Frac sand in ambient air does not pose a health concern for Winona residents, according to the Winona Daily News. The first look at eight months’ worth of air monitoring data in downtown Winona, Minn., showed silica sand was, for the most part, undetectable. Only two samples taken from state monitors between January and August detected silica in the air,…
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Superior Silica Denies Pollution Allegations
County officials in western Wisconsin have closed a frac sand mine for allegedly dumping polluted wastewater into a pond that was properly lined. Trempealeau County regulators shut down the Guza Pit near Independence this week for operating without a permit.
Read MoreDeclan, Opal Energy Strike Firebag Deal
On Sept. 29, Declan Resources announced that Opal Energy has acquired the option to earn up to a 75 percent interest in Declan’s Firebag River Property located southwest of the Athabasca Basin in northeast Alberta, Canada.
Read MoreLaRonge Scores Huge Reserve
La Ronge Gold Corp. has entered into a binding letter of agreement for an option to acquire a 100 percent undivided right, title and interest in an approximately 520-acre prospective frac sand property located in northeast Arkansas.
Read MoreStudy Drums Up Fear on Frac Sand
Frac sand mining poses a little-understood threat to human health, the environment, and local economies, according to a report issued by the Civil Society Institute’s Boston Action Research (BAR) and released in cooperation with Environmental Working Group (EWG) and Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA).
Read MoreThis Week’s Market Buzz
According to the latest PacWest Consulting Partners ProppantIQ market study, North America proppant consumption is expected to increase at 23 percent per annum through 2016, from 80 billion lb. in 2013 to 153 billion lb. in 2016, with much of the growth occurring in frac sand consumption. Growth in proppant consumption is driven by an increasing number of horizontal wells…
Read MoreFrac Sand Insider Conference a Must-Attend Event
Rock Products magazine will present the second annual Frac Sand Insider Conference & Exhibition, Nov. 16-18, 2014, at the Westin Hotel and Conference Center in Pittsburgh.
Read MoreWildcat Opens Ohio Facility
Wildcat Minerals opened a new frac sand and proppant-transloading storage facility in Hannibal, Ohio. The expansion into this key unconventional play will allow the company to store more than 10,000 tons of proppants, receive barges and unit trains and further enhance its position as a premier national materials handler of oilfield consumables.
Read MoreVictory Nickel Scores Prized Sand Deposit
Victory Nickel Inc. announced it has entered into an option to acquire a 100 percent interest in a land package totaling more than 300 acres in southwestern Wisconsin. The company is specifically targeting a 100-acre ridge that has been determined to contain one of the highest quality frac sand deposits in North America.
Read MoreBadger, Atlas to Build Wyoming Facility
Badger Mining Co. and its sister company Atlas Resin Proppants plan to build a frac sand transportation facility just outside Douglas, Wyo., according to the Douglas Budget. The companies are working with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad to locate operations along the railroad’s main line right of way northwest of the city.
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