Frac Sand Plays Big Role in $950 Million in Second-Half 2018 U.S. Mine Completions
Frac Sand Plays Big Role in $950 Million in Second-Half 2018 U.S. Mine Completions
SUGAR LAND--May 25, 2018--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Industrial Info is tracking more than $954 million in planned U.S. mine completions in the second half of this year. These include gold mines, a limestone quarry and a coal mine. However, as unconventional oil and gas drilling continues heating up in the U.S., particularly in the Permian Basin, sand used for the hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, of shale rock is playing an ever-bigger role in the U.S. mining scene. Industrial Info is tracking $382 million in planned frac sand mine completions in the U.S. in the second half of 2018.
Within this article: Details of frac sand mining projects that will be completed in the second half of this year
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