NEWS

BERLIN, WISCONSIN – JULY 25, 2017 –  Badger Mining Corporation (BMC), a family-owned, values-driven industrial sand supplier, recently purchased property containing sand reserves located north of Kermit, Texas. The property contains over 35 years of estimated sand reserves, predominately featuring finer grades of sand such as 40/70 and 100 mesh. The reserve will add in-basin Texas sand to BMC’s portfolio of Wisconsin Northern White, Atlas resin coated sand, TURBOprop™, and extensive North American distribution footprint.

“Badger Mining realizes how important in-basin sands are becoming to the oil and gas industry,” says Cody Wickersheim, president and Advisory Team member at BMC. “As the industry continues to make changes, BMC will adapt with it. Our unique location north of Kermit with direct access to Highway 18 places us in an advantageous position to serve some of the best properties in the Permian Basin. We believe Badger’s culture, values, history, and commitment to excellence are additional differentiating factors in serving the local industry.”

BMC has been mining Northern White industrial sand for more than 60 years in Wisconsin, where it currently has three sand mining facilities and three sand coating plants. Additionally, Badger Mining has nearly 30 distribution sites across North America, eight of which are located in Texas. While the company has supplied the oil and gas industry since 1979, it also serves the foundry, construction, agriculture, recreation, and filter media markets.

“We are looking forward to working with – and becoming a part of – the Kermit community,” says Wickersheim. “As a family-owned company, Badger Mining is committed to supporting the communities where our associates live and work, and we are excited at the opportunity to help Kermit and Winkler County continue to grow.”

Development of the site for a sand mining facility will begin immediately with an anticipated completion date of April 2018. Once complete, the mine will have a capacity of 3 million tons per year and employ approximately 30 full time associates.

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BERLIN, WISCONSIN – JUNE 10, 2016 – Since 1986, Badger Mining has been funding a scholarship program for students intending to pursue a degree in Mining Engineering, other Engineering curricula, or Environmental Science. Each year, five $10,000 scholarships are awarded to five deserving students in each of the communities in which BMC has an office or production facility. Two students are chosen from our Area A, which includes the Markesan, Green Lake, Princeton, Ripon, and Rosendale-Brandon School Districts. Two students are chosen from our Area B, which comprises of the Blair-Taylor, Black River Falls, and Alma Center School Districts. One student is chosen from our Area C, which covers the Berlin Area School District.

The nominees for the Badger Mining Corporation 2016-2017 Scholarship awards have been received, selected, and awarded.

In Area A, the recipient is Drew Muehlenhaupt from Markesan High School. Drew has chosen to major in Biomedical Engineering at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Shelly Bernhagen presented the BMC Scholarship to Drew on Wednesday, May 17, 2017.

In Area A, the recipient is Chris Lyke from Ripon High School. Chris has chosen to major in Engineering at Dartmouth College. Todd Huggins presented the BMC Scholarship to James on Wednesday, May 17, 2017.

In Area B, the recipient is Deven Lien from Blair-Taylor High School. Deven will be majoring in Electrical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. Heather Horton presented the BMC Scholarship to Deven on Sunday, May 21, 2017.

In Area B, the recipient is Jack Wirtz from Black River Falls High School. Jack will major in Engineering and he will be attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Jaime Morden presented the BMC Scholarship to Jack on Wednesday, May 31, 2017.

In Area C, the recipient is Clinton Ottman. Clinton will be majoring in Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University. Mary Hutzler presented the BMC Scholarship to Clinton on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.

BMC congratulates the Class of 2017 and wishes them all the best in their future endeavors.

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TAYLOR, WISCONSIN – May 22, 2017 – Badger Mining Corporation (BMC) is pleased to announce the release of Atlas CRC-One, a new resin coated proppant under its BadgerCoated™ line that is the ultimate in economical solutions for proppant flowback prevention in moderate temperature reservoirs. CRC-One’s exclusive resin complex offers protection from harsh well conditions and reduces or eliminates fines migration in the fracture, all without sacrificing strength or conductivity.

“Proppant flowback is a costly problem, but preventing it does not have to be,” says Adam Katz, BMC leader of sales and marketing. “CRC-One is a tool every engineer should keep in mind when designing a hydraulic fracturing treatment.”

Atlas CRC-One has a reduced resin coating percentage, but still provides the consistency and quality of all BadgerCoated™ products.

“From improving existing proppants to developing new ones, BMC is committed to refining and expanding its product portfolio to meet the needs of today’s customers,” says Erica Grant, leader of research and development at BMC.

All Atlas CRC-One is coated on BadgerFrac™, a Premium Northern White sand substrate originating from the company’s mining facilities in Wisconsin. CRC-One will be available at any of BMC’s 28 current transload locations throughout North America. More information on CRC-One can be found at badgerminingcorp.com/products-technical.

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BERLIN, WISCONSIN – April 25, 2017 – Badger Mining Corporation (BMC) associate Sara Joyce was recently awarded the metalcasting industry’s top honor at the American Foundry Society’s Annual Banquet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Joyce, leader of quality and technical assurance at BMC, was presented with the William H. McFadden Gold Medal award at the ceremony for her “technical contribution to the foundry industry through groundbreaking research, technical articles, presentations, contributions to books, committee service, and a commitment to advancing the industry.”

Joyce joined Badger Mining in 1980 as a lab technician, and after a brief two-year break, returned to BMC in 1984. Over the years, Joyce held many positions within the company including statistical process control supervisor and quality control manager, before becoming leader of quality and technical assurance.

Before receiving the Gold Medal this year, Joyce received the AFS Service Citation in 2004, was appointed the first female Division Council Chair in 2013, and delivered the Hoyt Memorial Lecture at AFS’ annual Metalcasting Congress in 2015.

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TAYLOR, WISCONSIN – April 11, 2017 – Badger Mining Corporation (BMC) recently completed work on a 4,500-foot rail expansion project on rail siding near its Taylor, Wisc. facilities, allowing the site to now hold up to three unit trains concurrently. For more than a decade, BMC’s three rail sidings have sat alongside the CN rail line in downtown Taylor, but until this project, could only hold approximately 70 railcars each. With the additional 1,500 feet of rail on each siding, each track can now accommodate more than 100 railcars each. The additions reflect BMC’s continued focus on enhancing its distribution network.

“The ability to ship multiple unit trains effectively allows us to operate at the scale necessary to drive down costs in today’s market,” says Adam Katz, leader of sales and marketing at BMC. “Together with our partners at the CN, we recognized that unit trains are becoming a necessity in many markets and this expansion puts us at the leading edge of operational efficiency.”

The project again showcases the strong working relationship between Badger Mining and the CN (TSX: CNR; NYSE: CNI). Aside from hauling many of BMC’s railcars, the railroad company has been a constant presence at Badger Mining facilities over the years as the mining company continues to expand its distribution system.

“CN has a long and successful partnership with BMC in Taylor and Wisconsin,” said Fiona Murray, vice president of industrial products at CN. “We’ve invested heavily in our corridor that runs between Taylor and Wisconsin Rapids to support the frac sand industry growth and allow our commercial partners like BMC to move more frac sand and develop a more robust supply chain.”

This expansion further enhances Badger Mining Corporation’s unit train service to many of its 28 transload locations throughout the United States and Canada.

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