Special Issues

Minerals publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Applications of Paleomagnetism and Rock Magnetism in Geochronology
edited by
submission deadline 22 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetostratigraphy applied to geochronology; paleomagnetism and rock magnetism of stratigraphic/volcanic sequences; improvement of the geomagnetic polarity time scale; paleointensity variations of the geomagnetic field as a correlation tool; rock magnetism parameters describing astronomical cycles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Heavy Metal and Rare Earth Element Pollution in Soil and Water: Sources, Geochemical Behaviors and Ecological Effects
edited by , and
submission deadline 29 Mar 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3028 | Submission Open
Keywords: HM and REE pollution; soil and water ecosystem; health risk assessment; environmental loads; speciation distribution; modelling of pollutant transportation; geochemical background; weathering and soil-water interaction; municipal and mining waste; remediation technique
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Stalagmite Geochemistry and Its Paleoenvironmental Implication
edited by Hanying Li and Lijuan Sha
submission deadline 30 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 442 | Submission Open
Keywords: speleothem geochemistry; paleoclimate change; cave monitoring; neomorphic processes; proxy interpretation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Volcaniclastic Sedimentation in Deep-Water Basins
edited by and Federica Barilaro
submission deadline 30 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 418 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep-water sedimentation; volcaniclastic; volcanogenic; volcanoes; volcanism; pyroclastic density currents; numerical models; geochemistry; sands/sandstones petrography; provenance; paleogeography; geodynamics; carbon capture and storage; geoenergies
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: "Critical and Strategic Minerals" submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16815 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical minerals; critical metals; critical raw materials; ore deposits; isotopes; geochemistry; platinum-group elements (PGE); rare earth elements (REE)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Application of Mineral-Based Amendments, Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14046 | Submission Open
Keywords: Applied amendments; Mineral-based materials; New technologies; Agriculture and pharmaceutical uses; Environmental implications; Laboratory and field studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
The Microbiology of Biomining: Microbial Communities, Consortia and Species Involved in Mineral Processing submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8777 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral processing; omics in biomining; mineral-microbe interactions; microbial diversity; microbial consortia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Petrogenesis, Magmatism and Geodynamics of Orogenic Belts
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7420 | Submission Open
Keywords: magmatism; petrogenesis; magmatic process; magmatic reservoir; geodynamic; tectonic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Advances in Mineral Carbonation
edited by , Timothy Oliver and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7348 | Submission Open
Keywords: ex situ mineral carbonation; magnesium silicate rocks; mine tailings; Ca and Mg leaching; steel slag; carbonation process; carbonates material
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
VNIR-TIR Spectroscopy: How Reflectance and Emissivity of Minerals, Rocks and Meteorites Can Help Planetary Exploration submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7341 | Submission Open
Keywords: reflectance; emissivity; analogs; meteorites; surface composition; planetary geology; experimental planetology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)
Formation of Gemstones and Geology of Gem Deposits submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6836 | Submission Open
Keywords: features of gemstones and their hosts; formation of gemstones; geochronology of gemstones; gemstone deposits; geological process; geochemistry characterization; geographic origin; weathering process of gemstone
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Multi-Method (Geo-) Thermochronology and Trace Elements Tracing Magmatism, Mineralization and Tectonic Evolution
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5144 | Submission Open
Keywords: (geo-) thermochronology; geochemistry; petrogenesis; metallogeny; exhumation history; tectonic evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Ashes: Characterisation, Recovery and Utilization submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4627 | Submission Open
Keywords: fly ash and bottom ash; char; biochar; ferrospheres; cenospheres; ash formation and composition; volcanic; coal; municipal solid waste; biomass; sewage sludge and aviary ash; critical elements and materials from ash; concrete; zeolites and polymers from ash
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Flotation of Fine Particle Ores and Metallic Ores
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3464 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral resources; mineral processing; fine particles; metallic ores; mechanism; flotation equipment; flotation reagents; floatation process; mineral surface properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Implications of THMC Processes on Long-Term Safety of Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3434 | Submission Open
Keywords: coupled thermal– hydrological– mechanical– chemical processes; geological disposal of radioactive waste; long-term safety; geomaterials; geotechnical; barrier
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)
Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Mars: Everything You Need to Know about the Red Planet submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2749 | Submission Open
Keywords: geochemistry of Mars; mineralogy of Mars  ; sedimentary history of Mars  ; igneous processes of Mars  ; future of Mars research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Mineralogical and Geochemical Characteristics of Ferromanganese Nodules & Crusts: Implications for the Reconstruction of the Paleo-Ocean Environment submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1791 | Submission Open
Keywords: paleo– ocean environment reconstruction; ferromanganese nudole; ferromanganese crust; seafloor mineral resources; structural refinement of ferromanganese oxides; advances in qualitative and quantitative analysis technique
