Manitoba seeks public input on revised Sio Silica sand extraction proposal

Manitoba’s environment department is inviting public feedback on a scaled-back silica sand mining proposal from Sio Silica ...

Sio Silica submits new plan to mine for sand

The Alberta mining company has made a new application to extract sand from below the surface of southeastern Manitoba, after ...

Sio Silica plans to drill fewer wells, remove less sand as part of new request for environmental licence

Alberta mining company Sio Silica has proposed to drill fewer wells and extract less sand as part of a new application for an ...
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Sio Silica submits revamped silica sand mining proposal in eastern Manitoba

A Calgary-based mining firm has submitted a second application to extract silica sand from eastern Manitoba, after being ...
Grand Forks Herald

Minnesota lawmakers to take up silica sand mining boom

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 ...
Post-Bulletin

Houston County considers silica sand mining moratorium

If Houston County continues on its current path, half of the counties in southeastern Minnesota could have moratoriums on silica sand mining by the end of the month. The Houston County Planning ...
Grand Forks Herald

Legislative notebook: New bill for studying environmental impact of silica mining

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 ...
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Silica sand mining in Minnesota spotlight

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 ...
Australian Mining

VRX Silica secures key offtake contracts in Asia

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

Schmit to give update on silica sand mining in Rochester

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 ...
Business Wire

Covia Completes Acquisition of Silica Sand Mining Operation, Expands Offering

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covia, a leading provider of mineral-based and material solutions for a range of Industrial markets, today announced that it has completed the previously announced ...
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Missouri Mining Commission revokes permit for controversial Ste. Genevieve silica mine

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 ...