Form 3 - Initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities

                                 POWER OF ATTORNEY

       Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Stacy Russell and Sally Townsley, or either of them signing
singly, and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

       (1)     prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the
               undersigned's behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and
               Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments
               thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to
               obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make
               electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16
               (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or
               regulation of the SEC;

       (2)     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
               undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of U.S.
               Silica Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in
               accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
               1934 and the rules thereunder;

       (3)     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
               undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
               execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
               amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with
               the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

       (4)     take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
               the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may
               be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
               by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
               executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
               pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
               shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
               may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 14th day of July 2023.


                                                  /s/ Jimmi Sue Smith
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                                                            Signature

                                                  Jimmi Sue Smith
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                                                           Print Name
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