The booming domestic oil industry is making waves throughout the U.S., even in neighborhoods far from the nearest petroleum deposit. In portions of southeastern Minnesota, residents are concerned about the industry’s effort to mine silica sand, a necessary ingredient in the fracking process used to extract oil and gas from rock. In rural Winona
Local Opponents To Frac Sand Mining Lick Their Wounds After Defeat In Minnesota
Board members this week approved the county’s first silica sand mine by a vote of 3-2, allowing 19 acres in Saratoga Township to be devoted to the Nisbit Mine.