Minerals

Recent Advances in Ore Comminution

edited by Lixia Li, Lanhao Wang, Jiwei Lu and

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3124 | Submission Open

Keywords: comminution technology; energy efficiency; sorting; comminution circuit design; automation control; liberation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

The "Green Earths" Glauconite and Celadonite: From Genesis to Application

edited by

Davide Lenaz

and

Filippo Parisi

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2276 | Submission Open

Keywords: glauconite; celadonite; geology; archaeometry; spectroscopy; pigments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

Advances in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy of Base and Precious Metals

edited by

Jiajia Wu

and Jaeheon Lee

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17350 | Submission Open

Keywords: geometallurgy; flotation; physical separation; surface chemistry; leaching; modeling and simulation; kinetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Transforming Tailings into Dryland: Analyses, Technologies, and Strategies

edited by

Alebachew Demoz

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12901 | Submission Open

Keywords: consolidation; dry stackable; mechanical dewatering; reclamation; shear strength; tailings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Tailings Dams: Design, Characterization, Monitoring, and Risk Assessment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Masoud Zare-Naghadehi

and

Javad Sattarvand

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12847 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization of tailings deposits; geotechnical and condition monitoring of tailings dams; design issues and parameters of tailings dams; geotechnical and managerial risk assessment of tailings projects; case histories of failures or good design practices; modeling and simulation of tailings flows resulting from dam failure; dewatering technologies; closure of mine tailings dams; standards and guidelines; innovative tailings management approaches; environmental issues related to active/closed dams (such as dust emission; etc.)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Advances in Physical Separation of Gold, Iron Ore and Rare Earth Minerals

edited by

Ozan Kokkilic

,

Pengbo Chu

and

Firat Burat

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9908 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical separation; mineral processing; gold; iron; rare earth elements; sustainable recovery of metals; impact of particle morphology (shape; roughness; and surface properties) on beneficiation; key challenges related to gravity; magnetic; and electrostatic separations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Thermal History Modeling of Low-Temperature Thermochronological Data

edited by Ruxin Ding, Honghua Lv and Rong Yang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9336 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal history modeling; low-temperature thermochronology; cooling history; exhumation; landscape evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

LA-ICP-MS and LIBS Applied to Minerals

edited by

Achim Herrmann

and

John T. Haynes

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7876 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS); laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS); geochemistry and geochronology; elemental mapping; (bio)minerals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Characterization and Provenance Analysis of Ancient Stone Materials: Insights from Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry

edited by

Pilar Lapuente

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7802 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; analytical techniques; archaeometry; natural and ornamental stone; lithic materials; marble artefacts; ancient quarries; provenance studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Characterization and Management of Mine Waters

edited by Patrícia Gomes,

Teresa Valente

and

Juan Antelo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6805 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine waters; acid mine drainage; mine-water-biosphere interactions; water contamination; risk assessment; environmental remediation; nature-based solutions; circular economy; monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Zeolite: From a Boiling Stone to the Applicable Minerals in Various Industrial Processes: 2nd Edition

edited by

Nevenka Rajić

and

Jelena Pavlović

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6310 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite occurrence; adsorption; catalysis; surface functionalization; environmental protection; zeolite structures; zeolite engineering; sustainable applications of zeolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

Understanding Geological Processes through Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Analysis

edited by

Nancy Mcmillan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5044 | Submission Open

Keywords: process; petrology; mineralogy; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; petrogenesis; geochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)

Towards Sustainable Mining and Mineral Processing of Metals: Assessment to Implementation

edited by Allan Trench and Geoffrey E. Batt

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5037 | Submission Open

Keywords: mining sustainability; cleaner mineral production; future of mining; minerals demand; critical minerals; emissions reduction; reusing mining waste; circular economy; mining value-chains; metals recycling; mining rehabilitation; socioeconomic impacts of mining; sustainable supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Mineralogical and Geochemical Characteristics of Coal and Coal-Bearing Strata

edited by Fenghua Zhao and Dongna Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4928 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal; strategic key metals; hazardous elements; clean utilization; methane of coal-bearing measures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Polymetallic Ore Deposits

edited by

Pura Alfonso

and

Abdorrahman Rajabi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3304 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymetallic deposits; ore mineralogy; geochemistry; ore-forming process; process mineralogy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Advances in Reagents for Mineral Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wengang Liu

,

Wenbao Liu

, Liang Zhao and

Xingrong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3126 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral chemistry (surface reactivity; surface broken bonds; surface absorbability; etc.); reagents (collectors; depressants; dispersants; etc.); reagent chemistry (QSAR; molecular design; assembly; etc.); mineral/reagent interaction (MD simulation; quantum chemistry simulation; XPS; etc.); flotation kinetics; flotation bubbles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Igneous Rocks and Related Mineral Deposits

edited by Claire E. Wade and

Alexander R Cruden

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2948 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochemistry; geochronology; mineralisation; petrogenesis and metallogenesis; magma fertility; magmatic ore deposits; porphyry deposits; hydrothermal ore deposits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

