Athabasca Minerals Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30. Operating loss improved by 63 percent and 36 percent for the past three and six months to $0.4 million and $1.4 million.
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High Roller Announces Two New Frac Sand Plants
High Roller Sand announced that construction is underway on two new, fully automated, state-of-the-art frac sand facilities.
Read MoreBlack Mountain Sand to Open Sixth Mine
Black Mountain Sand, a Texas-based in-basin frac sand provider, announced an expansion into Western Oklahoma’s Mid-Continent shale play. Construction is now underway on its sixth mine, the first outside of Texas.
Read MoreReport: Proppant Demand Up 27 Percent; Set to Surge Higher
Sustained oil and gas exploration and production activity growth, coupled with rising U.S. CAPEX investment and escalating proppant intensity per lateral foot – especially in the Permian Basin – is driving “extreme” demand growth for frac sand, according to a new report from business information provider IHS Markit.
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• U.S. oilfield-service company Halliburton publicly blamed Canadian National Railway Co. (CN) for frac and sand delivery delays and said the issues would negatively impact its quarterly results by 10 percent. Jean-Jacques Ruest took over the reins at CN in March and has vowed “a sense of urgency” in fixing the company’s strategic issues.
Read MoreTelsmith Debuts New Website
Telsmith Inc. debuted its newly designed website at www.telsmith.com. “The new website has a clean design that showcases products and relevant information along with greatly improved functionality,” the company said. “The new site will also act as a hub for crushing and screening information such as how to, best practices, troubleshooting, and more.” “Our new website properly displays the depth and…
Read MoreBoral to Make Lightweight Aggregate from High Carbon Residuals
Boral, the leading marketer of ASTM C618-grade fly ash, has secured U.S. rights for processing ceramic lightweight aggregate from high carbon residuals generated at coal-fired power stations or impounded at their sites or designated landfills.
Read MoreLakes Limestone Trade Steady in August
Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes totaled 3,941,085 tons in August, a near carbon copy of both a year ago and July of this year, according to the Lake Carriers’ Association. Limestone cargos also bettered the month’s five-year average by 5.8 percent.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Ninth Fatality of 2018
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Aug. 22, a 29-year-old miner with one year of experience was fatally injured at a Haines & Kibblehouse plant while cleaning a snub pulley. The victim was working from an aerial lift located under the belt conveyor when he became entangled in the conveyor pulley.
Read MoreConstruction Spending Rises in July; Highways up 7.1 Percent
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that construction spending in July was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,315.4 billion, 0.1 percent (±1.5 percent) above the revised June estimate of $1,314.2 billion.
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