The state of Minnesota released what it hopes will be a handbook for local governments working to regulate the frac sand industry, according to the Winona Daily News. The 168-page report from the Environmental Quality Board avoids setting specific guidelines for monitoring pollution and instead lists the types of options available. It provides a variety of specifics for local governments…
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Lafarge Eyes Fracking Waste Water for Cement Production
Lafarge Canada wants to use fracking waste water from two Hants County holding ponds for its Brookfield cement plant in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
Read MoreCompanies Face Environmental Fines
According to Wisconsin Public Radio, Interstate Energy Partners and Tiller Corp. were fined for allowing muddy water to escape from their facility in far northwestern Wisconsin. The spill was first reported by a concerned citizen hiking along the St. Croix River. It was determined that the fine grained sediment had been leaking into wetlands, a stream and the St. Croix…
Read MoreCanadian National to Serve New Frac Sand Producer
Canadian National (CN) started serving a new state-of-the-art frac sand producer on its Wisconsin rail network in December 2013.
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Toronto, Canada-based Claim Post Resources closed a second level of financing that will be used to: 1) carry out a minimum 1,000-meter drilling program towards completing a resource estimation of the Seymourville Frac Sand Project in accordance with NI 43-101 standards; 2) to complete a preliminary economic assessment on the project, which will allow the company to test the market…
Read MoreFrac Sand Plant to Pay Air Pollution Fine
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said a Marshfield, Wis., operation involved with frac sand has been ordered to pay $80,000 for violating state air pollution control laws, according to WAOW TV.
Read MoreWisconsin Firm Ordered to Pay for Air, Water Violations
Preferred Sands of Wisconsin was been ordered to pay $200,000 for stormwater and air permit violations at its facility near Blair, Wis., in Trempealeau County, according to the Post Crescent.
Read MoreFinancing a Boost to NFP Frac Sand Operations
Houston-based frac sand producer Northern Frac Proppants II LLC (NFP) announced the successful completion of a $77 million senior secured credit facility consisting of a five-year term loan. Proceeds from the new credit facility will be used to expand NFP’s operating frac sand mine and production facility in Alma Center, Wis., and bring online additional frac sand processing facilities located…
Read MoreCanadian Producer Moving Forward on Project
Declan Resources Inc. updated the status of its Firebag River Property in northeast Alberta, Canada. An initial review of the Firebag River Property in November by Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd. of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, indicated encouraging values for high-quality frac sand from samples collected in Cretaceous sandstones of the McMurray Formation.
Read MoreSantrol Begins NEW Proppant Production
Santrol, a Fairmount Minerals company, announced full-scale production of self-suspending proppant technology is underway at a Texas plant. Additional manufacturing sites will be integrated into the value chain during the first half of 2014.
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