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Sio Silica Submits Revamped Silica Sand Mining Proposal in Eastern Manitoba
Sio Silica's revised proposal reduces well drilling and includes water filtration and UV treatment to address prior water quality concerns, says the company.
- Oct. 28, 2025 — Sio Silica, Calgary-based mining firm, filed a second application for a mining project in eastern Manitoba, The Canadian Press first reported.
- After being rebuffed last year, the project failed because the Manitoba government raised water quality concerns and many area residents opposed it, while the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation recently voted against partnering.
- The revised filing says it will drill fewer wells across a much smaller area than the original plan, with phased extraction reaching 500,000 tonnes annually by the fourth year and filtration and UV treatment of water.
- Premier Wab Kinew said Monday the proposal will go through the assessment process, and the Clean Environment Commission has started accepting public comments online; the ethics commissioner did not find fault with Sio Silica.
- Beyond local debate, the project matters because the silica is used in semiconductors, solar panels and fibre optics, and it previously drew scrutiny when former premier Heather Stefanson and two cabinet ministers broke conflict-of-interest rules after the 2023 election.
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