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A New Sand Frontier: Western Sands Utah

By Kevin Abrams | December 12, 2015 |

$Western Sands has hired Burgex Inc. to be their primary consultant on their Utah frac sand project.$

This article was written by Jen Casebier from Down Hole Trader. Burgex Inc. has been a primary consultant to Western Sands, LLC and provides claim staking services, preliminary sampling, and testing services. Although we have been in a long stretch of lower oil prices, mergers, and company closures, someday sand demand will rise again. The number of…

The Rise of Frac Sand and Mineral Exploration

By Kevin Abrams | September 18, 2015 |

The economic tremors of the U.S. shale boom have given a boost to mining and exploration for a few different minerals. Drilling grade barite and bentonite prices have been rising, but there is another commodity that has seen a massive rise in demand, pricing, and new mine development: FRAC SAND. What is frac sand? Simply put, it is…