May 2019 Vol. 8

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Capricorn Copper Covers Old Tailings dam with a Coletanche Bituminous Liner for Safety & Rehabilitation
https://www.i-q.net.au/main/capicorn-copper-takes-innovative-approach-to-site-rehabilitation

Tailings Dam Failures – Can We Minimise the Risks?
https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/features/featuretailings-dam-failures-can-we-minimise-the-risks-7217097/

Vale’s Gongo Soco Mine Dam has up to 15% chance of Bursting: Brazil official (Breaking News)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vale-sa-disaster/vales-gongo-soco-mine-dam-has-up-to-15-chance-of-bursting-brazil-official-idUSKCN1SQ2HF

Latest Update for Tailing2019 Program
https://gecamin.com/ce/19tlg_program.pdf

A PERSONAL TOUCH IN GEOSYNTHETICS – ADAM BROOKSBANK (Living the Geosynthetics Dream)
https://www.tcs-geotechnics.co.uk/geosynthetics-adam/

Latest Composite Liners for Coal Ash Landfills
The JED Facility in Holopaw is a Class 1 landfill that is permitted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and built to meet federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Subtitle D requirements. The permit allows JED to accept industrial waste, including coal ash. The facility features redundant liners and leachate collection systems to prevent any leakage into ground water. These systems include:
* Six (6) inch prepared subgrade.
* Secondary geosynthetic clay liner.
* Secondary 60 mil textured geomembrane.
* Secondary geocomposite drainage layer.
* Primary 60 mil textured geomembrane.
* Primary geocomposite drainage layer.
* Two (2) foot protective cover layer.
https://www.osceola.org/news/update-on-coal-ash-at-dep-regulated-waste-connections-jed-landfill.stml

Liner and Containment Strategies for Coal Ash and CCR
https://www.acaa-usa.org/Portals/9/Files/PDFs/ASH01-2019.pdf

A Study on the Confined Effects of Highly Moistured Soils Reinforced with Geosynthetics
http://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO201913649330287.page
PDF: http://society.kisti.re.kr/sv/SV_svpsbs03V.do?method=download&cn1=JAKO201913649330287

Geralton installed two 40m-long geotextile sand container groynes in an attempt to combat coastal erosion
https://thewest.com.au/news/geraldton-guardian/rocks-removed-fences-replaced-around-drummond-cove-reserve-ng-b881207640z


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