Monthly Archives: June 2013

It’s all about rail, baby

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Mike O'Connor

We’ve mentioned this before.  Frac sand is all about rail.  If your mine is right on a railroad spur, transportation costs are lower.  A lot lower.  Now there’s a credible article that puts a number on how much lower. Up … Continue reading →

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Are Buffalo County farmers getting screwed?

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Mike O'Connor

We’ve got a new sand mine application, River Valley Sands, and their filing includes a copy of the lease deal that they’ve signed with the slickster mine promoter.  So we can take a look at a real deal and see … Continue reading →

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The future of fracking (and thus frac sand)? Not looking so good.

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Mike O'Connor

Of course I’m biased.  I don’t like what frac sand mining is doing to Buffalo County.  I don’t like the way people are being bullied by frac sand promoters.  But I also don’t like the way local farmers are getting … Continue reading →

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As focus shifts to transport, Town of Whitehall resists a loading facility. But Glacier is taking another run at the Starkey project.

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Mike O'Connor

Good news this morning from Trempealeau County where last night the Whitehall City Council unanimously denied the annexation request for the Whitehall Rail and Sand project.  In addition they passed a resolution for the 226 acres to be placed into … Continue reading →

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