Community members in remote Skull Creek, east of Dinosaur, Colo., and west of Massadona, Colo., about 17 miles from the Colorado-Utah border are concerned about impacts from a proposed frac sand pit mine, including truck traffic, noise pollution, water quality and quantity, and proximity to uranium deposits.
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Utah Frac Sand Mine Moves Forward
A frac sand mine proposed in southwest Utah is poised to move forward after the Kanab City Council conditionally agreed to sell water to the Salt Lake City-based company pushing the project forward following a contentious public hearing, according to KUER 90.1.
Read MoreFrac Sand Mine Reclaimed in Wisconsin
A five-year study in Chippewa County, Wis., has transformed a reclaimed frac sand mine into a successful wild prairie, according to Wisconsin Public Radio.
Read MoreWisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of Sand Mine Proposal
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld Trempealeau County’s rejection of a frac sand mine proposal in a case that had potential to change zoning laws statewide, according to Wisconsin Public Radio.
Read MorePattison Sand Co. Seeks Expansion in Iowa
Clayton County officials have commissioned a study to determine the environmental and aesthetic impacts of a proposed expansion of Iowa’s only frac sand mine.
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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…
Read MoreSuperior Silica Denies Pollution Allegations
County officials in western Wisconsin have closed a frac sand mine for allegedly dumping polluted wastewater into a pond that was properly lined. Trempealeau County regulators shut down the Guza Pit near Independence this week for operating without a permit.
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Northern Frac Proppants II LLC is looking to rezone more than 570 acres of land to start a sand processing and loading facility in Cleveland, Wis., and will have a public hearing on the request, according to the Jackson County Chronicle. The proposal includes sand mining, processing and a rail spur for transportation. The county has three other processing operations…
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A proposed frac sand mine appears to have the green light in far western Wisconsin, after a state appeals court upheld Buffalo County’s approval of the project, it was reported on WTAQ radio. A three-judge panel in Wausau, Wis., affirmed a circuit judge’s refusal to overturn a conditional use permit for R-and-J Rolling Acres to run a 125-acre silica-sand operation.…
Read MoreVista Sand Makes Progress on New Frac Sand Mine
According to the Pioneer Press, Glenwood City, Wis., has taken a step toward making a new frac sand mine a reality. The town’s city council voted 4-2 to approve a pre-annexation agreement with Texas-based Vista Sand, laying out a number of rules for the mine, which has been a controversial issue in the western Wisconsin city of about 1,200.
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