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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The CEO of a company proposing to build a silica mine 60 kilometres north of Prince George told the Regional District of ...

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 ...

A company called Nexgen Silica hopes to build a mine in St. Genevieve County. Residents who live with the toxic legacy of lead mining worry history could be repeating itself. Pickle Creek runs two ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota plans to release a draft set of model standards Friday to help communities struggling to regulate the boom in mining for silica sand, which oil and gas drillers use for ...

The Missouri Mining Commission has revoked a mining permit for a Silica sand mine in Ste. Genevieve County following months of opposition from residents. In a 4-1 vote, the commission ruled Thursday ...