As part of its continued commitment to grow the Canadian economy, Lafarge Canada Inc. acquired the assets of Mixcor Aggregates Inc., based in Alberta. Twenty-six sites and 50 employees will join the Lafarge team, paving the way for green construction solutions.
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Frac Sand Blues
July 10, 2020 – It’s not a good time to be a frac sand producer. With oil prices still hovering around $40 per barrel, and no COVID-19 end in sight, frac sand producers are falling like dominoes. Recent developments include bankruptcies from major producers Covia, Hi-Crush and Vista Proppants and Logistics. While these companies are not going away – they are restructuring debt and trying to find…
Read MoreAlberta Legislation Would Redefine Minerals and Pits
The Alberta, Canada, government has proposed legislation that would redefine “minerals” and “pits,” allowing about 500 sand projects to proceed without having to submit environmental impact assessments, according to the Edmonton Journal.
Read MoreBadger Mining Expands Transloading Network
Badger Mining Corp. (BMC) has completed arrangements to start shipping its raw and coated Premium Northern-White industrial sand to a new storage and rail-to-truck transloading facility in Obed, Alberta, Canada, west of Edmonton, operated by Wayfinder Corp. The site, with its capability of accommodating up to three unit trains of industrial sand at one time, sits along the CN main…
Read MoreNew Sand Transloading Facility Opens in Canada
Evergreen Transloading and Superior Silica Sands LLC announced the opening of a new Mega Centre sand transloading facility in Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada. The Sexsmith Mega Centre will serve the strong demand for high quality, Northern White silica sand as proppant for the oil and gas industry in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.
Read MoreVictory Mountain Secures Frac Sand Permits
Victory Mountain Ventures Ltd. has entered into an option agreement, subject to the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, whereby it may earn a 100 percent interest in eight Metallic and Industrial Minerals Permits totaling approximately 737 sq. km located west of Fort McKay, Alberta, Canada, in the Fort McMurray area of northeastern Alberta.
Read MoreFrac 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 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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