Black Dragon Resource Companies (USOTC:BDGR) said it is progressing toward commercial operations as it evaluates the purchase ...

The La Crosse Center is playing host to the Frac Sand Insider conference which began Tuesday. Frac sand mining is the mining of sand that is used in the fracking process to get oil and natural gas out ...

Black Dragon Resource outlined progress on its planned frac sand business, including a potential processing plant acquisition and preparations to begin production at its contracted property. Key ...

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 ...

Sand from the upper Midwest is coveted for hydraulic fracturing. It is the right size, shape and cleanness (almost pure quartz). It is also highly resistant to crushing under immense pressure, acting ...

The market that supplies special sand to oil and gas companies for fracking wells is down more than 50 percent from last year. But those opposing the sand industry for its threat to property values, ...

Low oil prices and reduced drilling in shale regions like North Dakota are hurting the once fast-growing frac sand industry, slashing demand and forcing price cuts that have led some players to reduce ...

U.S. shale drillers will be eager to boost production as oil prices near $100 per barrel, but a looming frac sand shortage may stop them. Combined with rising labor costs, a potential trucker shortage ...

Frac sand mining experts will be at the La Crosse Center Tuesday for the Frac Sand Insider Conference but those against the industry are already putting up a fight. Frac sand mining has been a ...

During field trials, PetroChina successfully installed screenless frac-pack completions to control proppant flow-back, thereby extending the life of marginally producing wells in Jidong oil fields.