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Price is a powerful lever. And falling sand prices have extended payback periods for new greenfield frac sand plants. What does this mean for interest in building new plants? In this post, we take a data-driven look at the current status of a once-in-a-lifetime silica mining rush. There’s a lot …

We take you behind the scenes in another market beyond the Permian that may be fully supplied by in-basin frac sand by the end of next year. The story of these new Louisiana sand mines reminds us that there is plenty of potential for in-basin deposits beyond the dunes of …