Overview of permits required to operate a frac-sand mine.
Category: Frac Sand Rush
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Frac sand in Wisconsin: Links and contacts
Resources to learn more.
Posted inEnvironment, Frac Sand Rush
Are frac sand miners failing to check for rare butterfly?
There’s a new wrinkle in Wisconsin’s fast-growing frac sand mining: It turns out that an endangered butterfly, the Karner blue, lives in the same region. And some companies may be failing to check for the butterfly as they move ahead with mining operations.
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Sand mining surges in Wisconsin
This western Wisconsin community is in the midst of a land rush — call it a sand rush — fueled by exploding nationwide demand for fine silica sand used in hydraulic fracturing of oil and natural gas. At least 16 frac sand mines and processing facilities are operating, and an additional 25 sites are proposed, in a diagonal swath stretching across 15 Wisconsin counties from Burnett to Columbia, the Center has found.
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Explainer: What is fracking?
Find out more about the hydraulic fracturing process and how Wisconsin “frac sand” is used to drill for gas and oil.