Fairmount Santrol Announces First-Quarter 2016 Results

Fairmount announced results for the first quarter of 2016. First-quarter 2016 revenues were $145.5 million, up 8 percent from $134.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, and down 52 percent from $301.5 million for the same period in 2015. Overall volumes sold were 2.1 million tons for the quarter, an increase of 10 percent from 1.9 million tons in the fourth quarter…

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Fairmount Santrol Releases Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Fairmount Santrol released its 10th annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, entitled “All In.” The 2015 report follows the new Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 Guidelines. “To meet these guidelines, we conducted an assessment where we engaged internal and external stakeholders to identify and prioritize Fairmount Santrol’s most significant sustainability-related impacts, risks and opportunities,” the company said.

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This Week’s Market Buzz

A Texas based frac sand mining company is backing out of plans to develop a 1,600 acre mine and processing plant in Trempealeau County, Wis. Over the last year, Superior Silica Sands has been in the process of developing a plant between the cities of Independence and Arcadia. As part of the project, Independence annexed the property, but controversy about…

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This Week’s Market Buzz

There’s been a lot of talk recently about how the frac sand industry will be affected by the recent drop in oil prices. But overall experts are saying frac sand miners shouldn’t be worried, there’s no evidence of a slowdown in Wisconsin, and it’ll take a lot more than a temporary drop in oil prices to change the demand for…

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This Week’s Market Buzz

The Houston County, Minn., board of commissioners revealed its proposed frac sand mining ordinance establishing a number of restrictions, limitations and environmental protections. The new ordinance limits the volume of sand that can be mined per year, requires mines to comply with a road use and maintenance agreement, and gives county officials the authority to issue environmental reviews. It also…

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