According to Post-Bulletin.com, the Goodhue County, Minn., Mining Study Committee voted to recommend that the county’s silica sand mining moratorium not be extended. The issue passed by a 7-2 vote. Goodhue County was the first Minnesota county to face organized citizen opposition in 2011 after Windsor Permian, an Oklahoma-based energy company, purchased 155 acres of land near Red Wing with…
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Frac Sand Transloading Terminal to Move 550,000 TPY
Canadian National (CN) announced it will start serving a new state-of-the art frac sand terminal north of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, starting in November 2013.
Read MoreWISA Members Go Green
According to the Wisconsin Industrial Sand Association (WISA), three member companies were accepted into the Wisconsin DNR Green Tier program for environmental stewardship.
Read MoreReview Process for Frac Sand Plants Being Discussed
The Buffalo County Land Resources Department is drafting guidelines to help towns review proposed frac sand mining projects, according to the Winona Daily News.
Read MoreCanadian Frac Sand Plant to Move Forward
Victory Nickel Inc. has received the required approval from the Alberta Energy Regulator to develop the 400,000 tpy Seven Persons frac sand processing facility just southwest of Medicine Hat, Alberta.
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Frac Resources, a Houston-based frac sand logistics and distribution company, has partnered with La Porte, Texas-based Frontier Logistics LP to construct a new rail park on 550 acres of land in the Permian Basin. The newly planned $10 million rail park is located about 30 miles east of Midland, Texas – an area where the company said there is a…
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Six Wisconsin frac sand companies are under watch by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) because of alleged storm water violations, according to WQOW News 18. The agency said in each case, sediment-laden storm water left the site and reached surface water somewhere else.
Read MoreGossan Sells Manigotagan Silica Frac Sand Project
Gossan Resources Limited entered into a purchase and sale agreement to vend its Manigotagan Silica Frac Sand Project, comprised of nine quarry leases located near Seymourville, Manitoba, Canada, to Claim Post Resources Inc. Gossan has been seeking a joint-venture partner or a purchaser for the project since completing a marketing study in late 2010.
Read MoreWisconsin Names New Point Person for Frac Sand
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources named Deb Dix as its new lead on industrial or frac sand issues. Dix will serve as the initial point of contact on frac sand for public, private, legislative and media inquiries on the DNR’s regulatory authorities and interaction with the industrial sand sector. She will be based in the DNR’s Wisconsin Rapids office…
Read MoreAir-Quality Monitoring Plan Delayed
According to the Winona Post, the city of Winona, Minn., is not much closer to deciding whether it will conduct air-quality monitoring for silica dust and diesel fumes associated with the frac sand industry.
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