A draft report of a strategic analysis of the mining of industrial silica sand, also called “frac sand,” was released in June 2016 by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The study ...

NexGen has proposed mining silica sand in Ste. Genevieve County on about 250 acres near Hawn State Park. But Missouri didn’t conduct any sort of review of the potential environmental or public health ...

CHICAGO (June 8) – A new Policy Study from The Heartland Institute shows industrial sand mining has been “a significant driver of economic growth across the Upper Midwest.” If done in an ...

NexGen Mining Inc. plans to mine silica sand in Ste. Genevieve County despite blowback from residents concerned about how the mine might affect native wildlife or residents who get their drinking ...

The EAO concluded that the Angus project would not cause significant adverse effects once mitigation measures and proposed ...

Premier Wab Kinew cast doubt Thursday on the prospect of Manitoba approving a second effort by mining company Sio Silica to obtain an environmental licence to drill for sand in the rural municipality ...

If Houston County continues on its current path, half of the counties in southeastern Minnesota could have moratoriums on silica sand mining by the end of the month. The Houston County Planning ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- A proposed silica sand mining project in southeastern Minnesota could change the nature of the industry in the state. Or not. Nobody is quite sure what to expect at the end of February, ...

RED WING — Demand for silica sand has driven what some are calling "the new gold rush." Since 2008, Wisconsin has built 16 silica sand mines. Eleven more have recently been approved and at least 14 ...

It's a critical mineral for the oil industry, but Alberta's plan to vastly expand silica exploration and mining has environmentalists worried. A ministerial directive issued by Minister of Forestry ...

Sio Silica says it plans to spend $125 million on Port of Churchill infrastructure if the mining company receives provincial approval to extract sand from below the surface of southeastern Manitoba.