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 ...

Frac sand miners have fallen out of favor, knocked off the pedestal they were once perched upon at the start of the first quarter. The fall comes amid fears of supply glut. Hedge fund Third Point, ...

KERMIT Wallstreet Sand Co., a leading West Texas frac sand producer, announced the launch of its dry sand operations at its Kermit facility, marking a major milestone in the company’s continued growth ...

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 ...

Republican state legislators in Wisconsin want to make it easier for companies to mine the “frac sand” under the state’s farmland and forests and head off more stringent regulation on the booming and ...

Higher drilling costs could threaten the recent surge in United States shale production. Halliburton said last week that its earnings could be negatively impacted because of bottlenecks related to the ...

A new report on frac-sand mining suggests that Americans living near desirable silica deposits should brace themselves for a long and lasting boom — not just in Wisconsin and Minnesota, where the bulk ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALLAMAKEE COUNTY — A group of northeast Iowans effectively has kept large frac sand mine companies from mining silica-rich sand in their county by building a consortium that set aside politics and ...