Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Critical Metal-Bearing Mineral Deposits
A special issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263). This special issue belongs to the section "Geochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 November 2023) | Viewed by 14624
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ore deposits; critical raw materials; platinum group elements; chromitites
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Interests: chromitites; mineral deposits; acid mine drainage; critical metals
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Interests: Critical Raw Materials (CRM); sustainable mining & circular economy; characterization of ore & industrial minerals; quarries and mines; recovery of tailings and mining wastes; naturally-occurring asbestos (NOA); construction and building materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The economic interest in critical metals has increased in the last few years, leading to the enhanced exploration of previously subeconomic deposits and the re-evaluation of abandoned mines. New and advanced analytical techniques applied to the ore minerals are being employed in this area, providing important contributions to the ore genesis and critical metals distribution and mineralogy in ore deposits. This Special Issue will focus on, but is not limited to, mineralogy and geochemistry of critical metals within ore deposits, metallogenic models, tectonic control on the formation of ore deposits, and mechanisms of concentration for critical metals. Contributions on critical metal enrichments and recovery within waste and tailings dumps are also welcome.
Dr. Micol Bussolesi
Dr. Giovanni Grieco
Dr. Alessandro Cavallo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- critical metals
- mineralogy
- geochemistry
- mineral deposits
- waste and tailings