Manitoba rejects controversial Sio Silica sand mining project, saying risk 'simply too great'
A proposal by Sio Silica to mine ultra-pure silica sand in southeastern Manitoba has been denied by the province, just two days after the NDP government approved a different silica mine near Lake Winnipeg.
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![R.W. Sidley Company owner Rob Sidley holds one of four grades of crushed rare conglomerate silica sand processed, screed and used to frack wells. Only three locations in Ohio have this type of silica sand. Photo taken on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 in Thomson, Ohio. The boom in drilling for natural gas trapped in layers of shale has been good news for a handful of Ohio companies that supply the type of sand needed for such drilling. (AP Photo/Akron Beacon Journal, Paul Tople) Grains of sand are seen in a close up of someone's hands](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7117406.1708107174!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/gas-drilling-ohio.jpg)
A proposal by Sio Silica to mine ultra-pure silica sand in southeastern Manitoba has been denied by the province, just two days after the NDP government approved a different silica mine near Lake Winnipeg.