Claim Post Resources Inc. signed an Engagement Letter with P&E Mining Consultants Inc. to complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) on the company’s Seymourville Frac Sand Project located approximately 200 km north east of Winnipeg, Manitoba. P&E will be retaining Consultec Ltd. to assist in the to provide technical input into the frac sand plant material handling design plus complete…
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Are Oil and Gas Companies Running out of Sand?
In a new note, Morgan Stanley’s (MS) Ole Slorer, Benjamin Swomley, and Connor Lynagh write that exploration and production (E&P) companies have discovered that if they use more sand when they frack unconventional shale plays, they are able to increase the amount of reserves they can extract from the ground. MS forecasts sand demand growth of 96 percent in 2016…
Read MoreBarletta Roundtable Seeks Hazard Mitigation Solutions
A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official agreed to work with U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.), local officials in Pennsylvania, and other stakeholders to try to resolve outstanding hazard mitigation efforts that cannot move forward due to a new FEMA policy that bans fracking underneath any property purchased with FEMA mitigation funds.
Read MoreKozera to Keynote Frac Sand Insider Conference
Mining Media International, Rock Products and Frac Sand Insider are pleased to announce that Greg Kozera will be the keynote speaker at the Frac Sand Insider Conference, Nov. 16-18 in Pittsburgh.
Read MoreAthabasca Minerals Gets Approval to Mine
Athabasca Minerals Inc. has received approval from Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development for the right to work and remove sand from SML 130021for a term of 10 years commencing on Aug. 25, 2014.
Read MoreOff-Highway Diesel Prices
The national estimated average price-per-gallon for off-highway diesel fuel as of Sept. 4 is $3.547. That is lower than the previous comparison price-per-gallon of $3.548.
Read MoreEdward Lindsey
Former Georgia State Representative Edward Lindsey, a citizen member of the Joint Study Committee on Critical Transportation Funding Infrastructure for Georgia, wrote a brilliant guest column in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, entitled “Find a Transportation Fix, or Ga. Loses.” Congratulations Mr. Lindsey, you are a Rock Star!
Read MoreStone Shipments Strong on St. Lawrence Seaway
Total cargo shipments on the St. Lawrence Seaway have now surpassed 2013 levels despite one of the most difficult starts to the shipping season in years due to ice coverage, according to The Chamber of Marine Commerce.
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