[rrego]

Except that the price has risen. Easily procurable sand (typically from river beds) is being depleted, and no the desert sand isn't any good for construction.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/latest-threat-to-u-s-oil-drille...

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WPS1321

[jessaustin]

The price has risen slowly and steadily for decades? And it's still the cheapest commodity around? I don't see the problem...