I am not sure if many of you are aware of this or not, but there is a boom happening in the frac sand market. As the need for oil companies to drill deeper and extract more oil from existing wells ...

Apex 70 Sand, LLC ("Apex 70") has received the Use by Special Review ("USR") permit from the Weld County Board of County Commissioners to advance a 2 million ton per year frac sand facility in the DJ ...

The debate over frac sand mining blew like a sudden summer tornado into Winona County. As the county's planning commission - and soon the Winona County Board of Commissioners - prepare to vote on ...

Frac sand mining may no longer be booming, but it hasn’t become a bust. Oil prices have dropped more 50 percent since last year at this time, and have an unstable short-term future. That’s slowed ...

Frac sand destined for the oil and gas fields piles up at the EOG Resources Inc. processing plant in Chippewa Falls, Wisc. CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — Largely overlooked in the national debate over ...

In this country, there's an ingredient that's key to the success of new oil and gas technologies. That crucial ingredient is ordinary and plentiful, but only found in a few places and obtaining it ...

Frac-sand mining opponents are demanding a House committee meeting scheduled for tomorrow be canceled because it fails to set aside time for the public to testify. The House Mining & Outdoor ...

As the slump in the frac sand industry continues, communities in the Chippewa Valley and beyond are concerned about what the uncertain future of the industry will mean for residents. While the ...

Plans for a proposed frac sand mining operation near New Albin, Iowa, is temporarily on hold. A permit application was withdrawn Tuesday, according to Allamakee County officials. Engineering firm ...

The Houston County Commissioners were not able to come to an agreement on a frac sand mining ordinance Tuesday morning. Houston County will revert back to the original ordinance that says little about ...