frac sand
U.S. Silica to acquire frac sand producer
U.S. Silica agreed to purchase NBR Sand for $210 million. The transaction is expected to close this August. Keep Reading
Frac sand rail terminal in the works
Smart Sand Inc. plans to construct a $10 million railroad loading terminal in Wisconsin to ship frac sand to new markets. Keep Reading
Wisconsin frac sand mining sector experiencing downturn
Wisconsin’s frac sand mining sector experienced a downturn throughout the spring of 2016. Keep Reading
Operation’s expansion project stimulates steady growth
Two loadout lanes and an expanding customer base meant the line of trucks at Tyler, Texas-based NBR Sand kept growing. An increasing numbers of customers is a good problem to have, though. To mitigate customer wait times and improve customer… Keep Reading
Three’s company: Growing a frac sand mining operation
Doug Schmidt had no experience in mining or aggregates four years ago when he and two business partners came across an opportunity to mine frac sand at Doc’s Bunkhouse, a campground in Merrillan, Wis. “We came up to this area… Keep Reading
North America Frac Sand Inc. acquires frac sand deposit
North America Frac Sand Inc., headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, acquired North America Frac Sand (CA) Ltd. and its 30,000 acres of leases that are estimated to contain 6.4 million tons of recoverable reserves of frac sand, as well as… Keep Reading
Effects of the western drought
The severe drought conditions in the West are creating energy concerns in some areas. NBC News reports that as rivers shrink, sources of water-generated electricity are beginning to dry up. The report cites the shutdown of a hydroelectric generation turbine… Keep Reading
Full-on frac sand
With a complete, easy-to-use, automated frac sand processing system, a Wisconsin producer keeps material flowing. In Wisconsin, press reports have called frac sand the “new gold rush,” because of its critical importance in the process that uses hydraulic fracturing –… Keep Reading
Bad news for frac sand
Two recent reports paint a negative picture of the frac sand market for the foreseeable future. The first, from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), says the number of man-made earthquakes is on the rise owing to the boom in oil… Keep Reading
