Frac Sand Mining

Minnesota Government

Minnesota Department of Health

Silica Sand Mining & Health, Minnesota Department of Health (Updated Mar. 2019)

Minnesota Department of Transportation

Draft Southeastern Minnesota Frac Sand Facilities Map (draft version Feb. 13, 2013)
Cultural Resources Map; Potential Resources and Impact Areas for the Silica Sand Industry (Map revised Mar. 11, 2013)
Transportation Assets and Traffic Levels Map (Map revised Feb. 28, 2013)

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Map; Silica Sand Mines in Minnesota (as of Dec. 2016)
Minnesota DNR Fact Sheet – Reclamation Rulemaking of Silica Sand Projects
Minnesota DNR – A Handbook for Reclaiming Sand and Gravel Pits in Minnesota (Jul. 1992)

Minnesota Environmental Quality Board

Silica Sand Rule Advisory Panel
Minnesota Environmental Quality Board – Silica Sand Standards; Tools to Assist Local Governments in Planning for and Regulating Silica Sand Projects (approved Mar. 19, 2014; updated Jan. 5, 2017)
Final Report on Silica Sand (2013)