Minerals

Critical Minerals and Associated Elements in Mine Effluent and Treatment Residuals: Management Strategies and Technologies for Resource Recovery

edited by Mengling Stuckman, Charles A. Cravotta and Chin-Min Cheng

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2687 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine drainage; tailing leachate; environmentally responsible; (bio)geochemical interactions and models; rare earth elements; lithium; transition metals; socio-economic assessment

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

Mineral Processing and Recycling Technologies for Sustainable Future

edited by Zoran Štirbanović,

Bojan A. Marinković

,

Zhiyong Gao

and Zhitao Feng

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6804 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in mineral processing; recycling of waste materials for sustainable future; critical minerals utilization from waste and natural resources; innovative solutions in mineral and recycling industry; decarbonization and green technologies; energy transition for climate change reduction

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

Mineralogical and Geochemical Insights into Cultural Heritage Materials

edited by Nuno Leal, Amélia Dionísio and

Joaquim Simão

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2241 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; mineralogy; geochemistry; degradation; conservation; materials

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

Recent Developments in Rare Metal Mineral Deposits

edited by Huimin Su, Yang Gao and

Christina Stouraiti

submission deadline 17 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4990 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare metal mineral deposits; enrichment mechanism; geochemistry; geochronology; mineralization processes; resource exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Geochronological, Petrological and Geochemical Studies of Basaltic Rocks from Oceanic Crust

edited by

Quanshu Yan

and Xijun Liu

submission deadline 24 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: petrogenesis; magmatic processes; basalt; mantle source; subduction zone; mid-oceanic ridge; intraplate setting

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

Advancements in Mineral Resource Characterization Using Machine Learning

edited by

Nadia Mery

,

Mohammad Maleki

,

Emmanouil Varouchakis

and

Saeed Soltani-Mohammadi

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6355 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral resource characterization; machine learning in geology; geospatial data analysis; deep learning in mining; supervised learning; unsupervised learning; geological and geometallurgical modeling; data mining in mining; neural networks for resource estimation; predictive modeling in mining; mineral exploration; feature selection for geological data; automated resource estimation; remote sensing and machine learning; ensemble methods in mining; mining data analytics; optimization in resource estimation; AI in mineral resource assessment; geospatial modeling in mining; mineral deposit modeling; geometallurgical data analysis

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

Gems Under the Microscope: New Insights into Mineral Structures and Properties

edited by

Tao Chen

, Zhengyu Zhou and Yuzhi Zhang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4132 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral structures and microstructure of gemstones; mineral properties of gemstones; nano-inclusions in gemstones; geochemistry characterization; geological process; mineralogical and gemological research in ancient geomaterials; multi-mineral aggregate jade

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

Ore Deposits Related to Metamorphism

edited by

Argyrios Papadopoulos

,

Panagiotis Voudouris

and

Constantinos G. Mavrogonatos

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2234 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamorphism; metasomatism; geochemistry (isotopes and trace elements); geochronology; metamorphic ore minerals; mineralogy and petrography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Rheological, Mechanical and Hydration Properties of Cemented Paste Backfill

edited by Baoxu Yan,

Erol Yilmaz

and

Abbas Taheri

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1694 | Submission Open

Keywords: cemented paste backfill; tailings recycling; rheology; hydration kinetics; sustainability; numerical modelling

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

Natural and Induced Diagenesis in Clastic Rock

edited by Meiyan Fu, Jon Gluyas and Dong Wu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1464 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagenetic fluid; multi-mineral phase interaction; dissolution mechanism; organic– inorganic interaction; diagenetic facies

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

Formation Study of Gem Deposits

edited by

Guanghai Shi

and

Tianlong Jiang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1295 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological occurrences; chemical composition; mineral components; geographic features/origin; gem characterization; genesis of gems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

New Discovery and Exploration Methods of Porphyry and Epithermal Mineral Deposits

edited by Chao Yang,

Yiwei Peng

and Gangyang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 22455 | Submission Open

Keywords: porphyry; epithermal; formation; geology; exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Application of Big Data Mining, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Geoscience, 2nd Edition

edited by Yongzhang Zhou,

Hui Yang

and

Xiaohui Ji

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 17998 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; big data mining; mineral; petrologic geology; ore deposit; mineral resources prediction; remote sensing; geochemical exploration

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

Role of Clay Mineralogy in Geotechnical Engineering Behavior of Clay Soils

edited by Hossam Abuel-Naga and Anasua GuhaRay

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6264 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavior of clayey soil; stabilization of clayey soil; contaminant transport; clay barrier

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

Petrological, Geochemical and Geodynamic Study of Ophiolites and Modern Oceanic Lithosphere

edited by

Paola Tartarotti

,

Ruibao Li

and Francesca Claudia Rotondo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4647 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrothermal minerals; oceanic alteration; oceanic mineral deposits; biomineralization; mid-ocean ridge processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Geochronology and Geochemistry of Alkaline Rocks

edited by Shen Liu, Tao Wang and Guangying Feng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3910 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkaline rocks; petrogenesis; geochronology; geochemistry; geodynamics; mineralization

