This Week’s Market Buzz

According to the Houston County News, The Minnesota Court of Appeals on July 20 reversed a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources decision that a Houston silica sand mine may not operate until the owners obtain a trout stream setback permit. The court determined that the Erickson Sand Mine is not a “new project,” so the mine can legally operate, according…

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Fairmont Santrol Confident About Future

Fairmount Santrol announced fourth-quarter and full-year 2014 sales volumes. The company reports a strong fourth quarter driven by total sales volumes of approximately 2.5 million tons, an increase of 15 percent compared with the prior-year period. Overall, fourth-quarter raw sand volumes were 2.1 million tons, and value-added coated product volumes were 0.4 million tons, up 11 percent and 41 percent,…

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