Inside Frac Sand: The People and Processes Behind Frac Sand Mining
Frac sand mining is not new to the industry. However, with the growing popularity of in-basin frac sand mining, some communities are coming face-to-face with something completely new at lightning speed. As with any big change comes questions and concerns – and rightfully so. Questions such as:
- Who is this frac sand company?
- Why are sand mine facilities coming to my community?
- What does frac sand mining mean for me, my family, and our community?
For answers, where do you go and who can you trust?
At Black Mountain Sand, our followers and communities are important to us and we want to help. From infographics to industry news, we’ve provided introductory information about us and our industry, but we want to delve deeper.
New ‘Inside-Scoop’ Blog Series
“Inside Frac Sand” is 5-part blog series where we aim to bring transparency to our industry, address misconceptions, and answer questions of those wanting and needing answers. From selecting a mine location to how much water we actually use, we will dig down deep to uncover facts that may provide clarity, answer a question, or simply satisfy a curiosity. You will meet and hear directly from our inside experts as they talk about actual processes and “day-in-the-life” stories in a clear, easy-to-understand way.
We Want To Hear From You!
In a company-wide effort to educate and support our readers, we welcome your questions with each post. We are leaving the doors open for two-way communication. If it’s important to you, we want to address it. We hope to feature some of your best questions each week on social media to further enlighten our readers.
Please follow our year long journey inside the mines as we bring to light some of the thought-provoking processes and hard-working people behind one of the newest, most booming industries in the Permian and beyond! #InsideFracSand
This Month’s Contributor
Beverly Suffern
VP of Commercial Development
As Vice President of Commercial Development, Beverly oversees Black Mountain Sand’s sales contracting, customer relations, and marketing/public relations efforts. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Beverly is a graduate of Louisiana State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Chemical Engineering.