Mathematical Modelling of Mechanical Preparation and Mineral Processing Processes submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1530 | Submission Open
Keywords: mining industry; beneficiation processes; modelling; simulation; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Recovery of Rare Earth Elements Minerals: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1253 | Submission Open
Keywords: complex ores; leaching; rare earth elements; mineral processing; flotation; magnetic separation; gravity separation; ion adsorption clay; secondary resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Pegmatites as Hosts of Critical Metals: From Petrogenesis to Mineral Exploration submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1243 | Submission Open
Keywords: pegmatites; dyke propagation; rare-element and critical-metal exploration; lithium; cesium; tantalum; megacrysts and gemstones; fluid and melt inclusions; nucleation and growth rates; magmatic differentiation; anatexis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Environment and Geochemistry of Sediments, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1213 | Submission Open
Keywords: geochemistry; sediments; paleoclimate; pollution; paleoenvironment; geochronology; isotopes; geoecology; anthropogenic activity; archaeological geochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Native Gold as a Specific Indicator Mineral for Gold Deposits, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1087 | Submission Open
Keywords: isomorphic impurities in native gold; fineness; heterogeneity; proto-; syn- and epigenetic minerals of native gold; LA-ICP-MS; EPMA; phase diagrams Au-element(s); gold deposit types; criteria for forecasting and searching for gold deposits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Experimental Petrology: Metamorphic Evolution of Eclogite
edited by Xiaoli Li and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 885 | Submission Open
Keywords: orogenic eclogite; mantle eclogite; eclogite facies; PT conditions; ultrahigh pressure metamorphism; experimental petrology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Bioremediation of Contaminants in Mine Areas submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioleaching; acid mine drainage; microbial bioremediation; phytoremediation; mycoremediation; bioprocessing of contaminates; innovative hybrid technologies (chemicals with biological processes)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Origin, Characterization and Significance of Tourmaline Supergroup Minerals and Their Deposits
edited by Federico Pezzotta and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2024 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: tourmaline formation  ; tourmaline supergroup minerals  ; tourmaline-bearing pegmatite  ; lithium-bearing pegmatites  ; pegmatite paragenesis  ; metamorphic tourmalines  ; detrital tourmalines  ; magmatic petrology  ; metamorphic petrology  ; boron-rich rocks  ; tourmaline crystal growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Flotation of Fine-Grained Minerals
edited by , Weijun Peng and Shulei Li
submission deadline 1 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2336 | Submission Open
Keywords: flotation of mineral fines; interface phenomenon; interaction; hydrodynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Microanalysis Applied to Mineral Deposits
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2187 | Submission Open
Keywords: ore deposits; ore mineralogy; critical raw materials; by-products; microanalysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Sedimentary Basins: Sedimentation, Stratigraphy, Petrology and Tectonics
edited by Yong Sik Gihm, and Byung Choon Lee
submission deadline 1 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1455 | Submission Open
Keywords: drainage basins; depositional environments; subsidence; partial melting; metamorphism; deformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Geochemistry, Geochronology and Mineralization Styles Accompanying the Neoproterozoic Evolution of Orogenic Belts submission deadline 15 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1793 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineralogy; petrology; and geochemistry of igneous and sedimentary rocks and their mineral resource in Neoproterozoic orogenic/mobile belts; minerals; geotectonic and geodynamic evolution of Neoproterozoic orogenic belts; geochronology; radioactive and stable isotope studies
Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Mining from Exploration to Reclamation, Volume II
edited by and
submission deadline 18 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2433 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles in mining; unmanned aerial systems in mining; drone in mining; photogrammetry in mining; 3D modeling in mining; digital surface model in mining; artificial intelligence in mining; machine learning in mining; deep learning in mining; soft computing in mining
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)
Comprehensive Utilization of Metallurgical Slag
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4298 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallurgy slag; hazardous solid waste; efficient separation and extraction; recycling and secondary recovery; harmless treatment; physical and numerical simulation; mineral evolution; electrometallurgy; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Application of UAV and GIS for Geosciences, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles; GIS; remote sensing; photogrammetery; GNSS; multispectral cameras; hyperspectral cameras; thermal cameras; lidar
Geoelectricity and Electrical Methods in Mineral Exploration
edited by Gaofeng Ye
submission deadline 22 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric prospecting; polarizability; resistivity; EM method; mineral deposits; volcanoes; mineralization; geothermal resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)
Joint Geophysical Data Inversion and Assessment for Mineral Accumulation submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open
Keywords: economic minerals; geophysical data; subsurface modeling; 2D and 3D visualization; joint integration; real geological model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)
Microwave Treatment of Minerals and Ores: Heating Behaviours, Applications and Future Directions
edited by John Forster, Yanlong Zheng and Khashayar Teimoori
submission deadline 26 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open
