The town of Menomonie Plan Commission on a 3-2 vote Thursday, June 7, recommended the Town Board approve rezoning roughly 150 acres for a rail loading site for silica sand mined in the region. The ...

The sand that lines beaches, lakes and rivers can often seem like an infinite resource, but 50 billion tonnes of sand is extracted around the world every year, far faster than the sand can be renewed.

Local in-field sand supplies have decreased fracture treatment costs in the Permian basin. Further cost reductions are achieved by eliminating sand drying, leaving the sand at residual 4-6% water ...