Fetig says the fine, white silica sand found beneath the banks of the Illinois River is also ideal for use in the hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," oil industry.

Fort Worth, Texas - December 22, 2015 - Superior Silica Sands LLC ("SSS"), a subsidiary of Emerge Energy Services LP (NYSE: EMES), is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition ...

Fort Worth, TX - September 22, 2015 - Superior Silica Sands LLC ("SSS") is pleased to announce the introduction of a unique, technically advanced proppant to the oil and gas industry. This new ...

One of the oldest known workplace dangers is breathing in tiny bits of silica, which is basically sand. Even the ancient Greeks knew that stone cutters got sick from breathing in dust. And today ...

Thomson estimates Wisconsin white silica, sometimes called “Ottawa White,” supplies roughly 90 per cent of the Canadian frac sand market. And all of that sand is meets tight specifications: Samples ...

A Northern White Sand mining operation near Steve Harmon’s home removes fine sand from below ground and trucks it to a nearby plant on Oct. 14, 2024, in Ottawa, Ill. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) ...