced by Green Planet Films in 2013.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
The price of sand is a documentary about the frac sand mining boom in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Due to a rapid increase in demand, pure silica sand has become a valuable commodity, and mines are opening at a rapid rate.
Variant and related titles
Kanopy Base.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Added to Catalog
July 19, 2024
Publisher's number
1100590 Kanopy
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Documentary films.