Frac sand mining has arrived in Winona County. Three mining operations have been proposed for Saratoga Township, identified as holding the county's richest deposit of the tiny, round grains of silica ...

・Smart Sand (SND) is a leading producer of northern white fracking sand, benefiting from strong demand in the oil and gas sector. ・SND has demonstrated exceptional technical momentum and is up 65% ...

Stockpiles of silica sand at Modern Transport Rail loading terminal on Second Street in Winona, Minn. are pictured in February 2012. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration released new ...

This is a nice outcropping." Whether it is suitable fracking sand remains to be seen; tests by the state for size, roundness and strength of sand particles will show that. In coming weeks, Marshall ...

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NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas producer Antero Resources Corp said on Monday it is eyeing options to mine its own sand for fracking to offset recent price increases. The company, which ...

MADISON (AP) — Some energy producers are still willing to pay more for Wisconsin’s high-quality fracking sand despite increasing competition from Texas producers. Mining industry publications estimate ...

Industrial sand supplier US Silica will acquire privately owned New Birmingham’s sand business for about $210 million in a move that demonstrates how shifts in completion design have changed the ...