N.D. looking into kaolinite mining

North Dakota officials are looking at local resources to keep fractures for oil wells open and meet a proppant shortage, officials said. The North Dakota Geological Survey in Bismarck has completed collecting kaolinite samples from 10 counties in the west, including Stark, Dunn and Morton counties, according to its news publication.

By: April Baumgarten , Forum Communications Co., The Jamestown Sun