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 ...

Town of Farmington will consider sand mining permit at February 10 meeting as neighbors express concerns about dust, noise ...

CHICAGO (June 8) – A new Policy Study from The Heartland Institute shows industrial sand mining has been “a significant driver of economic growth across the Upper Midwest.” If done in an ...

A close-knit neighborhood in Sand Springs is raising alarms about a proposal to mine sand along its community beach, saying the plan could permanently change the area and the way families have lived ...

Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ...

At a small number of beaches around the world, dry sand actually makes noise underfoot, caused by friction between ...