Mathy (Milestone) Mine near Wilson
- St. Croix BOA Meeting to consider request to mine into the groundwater(January 31,2013)
- St. Croix BOA Approval of Request (Feb. 5, 2013)
- Map
Vista Mine Proposal (Revised January 2013)
Selected sections of 5 inch thick document submitted to St. Croix County
Proposal will be considered at the February or March Board of Adjustment
meeting
- Vista Mine Site
- St. Croix County Nonmetalic Mining Ordinance
- Board of Adjustment Members
- Frac sand company reapplies for permit – nENew Richmond News, Jan. 31, 2
Particulate and Silica Health Risk Research at UW-Eau Claire – Dr. Crispin Pierce
WPT interview of Dr. Crispin Pierce, Feb. 1, 2013
FALL 2012 FRACKING: THE WISCONSIN CONNECTION – The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies (Three sessions: Oct 30, Nov. 13, Nov. 27)
Industry Websites
The Learning Store – University of Wisconsin Extension
Frac Sand Brochure – October 2012
Does Frac Sand Create Socioeconomic Well-being? – Thomas Pearson 8/25/2012
In Gas We’ll Trust – Wired Magazine , Sept. 2012
The Coming Tsunami Of Frac Sand Supply – Seeking Alpha August 23, 2012
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
The economic impact of the frac sand industry in Wisconsin – WPR August 16, 2012 (AUDIO)
Sand Economics – August 19, 2012
Wisconsin frac sand sites double – July 22, 2012
Proppants Summit Conference – July 23-25, 2012, Denver , Colorado
Sand Mining Moratoriums (powerpoint)
by Weld, Riley, Prenn and Ricci (Eau Claire law firm)
Silica “Frac” Sand Resources – Buffalo County Health Department
Get Mining Jobs – website for Eau Claire area
Frack sand: An easily overlooked occupational hazard – by Elizabeth Grossman
Frac Sand Mining and Community Economic Development – UW Madison, Dept. Agriculture and Applied Economics, May 2012
Citizen Concerns About Industrial Sand Mining – May 2012 brochure
Mine Tour – Nov, 5, 2011
Sand Industry Professional Organizations
DNR
Wisconsin Department of Revenue – Frac Sand Mining and Processing
Wood County
Frac Sand Mining Conference – Dec. 1, 2011 and Jan. 12, 2012
Wisconsin Watch – Sand mining surges in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Geological Survey
Fracking and Sand Mining Dig Up Smoldering Crisis – Institute for Crisis Management 1/7/12
Frac sand from Minnesota-Wisconsin border bluffs assists natural gas, oil boom in N.D., elsewhere – AP 1/6/12
Wisconsin Frac Sand Mining and Minerals Lawyers – Eau Claire Law Firm
Particulate and Silica Health Risk Research at UW-Eau Claire – Dr. Crispin Pierce
BG Group signs ‘ground-breaking’ $8bn gas deal with US – Oct. 28, 2011
“Gasland” – award-winning documentary about fracking for gas (film website)
Scientific American
The Truth about Fracking (Preview) – Oct. 19, 2011
Safety First, Fracking Second – Oct. 19, 2011
Natural Gas Firm Says Shale Fracking Caused UK Earthquakes – Nov. 2, 2011
EPA Finds Fracking Compound in Wyoming Aquifer – Nov. 10, 2011
Gas Drillers Risk Backlash Unless Health Protections Improve – Nov. 14, 2011
Did Fracking Cause Oklahoma’s Largest Recorded Earthquake? – Nov. 14, 2011