According to the Jackson County Chronicle, a group of landowners has launched an effort to halt frac sand mining in Jackson County, Wis. A petition filed in Jackson County Circuit Court said county officials haven’t followed proper procedures for appealing zoning decisions and should re-consider a legal challenge made against a rail spur for sand transportation in the town of…
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Superior Silica Acquires Reserves
Superior Silica Sands LLC (SSS), a subsidiary of Emerge Energy Services LP, announced that it has completed the acquisition of approximately 94 million tons of high-quality northern white silica sand reserves in Jackson County, Wis., from a subsidiary of Performance Technologies LLC (PTL), which is wholly owned by Seventy Seven Energy Inc.
Read MoreFairmount Santrol Completes Proppant Field Trial
Fairmount Santrol announced a successful six-well field trial using its proprietary Propel SSP proppant transport technology. Initial 90-day oil production increased 39 percent compared with offset wells, the company said. Field trial details are summarized in a case study available on Fairmount Santrol’s website.
Read MoreGlobal Proppants Market Will Double by 2022
The global proppants market accounted for $53.03 billion in 2014 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 13.68 percent to reach $115.68 billion by 2022, according to a new study by market consulting firm Stratistics NRC. Industrial shift toward alternative energy resources is the key factor favoring the market growth.
Read MoreSouthwest Container Solutions Debuts PneuBulk 1
Southwest Container Solutions LLC was developed to market and sell world-class, unique, cutting-edge, solutions for storage and transport of bulk materials. Its ISO pneumatic bulk container became available in June 2015. Because of its portable design it will facilitate the construction, oil and gas drilling and industrial minerals markets. The product provides a whole new concept in storage and transport…
Read MoreMining Deaths in 2015 Lowest Ever Recorded
Preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) indicate that 28 miners died in 2015 in work-related accidents at the nation’s mines, down from 45 in 2014. The figure represents the lowest number of mining deaths ever recorded and the first year that mining deaths dropped below 30.
Read MoreCountry Stars Vassar, Rose to Perform at NSSGA Convention
Two stars of country music will join the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) for its annual convention, being held in conjunction with the AGG1 Academy and Expo in Nashville, Tenn.
Read MoreMartin Engineering Offers Vibrating Dribble Chute
A global leader in bulk material handling offers an innovative solution that prevents carryback released by secondary conveyor belt cleaners from sticking to the rear slope of the discharge chute. If left to build up, material can encapsulate secondary cleaners and deposit harmful carryback onto the return side of the belt, fouling idlers and pulleys. The Martin Vibrating Dribble Chute…
Read MoreNovember Construction Dips; Up Strong Year-Over-Year
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during November 2015 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,122.5 billion, 0.4 percent (±1.5 percent) below the revised October estimate of $1,127.0 billion. The November figure is 10.5 percent (±1.8 percent) above the November 2014 estimate of $1,016.1 billion.
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