Victory Nickel expands Wisconsin frac sand supply chain

Victory Nickel Inc announced that it has contracted with a 2nd Jordan formation Wisconsin-based supplier of washed concentrated Northern White frac sand and a 2nd transload facility in St Paul Minnesota.

Mr Ken Murdock, CEO of 100%-owned subsidiary Victory Silica Limited, said that "Having a second sand supplier in Wisconsin and transload capability north of our existing transload facility in Winona, Minnesota is just good business. We are maintaining the sand-supply contract with the Wisconsin-based supplier and transload facility in Winona, Minnesota that we have been using since start-up of the Seven Persons frac sand plant near Medicine Hat, Alberta. However the rail line between Winona and St. Paul is apparently CP's busiest section in North America and as a result is subject to congestion; our St. Paul transload facility enables us to bypass that section of railway when necessary to ensure delivery of sand concentrate for processing at the 7P Plant.”
Mr Murdock said that “We believe it is always prudent to have alternatives that provide flexibility in our supply chain to fulfil our mandate of providing our customers with the best quality frac sand when and where it is needed."