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Frac sand in the United States: a geological and industry overview Frac sand in the United States: a geological and industry overview

A new mineral rush is underway in the upper Midwest of the United States, especially in Wisconsin and Minnesota, for deposits of high-quality frac sand that the mining industry calls “Northern White” sand or “Ottawa” sand. Frac sand is a specialized type of sand that is added to fracking fluids that are injected into unconventional oil and gas wells during hydraulic fracturing (fracking...
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Mary Ellen Benson, Anna B. Wilson, Donald I. Bleiwas
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Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, National Minerals Information Center

Lithium 2014 Lithium 2014

No abstract available.
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Brian W. Jaskula
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National Minerals Information Center

Gemstones 2014 Gemstones 2014

No abstract available.
Authors
Donald W. Olson
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National Minerals Information Center

Titanium, 2014 Titanium, 2014

No abstract available.
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George M. Bedinger
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National Minerals Information Center

Peat, 2014 Peat, 2014

No abstract available.
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Lori E. Apodaca
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National Minerals Information Center

Nitrogen-Ammonia, 2014 Nitrogen-Ammonia, 2014

No abstract available.
Authors
Lori E. Apodaca
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National Minerals Information Center

Potash, 2014 Potash, 2014

No abstract available.
Authors
Stephen M. Jasinski
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National Minerals Information Center

Rare Earths in 2014 Rare Earths in 2014

No abstract available.
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Joseph Gambogi
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National Minerals Information Center

Strontium, 2014 Strontium, 2014

No abstract available.
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Joyce A. Ober
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National Minerals Information Center

Exploration review Exploration review

This summary of international mineral exploration activities for the year 2014 draws upon information from industry sources, published literature, and specialists in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Minerals Information Center. The summary provides data on exploration budgets by region and mineral commodity, identifies significant mineral discoveries and areas of mineral...
Authors
David R. Wilburn, Karyn A. Stanley, Nick A Karl
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National Minerals Information Center

Estimates of hydraulic fracturing (Frac) sand production, consumption, and reserves in the United States Estimates of hydraulic fracturing (Frac) sand production, consumption, and reserves in the United States

The practice of fracturing reservoir rock in the United States as a method to increase the flow of oil and gas from wells has a relatively long history and can be traced back to 1858 in Fredonia, New York, when a gas well situated in shale of the Marcellus Formation was successfully fractured using black powder as a blasting agent. Nearly all domestic hydraulic fracturing, often referred...
Authors
Donald I. Bleiwas
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National Minerals Information Center

Mineral resource of the month: graphite Mineral resource of the month: graphite

No abstract available.
Authors
Donald W. Olson
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Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center
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