The Role of Hydrocarbons in the Genesis of Mineral Deposits

edited by

Guozhi Wang

and

Larbi Rddad

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2224 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrocarbons and metals/elements; low-temperature mineralization and hydrocarbons; hydrocarbon accumulation; relationship between mineralization and hydrocarbon accumulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Volcanism and Oil–Gas Reservoirs—Geology and Geochemistry

edited by Zhiyong Ni, Zhonghong Chen and Yunfeng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1830 | Submission Open

Keywords: volcanic rock reservoir; volcanic rock facies; migration of oil and gas; geophysical exploration techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Geochemistry and Metallogenesis of REE-Rich Phosphorite Deposits

edited by Pei Liang,

Richen Zhong

and Lingling Xiao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1533 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare earth elements; phosphorite deposits; geochemistry; SW China; REE mineralization; metallogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Exploration, Geometallurgy and Geoenvironmental Assessment of Economic Deposits

edited by

Nathan Fox

and

Anita Parbhakar-Fox

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 941 | Submission Open

Keywords: exploration geochemistry; geophysics; mineral characterization; geometallurgy; ore sorting; mineral processing; geoenvironmental characterization; acid mine drainage; tailings; reprocessing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Critical Minerals for Energy Transition: Advancing Energy Security and Sustainable Manufacturing

edited by

Nawshad Haque

,

Akshoy Ranjan Paul

and Shalini Verma

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical minerals; energy transition; green energy; low-carbon economy; sustainable supply chains; mineral recycling and circular economy; energy security; emission reduction; renewable energy; integration; material efficiency; geopolitical risks; circular economy; sustainable environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Understanding the Geologic History of Italy: Perspectives from Geochemistry, Geology and Mineralization

edited by Vincenzo Festa and

Fabrizio Tursi

submission deadline 16 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20536 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological evolution of Italy; geochemical features of geological events; geological contexts and mineralization

Removal and Separation of Noble Metal Ions Using Ion Exchange and Solvent Extraction

edited by

Kenneth N. Han

and Virgínia Sampaio Teixeira Ciminelli

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8097 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion exchange; solvent extraction; noble metals; separation; extraction; gold; silver; platinum group metals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Deep Sandstone Reservoirs Characterization

edited by

Xianguo Zhang

, Aleem Zahid and Hui Xu

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1105 | Submission Open

Keywords: reservoir architecture; deep reservoir; tight sandstone; sedimentary facies; diagenesis facies; digital core; reservoir modeling; reservoir evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Complex Processes in Geomaterials and Cementitious Materials Used as Subsurface Engineered Barriers

edited by Edward N. Matteo,

Marcelo Sanchez

and Chven A. Mitchell

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 483 | Submission Open

Keywords: clay and bentonite backfill and buffer; subsurface plugs and seals; engineered barriers; cementitious subsurface seal materials; excavation damage zone; interfaces between engineered and natural systems; geologic disposal of nuclear waste; hydrogen storage; geologic storage of carbon dioxide

(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

edited by

Michael T. Thorpe

,

Maëva Millan

and

Lucie Riu

submission deadline 23 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17720 | 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)

Gravity, Magnetic, and Electromagnetic (GME) Geophysical Data Interpretation for Mineral Exploration and Crustal Structure Investigation

edited by Sheng Jin, Letian Zhang, Zhaoxi Chen and

Chengliang Xie

submission deadline 23 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2767 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral exploration; crustal structure investigation; geophysical data interpretation; gravity and magnetic method; electrical and electromagnetic method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Genesis and Metallogeny of Non-ferrous and Precious Metal Deposits, 2nd Edition

edited by Yunsheng Ren and

Qun Yang

submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 10777 | Submission Open

Keywords: new advances in metallogeny; regional metallogeny; geochronology; geochemistry; non-ferrous and precious metal deposits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Gypsum Crystals: The Importance and the Role of Calcium Sulphate in Past and Modern Environments

edited by

Alessandra Costanzo

and

Mara Cipriani

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7007 | Submission Open

Keywords: evaporite; fluid inclusions; water chemistry; climate variation; biomineralization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Isomorphism, Chemical Variability, and Solid Solutions of Minerals and Related Compounds, 2nd Edition

edited by

Nikita V. Chukanov

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6237 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical composition; crystal chemistry; isomorphism; solid solution; doping; color centers; chemical defects; chemical zoning; trace elements; thermodynamics control of major and trace elements in substitutions and solid solutions; geochemical markers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)

Clay Minerals: From Paleoclimatic and Paleoenvironmental Indicators to Industrial Raw Materials

edited by Elisa Laita,

Javier García-Rivas

and

Isabel Abad

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3959 | Submission Open

Keywords: paleoclimate; paleoenvironment; weathering; industrial clays; kaolin; fibrous clays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

Circular Economy of Remining Secondary Raw Materials

edited by

Alexandra Guedes

,

Bruno Valentim

and

Rui Jorge Coleho de Sousa

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3691 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste rock; tailings; ashes; mineralogy; geochemistry; separation methods; toxic elements; radioactive elements; critical elements; strategic elements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Stylolites: Development, Properties, Inversion and Scaling

edited by

Daniel Koehn

and

Nicolas Beaudoin

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2093 | Submission Open

Keywords: stylolite; pressure solution; stress inversion; chemical compaction; sedimentary rocks; permeability