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

Characterization of Geological Material at Nano- and Micro-scales

edited by Yulai Zhang, Chenhao Sun and Jianhua Zhao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3375 | Submission Open

Keywords: porosity; permeability; texture; breakage; mechanical properties; wettability; morphology; crystallography; diagenesis; mineralogical analysis; petrology; microstructural analysis; microscopy

Deep-Time Source-to-Sink in Continental Basins

edited by Qianghu Liu, Hehe Chen, Mingxuan Tan, Hongtao Zhu and Xiaomin Zhu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2373 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep-time source-to-sink system; catchment geomorphology; sediment routings; sediment flux; sedimentary response; detrital zircons; forward modeling; deep-time digital earth

Applications of Clay Minerals and Engineered Materials in Water and Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Christina Vasiliki Lazaratou

,

Eleni Gianni

and

Dimitrios Papoulis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2225 | Submission Open

Keywords: clay minerals; zeolites; layered double hydroxides; cement materials; spectroscopy characteristics; materials properties; molecular simulations; water treatment; wastewater treatment; adsorption; catalysis

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

Electromagnetic Inversion for Deep Ore Explorations

edited by

Ronghua Peng

,

Bo Han

and Yuanzhi Cheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1960 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic inversion; deep ore exploration; mineral prospecting; machine learning; time-domain and frequency-domain EM methods

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

Recycling and Utilization of Metallurgical and Chemical Solid Waste

edited by Yaguang Wang and Wei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1603 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminosilicate minerals; element extraction; harmful element solidification; carbonization; mineral transformation

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

Mineralization and Metallogeny of Iron Deposits

edited by Shigang Duan, Chengdong Yang and Xiuqing Yang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1603 | Submission Open

Keywords: iron oxide– apatite (Kiruna) deposits; iron– titanium– (vanadium) oxide deposits; iron skarn; banded iron formation; geodynamic setting of iron mineralization; metallogeny of iron deposits; exploration methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Unveiling the Depths: Advances in Kimberlite Research as Windows into Earth’s Evolution and Resource Potential

edited by Debora Rios

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1130 | Submission Open

Keywords: kimberlites; diamond mineralization; mineral resources; precambrian magmatism; earth evolution; space-temporal distribution

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

Extraction of Valuable Elements from Salt Lake Brine

edited by Enze Li, Jie Ding and

Feng Jiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 996 | Submission Open

Keywords: solution chemistry of salt lake brine; separation technologies of valuable elements; interface regulation and process intensification; material flow analysis of valuable elements

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

Mineral Pigments: Properties Analysis and Applications

edited by

Santiago Pozo-Antonio

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 789 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral pigments; characterization techniques; pigment stability; cultural heritage conservation; inorganic materials; sustainable applications

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

Radionuclides and Radiation Exposure in Minerals Extraction, Processing and Applications

edited by

Fernando P. Carvalho

and

Emmanuel K. Atibu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open

Keywords: radionuclides in ores; radiation exposure; radiation monitoring at mine sites; radioactive mining waste management; mitigation measures

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

Advances in Kaolinite Group Clay Minerals and Their Applications

edited by

Eleni Gianni

, Daniel Moreno-Rodriguez, Martina Maria Calvino and

Dimitrios Papoulis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 488 | Submission Open

Keywords: kaolinite-group mineral-based nanocomposites; halloysite nanotubes; kaolinite; pharmaceutical applications; environmental applications; molecular simulations

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

Recent Advances in Carbonate Clumped Isotope Thermometry

edited by Xavier Mangenot

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbonate clumped isotope thermometry; Δ ₄₇ and Δ ₄₈ measurements; paleoclimatology; sedimentology; sedimentary basin analysis; tectonics; diagenesis; paleoaltimetry; structural diagenesis; thermal history reconstruction; solid-state reordering; isotope geochemistry

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

Advances and Applications of High-Pressure Grinding Rolls Designs and Operational Strategies

edited by

Victor A. Rodriguez

and

Luís Marcelo M. Tavares

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: HPGR; cheek plates; flanges; studs; wear; skewing

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

Large Igneous Provinces: Petrogenesis, Mineralization, and Environmental Impact

edited by

Zhaochong Zhang

and Zhiguo Cheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: mantle plumes; volcanic systems; geodynamics; ore deposits; climate change; mass extinctions; earth's habitability

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

Sustainable Mining: Advancements, Challenges and Future Directions

edited by

Jacopo Seccatore

and

Tatiane Marin

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9209 | Submission Open

Keywords: small scale mining; zero waste mining; mine closure; low mineral grades; great depth mining; circular economy of minerals

