Petition work is an important way for government departments to accept the supervision of the masses and improve their work style. In order to pursue the deeper and more substaintive sand mining management，and effectively reduce petition letter，starting with specific cases of letters and visits，this paper summarizes the types of petition letter that occur frequently，analyzes the causes of contradictions and disputes，expounds the potential hidden dangers and risk points that may exist in the planning，permission，supervision，and acceptance check of sand mining management from the problem-oriented perspective，and puts forward how to strengthen management and prevent risks from the planning，permission，supervision，acceptance check of sand mining activities，so as to reduce the occurrence of contradictions and petition letters relating to sand mining.