Wisconsin regulators cite wrong mining company

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INDEPENDENCE, Wis. (AP) — Regulators in western Wisconsin say they took action against the wrong company after discovering permit violations at a fracking sand mine.

Trempealeau County’s Department of Land Management earlier ordered Texas-based Superior Silica Sands to cease mining activity at the Guza mine in Arcadia after inspectors said they found permit violations.

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