November 2015 Vol.8

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BHP Billiton and Vale facing initial $3.69-Billion compensation claim for Tailings Dam Collapse
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/south32-reviewing-tailings-dam-risk-after-brazil-disaster-2015-11-18

300-400 New Wells and 1600 new jobs at $1.7b Surat Basin QGC CSG project Near Roma
http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/qgc-fires-new-17b-csg-development-surat-basin/2841733/

EcoLine seeking Geomembrane Installers for work in Wagga Wagga 
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/turvey-park/tradesmen-labour/geosynthetic-installer/1092232682

New Tender – Contract 15/588 – Anglesea Landfill Stage 3 Rehabilitation Cap and Cell 3C Liner Construction
http://www2.tenderlink.com/tenders/waste-landfill/

Surfers Fight To Stop Geotextile Seawall From Ruining Surf Beach
http://news.sys-con.com/node/3562602

Golder Associates seeking Senior Geotechnical Engineer for Melbourne Role
https://au.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/95228348?trk=jobs_jserp_job_listing_text

Exposed Landfil Cell 5 Runoff – Transpacific New Chum (QLD) Storm Water Management questioned
http://www.irate.org.au/#!exposed-cell-5-runoff/zoom/mainPage/image197b

New RhinoSkin™ High-Strength LLDPE Geomembranes
http://www.interwrap.com/Industrial-Fabrics/RhinoSkin-Geomembranes.html

Reservoir Slope and Liner Protection with Concrete-filled Geocells
http://www.geogrid.com/en-us/reservoir-slope-and-liner-protection-with-strataweb-in-india/

GEOTEST LEVEL 1 CQC – Leaving Lining Companies to do what they do best “INSTALL LINERS”
http://www.geotest.net.au/#!GEOTEST-LEVEL-1-CQC-Leaving-Lining-Companies-to-do-what-they-do-best-INSTALL-LINERS/cs2n/564958760cf21009be88d928

Cetco Seal-Healing GCLs for Erosion Control and Channel Lining
http://terraqua-es.co.uk/erosion-control/geosynthetic-clay-liners/

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