The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld a Winona County decision that no environmental impact statement is needed for a controversial frac sand mining project already operating in Saratoga Township, according to the Great Lakes Echo.
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Unimin Selects IFS Applications to Improve Operational Efficiencies
Global fracking supplier IFS Applications, said that Unimin Corp., North America’s largest supplier of frac sand, has chosen the company to assist in optimizing its supply chain and global operations. Unimin has 46 mining and mineral processing sites and 11 offices across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. To improve operational efficiencies, the company needed greater real-time visibility into its supply…
Read MoreW.S. Tyler Particle Size, Shape Analyzers Aid in Quality Control
W.S. Tyler recently completed three major sales transactions, according to the company. In all three instances, the company signed on to provide its CPA particle size and shape analyzers to aid in frac sand processing. More specifically, W.S. Tyler’s particle-analysis technology will now be helping providers of proppant to the oil and gas well industries perform a final quality check…
Read MoreSource Opens Storage, Rail Car Facility
Source Energy Services celebrated the opening of its frac sand production, storage, and rail car loading facility located in Weyerhaeuser, Wis. Several local officials attended the ribbon cutting and community appreciation event, including those from Barron County, the Village of Weyerhaeuser, and the Town of Sumner. The Weyerhaeuser facility complements the frac sand mine and processing facility operated by Source…
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Grant County, Wis., Circuit Court Judge Craig Day ruled in favor of Pattison Sand Co. in its lawsuit against the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board (LWSRB), according to SWNEWS4U.COM. The ruling overturns the decision by the LWSRB last August to deny permits to the Pattison Sand Co. to mine frac sand within the Riverway boundary. Unless the LWSRB chooses to…
Read MoreSpeakers Wanted for Frac Sand Insider Conference
The event will give manufacturers and consultants an opportunity to meet directly with decision-makers from producers throughout North America. We are looking to fill our conference sessions with enlightened speakers who are aware of all the current issues and topics involving frac sand.
Read MoreLa Ronge Acquires Canfac Sands
La Ronge Gold Corp. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and business of Canfrac Sands Ltd., a private company producing and selling frac sand in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.
Read MoreSpeakers Wanted for Frac Sand Insider Conference
The event will give manufacturers and consultants an opportunity to meet directly with decision-makers from producers throughout North America. We are looking to fill our conference sessions with enlightened speakers who are aware of all the current issues and topics involving frac sand.
Read MoreMinnesota Governor Won’t Issue Frac Sand Moratorium
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton received more than 6,000 petition signatures asking him to issue a frac sand moratorium in that state. But Dayton said he can’t personally block the frac sand industry from expanding in southeastern Minnesota, rebuffing a group of mining opponents that delivered a moratorium petition as part of an Earth Day rally at the capitol.
Read MoreHi-Crush, U.S. Well Enter into Long-Term Contract
Hi-Crush Partners LP announced the entry into a three-year supply agreement by a subsidiary of Hi-Crush with U.S. Well Services, LLC, a Texas-based oilfield services provider of well stimulation services to the upstream oil and gas industry. The supply agreement requires U.S. Well to pay a specified price for a specified minimum volume of frac sand each month.
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