Northern Frac Proppants II LLC is looking to rezone more than 570 acres of land to start a sand processing and loading facility in Cleveland, Wis., and will have a public hearing on the request, according to the Jackson County Chronicle. The proposal includes sand mining, processing and a rail spur for transportation. The county has three other processing operations…
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Claim 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 MoreLa Ronge Acquires Canfac Sands
La Ronge Gold Corp. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and business of Canfrac Sands Ltd., a private company producing and selling frac sand in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.
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.
Read MoreSpeakers Wanted for Frac Sand Insider Conference
The event will give manufacturers and consultants an opportunity to meet directly with decision-makers from producers throughout North America. We are looking to fill our conference sessions with enlightened speakers who are aware of all the current issues and topics involving frac sand.
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