US: Frac sand mines plan investments

Mines seek efficiency, new markets

In Wisconsin, U.S., frac sand producers plan to invest millions of dollars on new plants and loading facilities, reports the Tomah Journal. 

At least half a dozen companies will start spending in order to increase efficiency and sell their product in new markets.ÔÇ£We feel that from a longer-term prospective it's still a good time to make some investments,ÔÇØ said Jack Mitchell, president of Wisconsin Proppants. His company plans to invest USD 23.5 million in a rail loading facility for the mine in Jackson County.

Meteor Timber has plans to build a USD 65 million sand mining operation in Jackson and Monroe counties, while Terracor Resources wants to invest in a combined mine, processing and loading facility between Black River Falls and Alma Center that could produce about 3 million tons of sand a year.