Peaskie Minerals Has a Plan to Cut U.S. Sand Out

Alberta's Peaskie Minerals is scaling frac sand output to 3.2M tonnes by 2027, targeting 50% of Canadian demand with new terminal plans

22 Jun 2026

Alberta's Peaskie Minerals isn't inching forward. The frac sand producer is tripling output, from 1.1 million tonnes in 2024 to a targeted 3.2 million tonnes by 2027, as Canadian suppliers race to capture half of national demand before 2026.

Planned upgrades begin at Peaskie's existing Beaverlodge transload terminal, where a 300,000-tonne annual expansion is already in the works. That's just the start. Far more consequential are preliminary discussions to build a new 1-million-tonne transload facility in Fort St. John, B.C., a site chosen deliberately for its proximity to the Montney basin, one of Canada's most active unconventional plays. CEO Keith Arsenault confirmed the company is "in the preliminary discussion phase with potential customers" for the British Columbia site.

His broader message is unambiguous. "We want the pumpers and E&Ps to know that we're open for business," Arsenault said, making plain his intention to compete against imported sand on price, logistics, and reliability alike. Domestic sourcing means shorter supply chains and less exposure to cross-border freight costs, two advantages that matter most when Montney drilling activity is running hot.

Canadian producers drilling in western Canada have real reasons to pay attention. Local supply cuts the scheduling risk that imported volumes can introduce during peak seasons. After years of dependence on U.S. producers, the industry has been pressing toward supply-chain resilience, and Peaskie's expansion timeline lands squarely in that window.

Reaching 2.6 million tonnes by end of 2026 marks the critical intermediate milestone, with 3.2 million tonnes the following year cementing Peaskie's position as a scaled domestic alternative. Should the Fort St. John discussions advance, the Montney could gain a purpose-built local supply hub ready for the next generation of unconventional drilling.