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

Use of Clay Minerals in Adsorption and Photocatalysis Technologies

edited by Pollyana Trigueiro and

Ramón Raudel Peña Garcia

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2293 | Submission Open

Keywords: clays; clay minerals; adsorptive materials; photocatalytic materials; environmental research; water treatment; nanocomposites

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

Gemstone Identification and Characterization: Advances, Technologies and Analytical Challenges in the Modern Gemstone Trade

edited by Maya Musa,

Maria Pia Riccardi

and Fabio D’Amico

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: proof of origin; laboratory-grown diamond; inclusions; treatments; nomenclature; Artificial Intelligence

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

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

edited by

Pilar Lapuente

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11071 | 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)

Redox Reactivity of Iron Minerals in the Geosphere, 2nd Edition

edited by

Edward J. O'Loughlin

, Lucie Stetten and Maxim I. Boyanov

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6362 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomineralization; iron oxides; iron sulfides; transformation; contaminants; mineralization

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

Igneous Rocks and Related Mineral Deposits

edited by Claire E. Wade and

Alexander R Cruden

submission deadline 21 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7595 | 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)

Mineralization and Geochemistry of VMS Deposits

edited by

Stavros Triantafyllidis

and

Stylianos Tombros

submission deadline 22 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9671 | Submission Open

Keywords: sulfides and sulfosalts; base; precious; strategic; and critical metals; massive; stringer ore; polymetallic mineralization; host lithologies; geotectonic setting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Particle–Bubble Interactions in the Flotation Process

edited by Guichao Wang and

Xiangning Bu

submission deadline 22 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4782 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation; turbulence effects; bubble– particle collision; attachment; detachment

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

Advances in Understanding the Incorporation and Preservation of Isotope Proxies

edited by

Dmitry Subetto

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: isotope proxies; proxy behavior; isotope fractionation; diagenesis; vital effects; paleoenvironment; paleoclimate

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

Geochemical Controls on the Generation and Transformation of Carbon in Rocks

edited by

Zixiao Guo

,

Glenn Stracher

and Yu Zhang

submission deadline 26 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1358 | Submission Open

Keywords: metasedimentary rocks; coal including coal fires; carbonaceous shale; carbonate; carbon isotope systematics; origin and evolution of life; global carbon cycling

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

Kinetic Characterization and Its Applications in Mineral Processing

edited by

Luis Vinnett

,

Ahmad Hassanzadeh

and Diego Mesa

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2317 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation kinetics; breakage rate; flotation rate; selection function; scale-up; time-recovery data; flotation modelling; comminution modelling; simulation

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

Mineralogy of Iron Ore Sinters, 3rd Edition

edited by

Mark I. Pownceby

,

Miyuki Hayashi

and

Joonho Lee

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: sinter mineralogy; crystal structures; phase equilibria; characterisation; formation mechanisms

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

Potentially Toxic Elements: Source, Distribution, Risk Assessment and Remediation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Antonio Fernandes

and

Wendel Valter Da Silveira Pereira

submission deadline 28 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: guiding values; heavy metals; metalloids; rare earth elements; geochemical mapping; environmental pollution; ecological risks; human health risks; pollution remediation

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

Submarine Volcanism, Related Hydrothermal Systems and Mineralizations

edited by

Gabriella B. Kiss

, Tamás Sági and

Federica Zaccarini

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14127 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochemistry of submarine fluid-rock interaction processes; hydrothermal mineral paragenesis of submarine fluid-rock interaction processes; advances in understanding VMS ore formation processes; petrology and geochemistry of submarine volcanites; alteration of mineral assemblages in submarine volcanites; petrology and geochemistry of low- to medium-grade metamorphic rocks of ocean floor origin; petrogenetic significance of submarine lava flows; methods to find hidden VMS deposits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

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

edited by

Ozan Kokkilic

,

Pengbo Chu

and

Firat Burat

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13928 | 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)

Acid Mine Drainage: A Challenge or an Opportunity?

edited by

Johannes Phillippus Maree

,

Elvis Fosso-Kankeu

and

Kagiso More

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13118 | 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)

Recent Advances in Ore Comminution

edited by Lixia Li, Lanhao Wang, Jiwei Lu and

Daniel Saramak

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8743 | 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)

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

edited by Elisa Laita,

Javier García-Rivas

and

Isabel Abad

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8729 | Submission Open

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

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

Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Polymetallic Ore Deposits

edited by

Pura Alfonso

and

Abdorrahman Rajabi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6258 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Mineralogical, Petrophysical and Hydromechanical Properties of Reservoirs and Caprocks, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yong Li

,

Yingfang Zhou

, Zhenhua Jing and

Junjian Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5973 | Submission Open

Keywords: reservoir characterization; caprock integrity; mineralogical control; petrophysical properties; hydromechanical coupling; shale gas; gas hydrate; hydrogen storage; CO2 sequestration

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

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