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BEIJING, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yongye International, Inc. (NASDAQ: YONG) ("Yongye" or the "Company"), a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of crop nutrient products in the People's Republic of China, today announced that, on May 16, 2013, the special committee (the "Special Committee") of the board of directors (the "Board of Directors") was provided a letter (the "Letter") issued by Abax Global Capital (Hong Kong) Limited ("Abax") to Full Alliance...

MAIDEN ROCK, Wis., Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company, a Fairmount Minerals company, has reduced its freshwater consumption by more than 50% during the last three years at all of its mines, which are located in Maiden Rock, Bay City, and Menomonie. The mines are recapturing, recycling, and reusing nearly all of the process water following significant capital investment in new technology. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121205/DA24084)...

CHICAGO, Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) and Superior Silica Sands today announced a multi-year agreement to move frac sand from a new processing plant now under construction in northern Wisconsin. Texas-based Superior Silica Sands is building an 85-acre sand processing plant and rail storage facility adjacent to CN's Barron Subdivision near Poskin, Wis., capable of producing up to 2.4 million tons per year of high-quality frac sand products. CN this...

RADNOR, Pa., Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Preferred Sands, a leading producer of frac sand and coated proppants in North America, proudly introduces RCS Garnet, the only non-phenolic coated proppant in the oil and gas industry that can consistently create particle-to-particle bonding in conditions as low as 90 degrees F without the use of an activator. RCS Garnet is optimal for low-temperature well environments such as those found in Alberta, Canada and in the Permian Basin in...

RADNOR, Pa., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Preferred Sands, one of the leading frac sand and coated proppant companies in North America, is pleased to announce the addition of Christian Rheault to their executive management team as President of Preferred Sands. "We are very excited to have Christian join our team as President," said Mike O'Neill, CEO. "Christian brings an extensive technological background that will assist in enhancing our future goals of technological innovation."...

Website Covers Oil Sands Reserves, Extraction, Controversies WASHINGTON, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- EIN News, a leading media monitoring company, has added Oil Sands News Today (oilsands.einnews.com) to its vast portfolio of websites that provide breaking news on industry, business, politics, sports, entertainment and many other topics. The website provides continuous news coverage of oil sands, see e.g.: - Oil Sand Extraction News -...

U.S. Silica to construct new frac sand facility in Wisconsin, Canadian Pacific to be exclusive rail service provider MINNEAPOLIS, MN, June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) and U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLCA), today announced a multi-year agreement for the movement of frac sand from U.S. Silica's newest mining and processing facility in Sparta, Wisconsin. U.S. Silica is the second largest domestic producer of commercial...

MEADVILLE, Pa., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection has levied a $33,065 fine against Herbert L. Hasbrouck and Marion L. Hasbrouck of Oil Creek Township, Crawford County, and Hasbrouck Sand and Gravel Inc. of Titusville, Crawford County, for violations of the Solid Waste Management Act related to the improper handling and disposal of waste tires. "Proper disposal of waste is essential to preserving the quality of Pennsylvania's air,...

Scientists from the University of Miami and Northern Illinois University develop guidelines to assess risk of illness from sand at recreational sites On warm days, the beach seems an ideal destination for family rest and relaxation. Who hasn't built a sand castle or been buried up to the neck in sand? However, that family fun has a dark side -- sand can harbor illness-causing microbes. Unfortunately, there are no guidelines for sand quality at recreational sites. Now, environmental...

Lee Rannals for Redorbit.com Researchers from MIT have developed new algorithms that could enable "Smart Sand" to form into any shape. By using the algorithm, individual Smart Sand grains would be able to communicate to one another, forming a three-dimensional object. As messages are passed back and forth to each of the grains, they selectively attach to each other to form an object, while the unused grains simply fall away. Once the object has served its purposed, the smart sand...