September 2017 Vol. 14

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Geofabrics Now Formally Offering Conductive Geotextile (Bidim™ C)
https://www.geofabrics.co/products/bidim-c-range

Massive Lining Job on Tailings Dam at Duguld River Zinc Mine (Breaking News)
http://australianminingreview.com.au/mmg-dugald-river-think-zinc/

Golders Associates – Challenges Associated with Dewatering of Tailings [Paste 2017]
https://papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/d/1752_05_Gu/05_Gu.pdf

Golders Associates – Paste Technology – Not Just for Mining Anymore!  [Paste 2017]
https://papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/d/1752_26_Longo/26_Longo.pdf

Liquefying Damage of Mine Tailings Dams in Earthquakes [Paste 2017]
https://papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/d/1752_23_Cai/23_Cai.pdf

Goldsmith Civil and Environmental secures two new landfill cell and cap construction projects in North Melbourne and Geelong
https://www.seek.com.au/job/34491190

International Geomechanics Association Honors Patrick Fox Modeling in Landfill-compacted Clay Liner and Geosynthetic Clay Liner Systems
http://news.psu.edu/story/484668/2017/09/26/academics/international-geomechanics-association-honors-patrick-fox-two

George Koerner to deliver Koerner lecture at Geo-Carolinas (Breaking News)
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2017/09/26/george-koerner-to-deliver-koerner-lecture-at-geo-carolinas/

GSI Offers Webinar on Failed MSE Walls with Geosynthetics (Breaking News)
https://geosyntheticsmagazine.com/2017/09/25/gsi-offers-webinar-on-failed-mse-walls-with-geosynthetics/

Surface Tailings Disposal Methods [Paste 2017]
https://papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/d/1752_24_Stejanek/24_Stejanek.pdf

Summerhills Lined Cell 9 Clears Way for Waste Evolution
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4945427/summerhills-cell-9-clears-way-for-waste-evolution/

Geosynthetic Protection for Buried Pipes Subjected to Surface Surcharge Loads
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40891-017-0109-3

Civil Site Supervision Needed for Geomembrane Liner Installation in Dalby/Miles
https://www.seek.com.au/job/34467049

Forest has been all but destroyed to make way for a large dam and tailings pond
http://neoskosmos.com/news/en/Greece-and-Australia-both-tangled-in-mining-investment-conundrums

ExcelPlas Geosynthetics Testing Expands Geosynthetic Testing Offerings (Lab News)
ExcelPlas now performs more than 120 standard geosynthetic tests in accordance with relevant  ASTM, GRI and ISO standards.
We have extensive experience with all types of geosynthetics – from geomembranes (HDPE, LLDPE, fPP), geotextiles to geonets, geogrids, geocomposites and and geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs).
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