Pit & Quarry, November 2015
FRAC SAND 140 mesh The company produces 20 70 mesh and 70 140 mesh wet cut frac sand The company says it can dredge up to 25 ft below the surface The dredge can excavate in the shallow conditions at the PineCrest Mine as well as in deeper conditions as the mines lake and river expand with the project Schmidt adds that the mine was designed so that return water stockpile drainage and stormwater can flow back into an artificial river and back into a lake in a closed loop Water cannot be drawn from outside sources In addition to the Wolverine dredge another key component of the mine is a McLanahan wet processing plant that incorporates screens separators hydrocyclones The Wolverine Class dredge can excavate in the shallow conditions at the PineCrest Mine as well as in deeper conditions as the mines lake and river expand with the project and a hydrosizer that separates and dewaters oversized coarse and fine sand the dredge receives When picking equipment for the PineCrest Mine Schmidt says he considered portability This is only a three year operation so there was a need for portability he says We looked for more modular equipment Giving back Coulee Frac Sand made an agreement with Docs Bunkhouse in order to mine on the campgrounds property As a thank you Schmidt says Coulee Frac Sand plans to give back to the campground by creating a recreational man made lake on the site near where the Wolverine dredge is being used Schmidt adds that Coulee Frac Sand will help redesign several camping lodges at Docs Bunkhouse Cashman is an architect so we were able to contribute by redesigning some of the lodges at the camp Schmidt says We knew we had to build trust with the campground and that it wouldnt have been good to just leave We wanted to follow through on what we did and said Schmidt estimates operations will finish in about two or three years explaining that the PineCrest Mine site spans only 21 acres He says the company plans to find additional mine locations in the next couple of years Were thankful for what we had with the area and thankful for the campground Schmidt says We want to mine about 2 million tons of frac sand here For our first mine it was a good location to get us started since you have to walk before you run P Q Motors Automation Energy Transmission Distribution Coatings Our Crusher Duty motors starters conquer the most demanding applications Crusher Duty from WEG means extra high torque and inverter rated motor designs through 500 HP with oversized roller bearings and large diameter 4140 steel shafts Plus WEGs Crusher Duty soft starters through 800 HP include the TPH Series that surpasses the highest starting torque requirements rated 500 for 60 seconds To learn more or for a U S distributor near you call 1 800 ASK 4WEG Transforming energy into solutions www weg net us 36 PIT QUARRY November 2015 www pitandquarry com
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