(MNN) — The U-S Supreme Court has decided it won’t review the legal challenge of Winona County’s ban on silica sand mining.
Minnesota Sands L-L-C argued the ban is unconstitutional.
The case was filed in October and the high court’s decision is another legal defeat for Minnesota Sands. It holds mining leases for silica sand deposits in several parts of southeastern Minnesota.
The state Supreme Court had ruled against the company last March.
The county ban prohibits the mining and processing of industrial silica sand, but it doesn’t prohibit the mining of sand used in construction projects.
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