Alberta mining company Sio Silica has proposed to drill fewer wells and extract less sand as part of a new application for an ...

DFL Sen. Matt Schmit will be in Rochester on Wednesday to give an update on silica sand mining in the region. Schmit led an effort at the Capitol during the last legislative session to restrict mining ...

VRX Silica has secured a strong set of regional customers in Asia for its Arrowsmith North sand project, ahead of 2026 ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Critics of a booming silica sand mining industry will ask lawmakers to hit the pause button Tuesday when the Minnesota Legislature holds its first-ever hearing on a subject that has so ...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota officials would study the environmental impact of silica sand mining and provide technical assistance to local governments dealing with sand mining issues under a bill to be ...

More than 300 Springfield residents packed a heated town hall to denounce Sio Silica’s mining project and push to withdraw ...

ST. PAUL - Many Minnesotans are not sure whether more silica sand mining could mean dangerous dust and contaminated water, a booming economy or something in between. Cities and counties have tried to ...

RED WING — A citizen group's effort to impose a one-year moratorium on silica sand mining in Goodhue County continues to draw support from local government bodies. The cities of Red Wing and Lake City ...

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 ...

The Missouri Mining Commission has revoked a mining permit for a silica sand mine in Ste. Genevieve County. The commission ruled that NexGen Silica’s application did not include a full list of ...

If the Houston County (Minnesota) Board votes to ban fracking tonight, it won’t because the board members are basing their decision on the best available science. Banning sand mining in Houston County ...