LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The frac sand market is expected to grow by USD 4.27 billion during 2020-2024, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. Request a free sample report With ...

Dozens of people voiced their concerns Wednesday morning about frac sand mining in Houston County. A final public hearing regarding a mineral extraction ordinance, which would impose tighter rules and ...

The La Crosse Center is playing host to the Frac Sand Insider conference which began Tuesday. Frac sand mining is the mining of sand that is used in the fracking process to get oil and natural gas out ...

Oil prices may remain weak, but business is booming for oil in Texas shale plays, especially in West Texas' Permian Basin. That means the demand for sand is skyrocketing to churn out oil and gas as ...

In Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, industrial sand, known as “frac sand,” mining has created thousands of high-paying jobs. Industrial sand mines employ engineers, electricians, welders, chemists, ...

Your donation today will help MinnPost continue to report on the news you need. A new report on frac-sand mining suggests that Americans living near desirable silica deposits should brace themselves ...

CN announced on Wednesday, July 3 that it will start serving a new state-of-the art frac sand terminal north of Grande Prairie, Alta., starting in November 2013. The new 20-acre facility being built ...

The newest frac sand company, Covia Holdings, is also the largest Frac sand production transitioning to local sources to eliminate $30-60 per ton railroad costs New mines in shale plays coming online ...

A sand mining facility in Grantsburg, Wisc./Credit: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Republican state legislators in Wisconsin want to make it easier for companies to mine the “frac sand” ...

Sand from the upper Midwest is coveted for hydraulic fracturing. It is the right size, shape and cleanness (almost pure quartz). It is also highly resistant to crushing under immense pressure, acting ...

A Texas sand miner is planning to open a new plant near the small West Texas town of Van Horn near the state's Permian Basin oil field. Alpine Silica, which operates at least one sand mine in Kermit, ...