According to the Capital Times, Midwest Environmental Advocates, the nonprofit environmental law center, has put together a 29-page petition document that calls on Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board to direct the Department of Natural Resources to conduct a health and environmental study of the state’s fastest growing industry, frac sand mining. Residents interested in pushing the state to take a cumulative…
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Frac Sand Demand Exploding
Hydraulic fracturing is powering a boom in production that has made the United States the world’s leading producer of oil. Fracking requires a proppant and the most efficient option is frac sand.
Read MoreFrac Sand Company Files Petition with Supreme Court
Minerals Development & Supply Co. Inc. has filed a supplement to its Petition of Writ of Certiorari in the United States Supreme Court. This supplement will give the Supreme Court an opportunity to address whether the venue provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) can be procedurally applied in state court proceedings, an issue that has been debated amongst legal…
Read MoreRangeland Signs Multi-Year Contract with Halliburton
According to the Rangeland Reporter-Telegram, Rangeland Energy’s RIO Hub under construction on 300 acres near Loving, N.M., has received a significant boost with an agreement with a major company.Halliburton has signed a multi-year contract for Rangeland to provide frac sand rail unloading storage and distribution services in the Delaware Basin.
Read More92 Resources Testing for Frac Sand at Silica Site
92 Resources Corp. reports it is in receipt of positive geochemical test results from its Zim Frac silica property in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, where it holds a 100 percent interest.
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Claim Post Resources Inc. signed an Engagement Letter with P&E Mining Consultants Inc. to complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) on the company’s Seymourville Frac Sand Project located approximately 200 km north east of Winnipeg, Manitoba. P&E will be retaining Consultec Ltd. to assist in the to provide technical input into the frac sand plant material handling design plus complete…
Read MoreAre Oil and Gas Companies Running out of Sand?
In a new note, Morgan Stanley’s (MS) Ole Slorer, Benjamin Swomley, and Connor Lynagh write that exploration and production (E&P) companies have discovered that if they use more sand when they frack unconventional shale plays, they are able to increase the amount of reserves they can extract from the ground. MS forecasts sand demand growth of 96 percent in 2016…
Read MoreBarletta Roundtable Seeks Hazard Mitigation Solutions
A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official agreed to work with U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-Pa.), local officials in Pennsylvania, and other stakeholders to try to resolve outstanding hazard mitigation efforts that cannot move forward due to a new FEMA policy that bans fracking underneath any property purchased with FEMA mitigation funds.
Read MoreKozera to Keynote Frac Sand Insider Conference
Mining Media International, Rock Products and Frac Sand Insider are pleased to announce that Greg Kozera will be the keynote speaker at the Frac Sand Insider Conference, Nov. 16-18 in Pittsburgh.
Read MoreAthabasca Minerals Gets Approval to Mine
Athabasca Minerals Inc. has received approval from Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development for the right to work and remove sand from SML 130021for a term of 10 years commencing on Aug. 25, 2014.
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