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RED WING — Demand for silica sand has driven what some are calling "the new gold rush." Since 2008, Wisconsin has built 16 silica sand mines. Eleven more have recently been approved and at least 14 ...

Homerun Resources, Inc., mines silica quartz sand in Bahia, Brazil. Samples of the sand are sent to UC Davis for research into purification and creating high-grade silica carbide. (Courtesy of Homerun ...

Vancouver, British Columbia—(Newsfile Corp. - March 24, 2026) - Homerun Resources Inc. (TSXV: HMR) (OTCQB: HMRFF) ("Homerun" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company has executed a ...

U.S. Silica is to be acquired by Apollo Funds for $1.85 billion in cash or $15.50 per share. Deals in the "sand space" are rare, but this is the second one in 2024. Positive impact is expected for SND ...

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 ...

The global energy transition runs on materials, and silica, ordinary sand at its most basic, sits at the centre of more of ...

Crystalline silica, also referred to as “quartz”, is a common mineral found in the earth’s crust and is a basic component of the soil, sand, and granite. Cristobalite and tridymite are two other forms ...

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