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 ...

The industrial sand-mining project approved for a parcel along U.S. Highway 550 in Bloomfield looks far different today than the facility B8D LLC pitched to residents and city officials. Brock ...

Steve Harmon’s house shakes when the mining company 100 yards away blasts into what was once farmland. His patio is constantly covered in a thin layer of fine white sand. He and his neighbors also had ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ian writes on fossil energies, climate, and transition to renewables. To many, it’s still a surprise just how big a modern frac ...

Founders of Apex Petroleum Engineering, the Denver-based energy services company, partner with proppant and materials veterans to build 2 million ton frac sand plant to serve the DJ basin. ENGLEWOOD, ...

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 ...

AESI is the largest proppant producer in North America, uniquely positioned with significant operational synergies and an enhanced production capacity following the acquisition of Hi-Crush Inc. AESI ...

Anyone hoping to start a frac sand mining operation in Winona County will need to put their plans on hold — at least for now. In a 3-2 vote, the Winona County Board of Commissioners passed a ...

We have lowered our fair value estimates for the frac sand companies we cover to reflect recent industry developments, most notably deteriorating pricing in the face of continued low-cost sand ...

United States fracking companies are increasingly sending their idle equipment overseas, finding new markets abroad as growth slows in the shale fields of Texas, New Mexico and elsewhere.

Squabbles among business owners occur occasionally, but it’s doubtful there are any quite like the one involving the principals of a San Antonio frac sand mining business and quarry in south Bexar ...