According to a report on Wisconsin Public Radio, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has agreed to review – and possibly overturn – an administrative law judge’s ruling stating the agency acted improperly when it issued wetland permits to a controversial frac sand mining project.
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Claim Post Acquires Nine Quarry Leases
Claim Post Resources Inc. has acquired title to and control over nine quarry leases from a number of third parties, including Char Crete Ltd., Simmons Construction Ltd. and O/S Investment Corp. for a total investment of $1.3 million. These leases are directly adjacent to Claim Post’s existing quarry leases, consolidating Claim Post’s strategic control over the Tier 1 Frac Sand…
Read MoreBlack Mountain Sand Expands into Eagle Ford
Black Mountain Sand, a Texas-based in-basin frac sand provider, announced its expansion into the Eagle Ford Shale with the acquisition of 2,300 acres in Atascosa County. The company will begin immediate construction on its third Texas operation with anticipated delivery of its first commercial tons by year-end 2018.
Read MoreMerger of Unimin, Fairmount Santrol Creates Covia Holdings
Fairmount Santrol and Unimin Corp. announced that following the close of their proposed merger, the combined company will be known as Covia Holdings Corp. and will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “CVIA.”
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• Athabasca Minerals Inc. entered into a Letter of Intent with a property owner in the town of Mayerthorpe, Alberta, Canada, for the Firebag Frac Sand Project storage and distribution hub.
Read MoreAED Demands Immediate, Bipartisan Action on Infrastructure
Earlier this month, on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, Associated Equipment Distributors’ 2018 Chairwoman Diane Benck of West Side Tractor Sales Co. demanded congressional action to invest in the United States’ crumbling infrastructure. Benck’s call to action came during a Capitol Hill press conference where she was joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.)…
Read MoreMississippi Lime Bird Study Good News for Producers
According to Kimberly Bauman, director of environmental affairs for Mississippi Lime Co., over the past two years, the company has partnered with the World Bird Sanctuary for a nest box (bird house) study, to determine which bird species were living on company property at its Ste. Genevieve, Mo., plant. and which species were successfully breeding.
Read MoreOldest Footprints in North America Found in Rock
Based on modern estimates, an active human will take more than 224,000,000 steps over a lifespan of 65 years based on an average of 9,448 steps per day. Most footprints that result from these steps are ephemeral, poorly defined and disappear quickly. In some cases, a distinct cast of the foot is left in soft sediments, preserving a representation of…
Read MoreMSHA Issues New Serious Accident Alert
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on March 24, two miners were using a man-lift to charge (load) blast holes with non-electric blasting caps, 8-grain boosters and ammonium nitrate fuel oil (ANFO) blasting agent.
Read MoreMSHA Seeks to Collect Unpaid Fines
David Zatezalo, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) administrator, and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta recently highlighted that the agency will look to collect $67 million of unpaid fines issued over the last decade.
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