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Hi-Crush announces acquisition, amendment
The company entered a purchase agreement with FB Industries and also amended an existing supply agreement with a supermajor E&P customer in the Permian. Keep Reading
Shale Support purchases two sand mines
The company purchased two natural sand mines in Kinder, Louisiana and central Louisiana. Keep Reading
Alpine Silica to build two new frac sand plants
The plants will be in Van Horn, Texas, and Fay, Oklahoma. Keep Reading
Athabasca Minerals to open frac sand hub
Athabasca Minerals signed a Letter of Intent for property for the Firebag Frac Sand Project (Firebag Project) Storage and Distribution Hub. Keep Reading
Atlas Sand frac sand operations coming in 2018
Atlas Sand Co. has begun construction on the first of two plants to supply frac sand to the Permian Basin market in West Texas. Keep Reading
Pennsylvania producer to begin construction of frac sand mine
Preferred Sands purchased more than 4,000 acres near San Antonio and plans to begin construction of a sand mine on the land. Keep Reading
Report: Raw frac sand demand to see future growth
Demand for raw frac sand is forecast to increase more than 4 percent per year to nearly 50 million tons in 2021 according to a new report. Keep Reading
Eagle Materials aggregate revenues up
Eagle Materials' concrete and aggregate businesses reported revenues for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 of $43.5 million. Learn more about the company's latest quarter. Keep Reading
Unimin to build West Texas frac sand plant
Unimin, a mining company based in Connecticut, plans to build a sand processing plant in West Texas to supply drillers with local frac sand. Keep Reading
