At a mine in northwestern Wisconsin, heavy machinery harvests the white sand used for hydraulic fracturing.Credit: Michael Parsen/Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey Descending a few dozen ...

A Texas sand miner is planning to open a new plant near the small West Texas town of Van Horn near the state's Permian Basin oil field. Alpine Silica, which operates at least one sand mine in Kermit, ...

A Texas sand miner is planning to open a new plant near the small West Texas town of Van Horn to feed the demand of hydraulic-fracturing crews unleashing gas and oil production in the booming Permian ...

Innovative single pass frac sand drying minimizes airflow requirements and the need for complex controls. Simple straight-through design reduces weight, while dual feeds improve throughput and deliver ...

On beaches throughout the world, there are thousands of living creatures hiding just beneath the surface of the sand. While most remain too small or too deeply burrowed to be spotted by beach visitors ...