Select Sands Corp. has entered into an asset purchase agreement (APA) whereby the company will buy certain assets of Tutle Holdings. The assets to be acquired include a permitted and producing wet processing plant, equipment and related assets, all near its Sandtown silica sands deposit in Arkansas.
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Unimin’s Tunnel City Plant Starts Hiring
Unimin Corp. announced that it has added 19 full-time positions to the workforce at its Tunnel City, Wis., plant in the second quarter of 2016. Mark Massicotte, the plant manager at the facility, stated that there are now 84 employees working at the site.
Read MorePlant Expansion Drawing Fire
The proposed expansion of a Wisconsin Proppants frac sand mine in Hixton, Wis., has drawn opposition from nearby residents and others concerned about air quality, according to the Jackson County Chronicle.
Read MoreSand Wars Escalate in Wisconsin
A new draft report from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) suggests that frac sand mining does not produce fine sand that is a health hazard. The report states that air quality measurements made in the western part of Wisconsin, where the majority of sand mining facilities are placed, have not detected elevated levels of silica in the air.
Read MorePreferred Sands Touts Nebraska Sand
Preferred Sands announced that third-party testing and real production data confirm that silica sand from its Genoa, Neb., processing facility provides comparable crush and performance benefits to Northern White Sand, in addition to offering a lower proppant cost and logistics savings.
Read MoreAthabasca Touts Firebag in Annual Report
Athabasca Minerals Inc. announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and 13 months ended Dec. 31, 2014. The company focused part of its report on its Firebag Silica Sand Project development. The company reported:
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Smart Sand Partners (SSLP) is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Hi-Crush Partners and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), with a record-breaking IPO. Like the previous two fracking sand MLPs, SSLP produces Northern White frac sand from sand mines and a processing facility in Wisconsin. Its integrated facility has on-site rail infrastructure and wet and dry sand processing facilities,…
Read MoreMinnesota City Monitors Silica Levels
In January 2014, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) placed air-quality monitors in the city of Winona, Minn. The monitors were placed primarily to measure general particulates and crystalline silica adjacent to a silica sand transportation route.
Read MoreClaim Post Starts Producing at Seymourville
Claim Post Resources Inc. announced that SGS Mineral Services of Lakefield, Ontario, Canada, has successfully produced 99.3 percent pure silica sand from the Seymourville sand deposit. This high-grade silica sand deposit is located 200 km northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, just off of paved Highway 304 on the east shore of Lake Winnipeg.
Read MoreNew Sand Transloading Facility Opens in Canada
Evergreen Transloading and Superior Silica Sands LLC announced the opening of a new Mega Centre sand transloading facility in Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada. The Sexsmith Mega Centre will serve the strong demand for high quality, Northern White silica sand as proppant for the oil and gas industry in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
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