Testing a new method for mining-waste storage using polymer-enhanced geosynthetic clay liners

FIGURE 1 Installation of a GCL at a tailings pond in South America. All photographs, graphs and illustrationscourtesy of Minerals Technologies Inc. Geosynthetic clay liners (GCL) and polymer-modified geosynthetic clay liners (PMG) are gaining favor for use in industrial waste disposal and ore-processing applications (Athanassopoulos et al. 2015, Donovan et al. 2016a, Donovan [...]