The La Crosse Center is playing host to the Frac Sand Insider conference which began Tuesday. Frac sand mining is the mining of sand that is used in the fracking process to get oil and natural gas out ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 30—Except for the oil and natural gas themselves, one of the oilfield's hottest commodities these days is the sand used to ...

TheIzaak Walton Leagueinvited advocates on both sides of the frac-sand issue to the group's meeting in Rochester on Saturday. Surprisingly, both sides shared some common ground. Frac-sand moratorium ...

As the number of frac sand facilities in Wisconsin has rapidly expanded over the past five years, residents and local government officials in areas near sand mining operations have understandably ...

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 ...

Equify Financial funded a $5 million diminishing revolver for a Colorado‑based technology company specializing in patented ...

I’ve reported several times recently on the “sand mining frenzy” in Wisconsin and Minnesota that is creating both “sand prosperity” and “sand millionaires”, and at the same time creating a lot of ...

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 ...

YARDLEY, Pa., Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart Sand, Inc. (SND) (the "Company" or "Smart Sand"), a fully integrated frac and industrial sand supply and services company, a low-cost producer of high ...

YARDLEY, Pa., Nov. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Smart Sand, Inc. (SND) (the "Company" or "Smart Sand"), a leading supplier of premium Northern White frac sand and industrial sand and a proppant logistics ...

A pumpjack and a Yellowjacket Oilfield Services fracking rig sit next to Highway 191 in Midland County. (Odessa American File Photo) Except for the oil and natural gas themselves, one of the ...

Nov. 30—Except for the oil and natural gas themselves, one of the oilfield's hottest commodities these days is the sand used to fracture or "frac" the bedrock formations and loosen them up for ...