Keywords: microwaves; mining; mineral processing; sorting; comminution; rock mechanics; drying; energy; modeling; extractive metallurgy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Mineralogical Approaches to Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Materials submission deadline 26 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open
Keywords: archaeometry; ceramics; glazes; metals; sediments; stone; pigments; mineralogy; petrography; geochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Stratabound Barite Deposits: Mineralogy, Isotope Geochemistry and Geochronology
edited by Norman Moles
submission deadline 26 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: strata bound barite; sediment-hosted mineralization; volcanogenic deposit; sedex deposit; CD-type deposit; MVT deposit; bedded barite deposits; sediment-hosted barite deposits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Advances in Low-Temperature Mineralogy and Geochemistry submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17708 | Submission Open
Keywords: weathering; diagenesis; very-low grade metamorphism; hydrothermal systems; mineral– water and thermo– baric reactions; trace recycled elements; light; stable; and radiogenic isotope geochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Thermodynamics, Mechanism and Kinetics of Metallurgical Processes submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13630 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermodynamics for high and low temperatures; heterogeneous kinetics; extractive metallurgical processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Natural and Artificial Building Stones: Insights from Petrophysical Properties and Consolidation Procedures submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9478 | Submission Open
Keywords:   natural stone;   artificial stone;   characterization;   environmental factors;   climatic change;   durability;   consolidants;   nanomaterials;   cultural heritage;   new buildings;   green materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Large Igneous Provinces: Research Frontiers submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6499 | Submission Open
Keywords: large igneous provinces— LIPs; supercontinent breakup; mass extinctions; climate change through earth history; magmatic sulphide ore deposits; dyke swarms; flood basalts; archean LIPs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)
Solvent Extraction of Rare-Earth Elements with Ionic Liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4547 | Submission Open
Keywords: recovery of electronic wastes containing REEs; leaching of REEs containing minerals with ILs or DES; solvent extractions of REEs; selective separations of REEs; ionic liquids; deep eutectic solvents; extraction stoichiometry; ILs and/or des electrolytes; supported liquid membranes; structurally modified membranes; perstraction using ILs or DES; solvent impregnated resins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Metallogenic Regularity and Metallographic Prediction of Strategic Deposits
edited by Shanbao Liu, Chenghui Wang and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3504 | Submission Open
Keywords: strategic metals; metallogenic regularity and prediction; W-Sn deposit; Co-Ni deposit; Li-Be-Nb-Ta deposit
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Mineral, Fluid, and Melt Inclusions—Analysis, Interpretation, and Application, Volume II
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3490 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral; fluid; and melt inclusions; geofluids; microthermometric analysis; elemental; isotopic; and molecular microanalysis; bulk analysis; inclusion synthesis; thermodynamics and modeling; mineral deposits; petrology; hydrocarbon reservoirs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Mineralogical and Lithological Control of Shale Oil and Gas Enrichment
edited by , Tao Hu, Shaohua Zhang and Haikuan Nie
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3466 | Submission Open
Keywords: shale oil/gas; minerals; lithology; storage; enrichment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Petrography, Sedimentology, and Geochemical Signatures of Fine-Grained Sedimentary Rocks in Deep-Water Environments
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2862 | Submission Open
Keywords: mudstone; shale; pelagic deposits; organic matter; trace elements; unconventional hydrocarbon resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Mineral Exploration in the Glaciated Terrains: Advanced Geochemical and Mineralogical Techniques in the Analysis of Glacial Sediments and Processes submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1847 | Submission Open
Keywords: geochemistry  ; till  ; heavy minerals  ; indicator minerals  ; surface geochemical methods  ; secondary dispersion  ; geochemical anomaly  ; statistical analysis  ; prospecting  ; weathered bedrock
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)
Artificial Engineered Minerals: Synthesis, Characterization, Metallurgical and Mechanical Processing submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1460 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallurgical recycling; pyrometallurgy; mineral processing; grain size distribution; crushing; milling; breakage and liberation; mechanical sorting; flotation; magnetic separation; density separation; electrostatic separation; flow sheet simulation; DEM-modelling and simulation; thermodynamic modelling and simulation; phase equilibrium and crystallization; metallurgical slags; Controlled Solidification; e-waste and spent batteries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Geochemical Characteristics and Environmental Risks of Soils Around Coal Mining Areas
edited by and Jiamei Zhang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1448 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil geochemistry in coal mining area; element transportation and transformation; source identification; environmental risk assessment; future development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Green Mining, Waste Recovery and Efficient Disposal of Metal Mines
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1281 | Submission Open
Keywords: advances in chemical/bio-heap leaching of copper sulfides; basical theory and industrial cases of cemented/paste backfill using mine wastes; in-situ chemical/bioleaching of rare earth; uranium; etc.; multi-physical fieldand multi-phase coupling problem in green mining process; simulation and mathematical modeling of green mining procedure; rock mechanic features and mechanisms caused by mining in metal mine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
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