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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This Week’s Market Buzz
A proposed frac sand mine appears to have the green light in far western Wisconsin, after a state appeals court upheld Buffalo County’s approval of the project, it was reported on WTAQ radio. A three-judge panel in Wausau, Wis., affirmed a circuit judge’s refusal to overturn a conditional use permit for R-and-J Rolling Acres to run a 125-acre silica-sand operation.…
Read MoreMinnesota Governor Won’t Issue Frac Sand Moratorium
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton received more than 6,000 petition signatures asking him to issue a frac sand moratorium in that state. But Dayton said he can’t personally block the frac sand industry from expanding in southeastern Minnesota, rebuffing a group of mining opponents that delivered a moratorium petition as part of an Earth Day rally at the capitol.
Read MoreU.S. Silica Holdings Announces First Quarter Results
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. announced net income of $18.4 million or $0.34 per basic and diluted share for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014, compared with net income of $17.3 million or $0.33 per basic share and $0.32 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2013. Earnings per share in the quarter were negatively impacted by $1.8 million…
Read MoreHi-Crush Completes Acquisition
Hi-Crush Partners LP announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of certain equity interests in Hi-Crush Augusta LLC, the entity that owns a raw frac sand processing facility located in Augusta, Wis., for cash consideration of $224.25 million.
Read MoreWisconsin Police Powers Bill Stalls
According to the Wisconsin Industrial Sand Association (WISA), the Wisconsin State Legislature adjourned its 2013-2015 session without acting on SB 632/AB 816. The bill ¬– significantly revised from its predecessor SB 349 – would have prevented use of municipal police powers to change the rules for existing, locally permitted non-metallic mining operations and properties, while continuing the high level of…
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According to the Winona Daily News, a permit for a proposed sand mining and wash-plant operation in the Town of Waumandee, Wis., was denied 3-0 by the Buffalo County Zoning Board of Adjustment. More than 50 people testified at a second public hearing on the project, most of them opposed to granting a conditional-use permit to mine frac sand on…
Read MoreNew Book Takes On Pros, Cons of Fracking
Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Russell Gold — who has been recognized as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and is a recipient of the Gerald Loeb Award for his work – has released a new book entitled “The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World.”
Read MoreSuperior Silica Sand Seeks Land for Transloading
Superior Silica Sand has submitted a letter of intent to purchase 40 acres of land in North Branch, Minn.’s ESSBY Business Park off 400th Street. At a North Branch City Council meeting, City Administrator Bridgitte Konrad said a purchase agreement with the business is likely months away, according to the ECM Post Review.
Read MoreVista Sand Makes Progress on New Frac Sand Mine
According to the Pioneer Press, Glenwood City, Wis., has taken a step toward making a new frac sand mine a reality. The town’s city council voted 4-2 to approve a pre-annexation agreement with Texas-based Vista Sand, laying out a number of rules for the mine, which has been a controversial issue in the western Wisconsin city of about 1,200.
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