Carbonate Petrology and Geochemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

Luis Miguel Nieto

and

José Miguel Molina

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1421 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbonate rocks and/or sediments; carbonate texture; mineralogical and/or geochemical composition of carbonates; carbonate petrology; carbonate diagenesis; carbonate weathering; (paleo)-environmental changes; carbon cycle; continental or marine carbonates

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Optimization and Kinetics of Selective Extraction and Recovery of Gold from Primary and Secondary Resources

edited by

Nomvano Mketo

, Atefeh Azizitorghabeh and

Fariborz Faraji

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: gold extraction; gold recovery; optimization gold extraction; kinetics and modeling; gold primary resources; gold secondary resources; sustainable practices; gold mineral processing; environmental impact; bio-oxidation pretreatment; refractory gold-bearing ores

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Geological Survey Materials: Current Status and Future Perspectives

edited by Naoki Shirai

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: reference material; sample preparation; homogeneity; analytical techniques; method validation; data accuracy; interlaboratory comparisons; certification; quality assurance; traceability

Understanding Tectonic Evolution: From Deformed Grains to Tectonic Plates

edited by Luis Gustavo Ferreira Viegas

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: tectonics; plate boundaries; deformation; petrology; geochronology; geochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

New Discovery and Exploration Methods of Porphyry and Epithermal Mineral Deposits

edited by Chao Yang,

Yiwei Peng

and Gangyang Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 13578 | Submission Open

Keywords: porphyry; epithermal; formation; geology; exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Acid Mine Drainage: A Challenge or an Opportunity?

edited by

Johannes Phillippus Maree

,

Elvis Fosso-Kankeu

and Kagiso More

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8721 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; valuable products; brine treatment; sludge processing; feasibility; acid mine drainage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Stratabound Barite Deposits: Mineralogy, Isotope Geochemistry and Geochronology

edited by

Norman Moles

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7795 | 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 Uranium Metallogenic Theory, Exploration and Exploitation

edited by

Shuiyuan Yang

, Hui Rong, Chunying Guo and Jincheng Luo

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5637 | Submission Open

Keywords: geology of newly discovered uranium deposits; genesis of uranium deposits; uranium mineralization with other mineral resources; uranium metallogenic dynamics; structural and/or sedimentary control on uranium deposits; new methods of uranium exploration using geophysics; geochemistry and remote sensing; new exploitation methods in uranium resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: "Critical and Strategic Minerals", 2nd Edition

edited by Jaroslav Dostal,

David Lentz

,

Jia-Xi Zhou

and

Giovanni Grieco

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5425 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical minerals; critical metals; critical raw materials; ore deposits; isotopes; geochemistry; platinum-group elements (PGEs); rare earth elements (REEs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Recent Advances in Clay-Based Nanocomposites: 2nd Edition

edited by

Luciana Sciascia

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4175 | Submission Open

Keywords: clay; organoclay; nanocomposites; interfacial phenomena; adsorption; isotherms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

Critical Metal Minerals, 2nd Edition

edited by

, Ruoshi Jin,

,

, Yinhang Cheng,

and

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3805 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical metals; geologic characteristics and setting; geochemical exploration; statistical data analysis; mineral geochemistry; petrogenesis and ore genesis; 3D modeling; resource assessment; mineral processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Provenance Analyses of Ancient Stones Using Scientific Methods

edited by Walter Prochaska and Vasiliki Anevlavi

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3058 | Submission Open

Keywords: provenance analysis; isotope analysis; trace element analysis; petrography; microscopic investigation; SEM investigation

Precambrian Crustal Evolution and Tectono-Thermal History of the North China Craton

edited by Lingling Xiao, Lilin Du and Guodong Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2104 | Submission Open

Keywords: North China Craton; metamorphic P-T paths; geochronology; geochemistry; tectonic evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Advances in Halloysite Clay Mineral and Its Applications

edited by

Eleni Gianni

, Daniel Moreno-Rodriguez, Martina Maria Calvino and

Dimitrios Papoulis

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: halloysite nanocomposites; halloysite nanotubes; pharmaceutical applications; environmental applications; molecular simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

Innovation in Solvent Extraction for Metal Recovery

edited by

Felipe Olea

and

Esteban Quijada-Maldonado

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: selective solvent extraction; synergistic extraction; extraction stoichiometry; ion exchange; kinetic and thermodynamic in ion exchange; sustainable recovery of metals; molecular design; extractive metallurgy; purification of metals; critical minerals/metals; deep eutectic solvent; ionic liquids; new reagents; spent catalyst; technological waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Characterization of Minerals and Raw Materials Resources Replenishment

edited by

Sofia Barbosa

and

José António de Almeida

submission deadline 5 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4436 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced mineral characterization; mine value chain optimization; mining waste resources and exploitability; mineral resources in secondary raw materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

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