Rincón de los Sauces is the service-hub city for conventional and unconventional oil operations at the northern edge of Neuquén and the southern edge of Mendoza. The city services active acreage for multiple operators including YPF and Pluspetrol in Puesto Hernández, and is the practical gateway for the northbound Mendoza-side of the Vaca Muerta play. In-Basin Sand's Malargüe plant sits in the same Mendoza logistics envelope.
Rincón de los Sauces sits roughly 250 to 300 km from Añelo and 250 km from Malargüe along the Ruta Nacional / Ruta Provincial network. For a frac sand supplier, Rincón de los Sauces is actually closer to Malargüe than to Ibicuy or Río Negro by road. In-Basin Sand delivers into Rincón de los Sauces on a single truck shift.
| Origin | Distance to Rincón de los Sauces | Freight driver |
|---|---|---|
| Malargüe (In-Basin Sand) | ~250 km | Single-shift truck |
| Ibicuy (Entre Ríos) | ~1,600 km | Barge + long-haul |
| Río Negro suppliers | ~400 to 500 km | Mid-haul truck |
Operators in the Rincón de los Sauces corridor run both oil and gas completions. In-Basin Sand ships both +30/+70 and -70/+140 under API 19C and ISO 13503-2, SGS Minerals (Chile) validated.
For operators moving volume between Loma Campana-class wells and the Puesto Hernández corridor, In-Basin Sand can split deliveries between Añelo and Rincón de los Sauces from the same Malargüe plant gate with near-identical per-ton delivered pricing.
15,000 t/month Phase 1 capacity. about 18-year mine life. The plant is designed for continuous 50 t/hr throughput, supporting predictable stage-on-stage well completions.
In-Basin Sand is raising a US$2.4M secured convertible note across three milestone-gated tranches (A US$500K, B US$800K, C US$1.1M). Minimum ticket US$25,000. Public landing: https://inbasinsand.com