Frac sand must be exceptionally clean in order to meet the end user’s specifications. McLanahan washing and classifying equipment can be used to deslime the sand particles, as well as make the fine-end separation to prepare the feed for the dry processing stage.
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McLanahan is an industry leader in creating complete wet-processing solutions to produce frac sand. In-house process engineers take each deposit’s unique characteristics into account and work directly with customers to determine layout and equipment requirements.
Read MorePreferred Proppants Begins Building Oklahoma Frac Sand Plant
Preferred Proppants LLC announced that construction is underway on an in-basin frac sand mine and facility in Oakwood, Okla. The mine is expected to come online in the third quarter of 2018 and the company is currently looking to fill approximately 100 positions including electricians, maintenance technicians, heavy equipment operators, loaders, utility hands, plant operators, loadout operators and more.
Read MoreU.S. Silica to Build Second Frac Sand Plant in the Permian
U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. announced that it plans to build a second, state-of-the-art frac sand mine and plant in West Texas to serve the rapidly growing Permian Basin.
Read MoreFrac Sand Plant Opposed Near Texas Historical Site
There is opposition to a proposed frac sand processing plant in parts of Atascosa and Bexar counties, Texas. On Jan. 28, approximately 100 people gathered on Old Applewhite Road for two hours to share their concerns about the mine, according to the Pleasanton Express, one of which is that the site for the proposed plant is a historic one.
Read MoreVictory Nickel Suspended Production in Q1
Victory Nickel Inc. reported financial results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015. Effective Oct. 1, 2014, the company changed its functional currency and presentation currency to the United States dollar from the Canadian dollar.
Read MoreVictory Nickel Commissions 7P Plant
Victory Nickel Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Victory Silica Ltd. announced the successful completion of commissioning of its 500,000 tpy Seven Persons frac sand plant (7P Plant) near Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.
Read MoreFrac Sand Plant to Pay Air Pollution Fine
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said a Marshfield, Wis., operation involved with frac sand has been ordered to pay $80,000 for violating state air pollution control laws, according to WAOW TV.
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