Because demand for frac sand has been the main driver of growth for industrial sand production, Part 2 also briefly discusses the role of silica sand as a proppant for oil and natural gas recovery. Those raising fears of the effects of frac sand mining have taken advantage of the public's limited understanding of the industrial sand mining ...
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Dr. James Wilde, a professor at Minnesota State University-Mankato, talks to an audience on March 19 about the possible effects trucks hauling frac sand may have on county roads.
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A faculty-student research team at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is monitoring frac sand mines in western Wisconsin to analyze the health effects they may have on the general public. Students Mark Larsen, Kasee Meyer and public health and environmental studies Prof. Crispin Pierce introduced their research focused on …
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As a high-impact, landscape-scale industry, frac sand mining can impact a variety of threatened and endangered species. The primary species of concern is the Karner blue butterfly. Its habitat overlaps a great deal with land used for frac sand mining. The majority of facilities are not participating in the state plan to prevent harm to this ...
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Wisconsin leads in frac sand production with 62% of the US total production, due to sandstone near the surface that allows for crystalline silica extraction via surface mining (Miley, 2014). The three main activities of industrial sand mining (mining, processing, and transportation) generate fugitive dust (Petavratzi et al., 2005).
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It is local communities impacted by frac sand mining who have the most at stake and should be at the center of decision-making about the future of frac sand mining. Any recommendations must include broad representation of those most directly affected. We offer here a quantitative analysis of the impacts of the frac sand mining infrastructure. …
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Frac sand mining causes many economic harms, including a potential loss of nearby real estate values of up to 25 percent; and decreased lifespan for roads and other …
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Silica sand mining. Southeastern and south central Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin have extensive deposits of sand that meets the specifications required for hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," a drilling method used for natural gas and oil wells. Mining of these deposits has been occurring in the region for many years, however …
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Prolonged exposure to the tiny mineral particles can scar lung tissue resulting in irreversible and sometimes fatal respiratory damage. About 2 million U.S. …
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The overarching goal of this research is to understand the impact of frac sand mining (which is of growing concern in rural Wisconsin and Minnesota) on rural prosperity and agriculture. Because the frac sand boom was, to a large extent, unexpected and driven by new technologies in the gas and oil sector, rural communities and the agricultural ...
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A moratorium went into effect Aug. 30 in that county, which leads the state in the number of permitted and operating frac sand mines, processing plants and rail loading facilities. "Answers.
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Silica sand is a highly sought after proppant for this purpose and often found in Wisconsin and Michigan. At the present time here in Ohio our Utica laterals are averaging 4,300-5,000 tons of silica sand or "proppant" with demand increasing by 85+ tons per lateral per quarter. Wisconsin's 125+ silica sand mines and processing facilities ...
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Quick Sand: Frack Sand Mining in Wisconsin. Each silica sand mine displaces 871 acres of wetlands and more than 12 square miles of forests and agriculture land in Wisconsin to provide the shale gas industry with fracking proppant. Silica sand is used by the oil and gas industry as a way to prop open the fractures made during …
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Frac sand mining detractors are concerned about dangerous levels of silica particulates in the air, compromised groundwater quantity and quality, noise and costly road damage due to 24 hour-per-day truck activity, lowered property values in the vicinity of the mines, loss of soil integrity and farmable land, and loss of topographic variability ...
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Fracking 101. Hydraulic fracturing has upended the global energy landscape and made fossil fuels big business in the United States. Mounting evidence shows that it poses serious threats to our ...
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Groundwater near frac sand mines may become slightly more acidic (lower in pH). This may cause minerals (like iron and manganese) to more easily dissolve, which can cause water to have unpleasant taste and odor, and may cause staining. MDH recommends monitoring pH of groundwater near frac sand mining operations.
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The process, also known as "fracking," uses a high-pressure application of water, chemicals and silica sand to create cracks in the rock, releasing the trapped gas and oil. Northeast Iowa happens to be rich in the high quality silica sand used in fracking, but the mining of that sand comes with environmental issues of its own.
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WEDC estimates 10 jobs per frac sand mine and 50 to 80 jobs for every processing facility or combined operation. Using the lower end estimates, these 86 facilities could employ 2,780 people, about 2,500 more than in 2008. Investment ripple effects. When sand mining and processing come to a community, the economic impacts go …
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A unique geological history combined with existing railroad networks has positioned Wisconsin as a major supplier of "frac sand" and thus a key link in a wider hydrocarbon commodity chain. The unprecedented growth of frac sand mining, however, has raised new social and environmental concerns, becoming the target of grassroots …
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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 …
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industrial sand were mined in 35 states. That sand was valued at $700 million, averaging roughly $22.6 per metric ton. Approximately 35 percent was used for …
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Silica exposure is a well-known danger for workers in mining and construction. With the spread of frac sand mining, however, silica air pollution has also become a danger for residents near sand mining and processing operations. Children, older adults and people with respiratory diseases are especially at risk.
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Mining has long been part of Wisconsin's economy and history and even precedes our statehood. On this page, you will find information about two types of mining in Wisconsin: iron mining and frac sand mining. There are also links to additional information about mining in Wisconsin at the bottom of this page.Iron mining Frac sand…
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Local control. Debate over frac sand mining has been evolving for a couple of years, but the divide has sharpened in the past few weeks. The Minnesota Legislature did not enact a proposed mining ...
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There are a range of negative environmental impacts from the frac sand mining process including air pollution, water pollution, depletion of aquifers and other …
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Mining, blasting, processing, and trans-portation of sand create silica dust, tiny particulate matter known in industry parlance as "fugitive dust.". When people inhale silica dust in …
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Based on frac sand mine permitting data provided to us by the planning commission, this 100,000 acreage translates to 939,700,000 tons of frac sand (enough for 313,233 horizontal wells). Overall, Wisconsin's frac sand mines are currently producing 185-211 million tons of frac sand from 128 facilities. Superior is one of more than six …
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the benefits of silica sand mining, including high-paying opportunities for employment, increasing regional economic activity, generating tax revenues for state and local governments, and improving economic diversity in rural communities that rely heavily on agriculture for income. and the costs, including asserted negative effects …
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The delivered cost ranges from a low of (U.S.) $233 a tonne for frac sand from Saskatchewan to (U.S.) $322 when it comes from Texas. By comparison, Stikine estimates that it can deliver the product at a cost of (U.S.) $125 per tonne. Two significant hurdles remain despite these advantages and the size of the emerging market.
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Frac sand is a specialized type of sand that is added to fracking fluids that are injected into unconventional oil and gas wells during hydraulic fracturing (fracking or …
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As noted in the report, the coal boom in Appalachia left Pennsylvania with an estimated $5 billion cost for cleaning up acid mine drainage. The Costs of Fracking report comes as Minnesota leaders are considering ways to protect the state from the rapidly growing frac sand mining industry. Speakers at today's press conference called …
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to assess the efficacy of the silica sand mining environmental oversight frameworks in Minnesota and Wisconsin, it is important to first understand how silica sand mining and its associated risks and implications operate. The following sections provide background information on silica sand mining operations, the
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Perry Schmitt describes himself as pro-mining but blames the frac sand mine across the highway from his home for driving down the asking price by more than $25,000, to $189,000.
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