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Tag: Reclamation
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Frac Sand Rush
With frac sand boom in full swing, study to guide mine reclamation
Mining companies, Chippewa County and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls are teaming up on a $232,000, five-year study probing how the vast tracts of Wisconsin used for nonmetallic mining — including for frac sand — can best be reclaimed.