Minerals

Graphite Minerals and Graphene, 2nd Edition

edited by

Qinfu Liu

,

Kuo Li

and

Shuai Zhang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphite ores; graphite crystal growth; graphitic carbon; graphite structural properties; graphene preparation; applications of graphite and graphene

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

Environmental Pollution and Assessment in Mining Areas

edited by

María de la Luz García Lorenzo

,

José María Esbrí

and

Oscar Andreu Sánchez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13597 | Submission Open

Keywords: potentially toxic elements; soil contamination; risk assessment; mine waste; water contamination; acid mine drainage; ecotoxicology of contaminated soils

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

Waste Minerals, Sediments and Their Environmental Mineralogy

edited by

Bruno Lemière

submission deadline 23 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1128 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary minerals; circular economy; mineralogy; chemistry and characterization; mineral processing

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

Harnessing Surface Chemistry for Enhanced Mineral Recovery

edited by

Liuyang Dong

, Peilun Shen, Jia Tian and Ya Gao

submission deadline 23 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing; froth flotation; flotation reagents; flotation surface chemistry; flotation theory and technology; flotation separation and purification

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

Dolomitization, Recrystallization, and Cementation in Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks

edited by

Zhanfeng Qiao

,

Lei Jiang

and Guangwei Wang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3532 | Submission Open

Keywords: dolomitization; recrystallization; cementation; carbonate reservoir; advances in geochronology

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

Size Distribution, Chemical Composition and Morphology of Mine Dust

edited by

Shoeleh Assemi

and

Emily Sarver

submission deadline 26 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 895 | Submission Open

Keywords: respirable dust; mineral dust; dust characterization; mineralogy and trace element analysis; occupational health; environmental health

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

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

edited by

Jiajia Wu

and Jaeheon Lee

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6328 | 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)

Grinding Chemistry and Its Impact on Downstream Processing

edited by Chris Greet,

Shihong Xu

and

Richmond K. Asamoah

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1417 | Submission Open

Keywords: grinding media; mineralogy; collector adsorption; grade and recovery; gold leaching; cyanide consumption; pulp chemistry; surface chemistry

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

Trace Elements in Bauxite Deposits: Critical Georesource and Significant Indicators of Paleoenvironmental Conditions

edited by

Roberto Buccione

, Farhad Ahmadnejad, Kunyue Ling and Batoul Taghipour

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open

Keywords: bauxite geochemistry; bauxite trace elements; critical georesource; rare earth elements; genesis of bauxites; paleoenvironment of bauxite

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Geochemistry and Genesis of Hydrothermal Ore Deposits

edited by

Yuichi Morishita

and

Napoleon Q. Hammond

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17513 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrothermal ore deposits; source of hydrothermal fluid; fluid evolution; genesis of ore deposit; metallic mineral deposits; geochemistry; stable isotopes; mineral exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Mineral Resources in North China Craton

edited by

Wenlei Song

,

Xiaohua Deng

and

Zhanke Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12062 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallogenesis in North China Craton; ore deposit; mineralogy; mineral geochemistry; mineralization mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Petrographic, Geophysical, Geochemical and Geochronological Study of Magma and Magmatism in the Iberian Peninsula and Archipelagos

edited by

Enrique Merino Martínez

,

David Orejana García

and

Helena Sant’Ovaia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8054 | Submission Open

Keywords: Iberian magmatism; igneous petrology; mineralogy; chemistry and physics of magmas; geochemical and isotope magma composition; geochronology of magmatic processes; ore-forming processes in magmatic systems

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

Microbial Biomineralization and Organimineralization

edited by

Hiromi Konishi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7075 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomineralization; organimineralization; bioremediation; biomining; biosynthesis; microbial oxidation and reduction; nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomineralization and Biominerals)

Advances in Precious and Critical Mineral Beneficiation and Extraction

edited by

Richmond K. Asamoah

,

Ahmet Deniz Baş

,

George Blankson Abaka-Wood

, Kali Sanjay and

Jonas Addai-Mensah

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6428 | Submission Open

Keywords: precious and critical minerals; complex ore bodies; physical separation and beneficiation; biomining; hydrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; solvent extraction and ion exchange; wastes and secondary metal sources; recycling

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

Mineral Prospectivity Mapping (MPM) Using Multi-Source Datasets, Geo-Statistical Algorithms and Machine Learning Techniques

edited by

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,

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6182 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral propectivity mapping (MPM); ore mineral exploration; remote sensing; multi-dimensional data fusion; machine learning techniques; knowledge-driven models; data-driven models; geophysical exploration; geochemical exploration; geographic information system (GIS) modeling; supervised and unsupervised algorithms; geo-statistical algorithms; deep learning techniques; novel hybrid methods

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

Metallogenic Regularity and Metallographic Prediction of Strategic Deposits

edited by Shanbao Liu, Chenghui Wang and

Zheng Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5918 | 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)

Flotation of Fine-Grained Minerals

edited by

Bingqiao Yang

, Weijun Peng and Shulei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5850 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation of mineral fines; interface phenomenon; interaction; hydrodynamics

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

Seismics in Mineral Exploration

edited by Yun Wang, Shoudong Huo,

Guofeng Liu

and

Zhengyong Ren

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5849 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral seismic; compressive sensing; artificial intelligence; multi-component seismic; active seismic; passive seismic; joint imaging and inversion; integrated geophysics

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

Thermochemical Processing of Low-Grade Ores and Mineral-Related Wastes

edited by

Frédéric J. Doucet

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5453 | Submission Open

Keywords: Thermochemical processing; Thermal solid-solid processing; Alkali roasting-leaching process; Microwave-assisted processing; Ammonium salts; Mineral waste; Low-grade ores; Mineral recovery; Metal extraction

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

Green Mining, Waste Recovery and Efficient Disposal of Metal Mines

edited by

Leiming Wang

and

Shenghua Yin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4591 | 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)

Phase Transitions and Physical Properties of Minerals under Extreme Conditions of Pressure and Temperature

edited by Yingwei Fei and Sally Tracy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4323 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-pressure phase transitions; static compression; shockwave; super-earth; planetary interior; physical properties of minerals

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

Space Resources

edited by

Damian Pietrusiak

and

Marek Sawicki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3792 | Submission Open

Keywords: space resources; space mining; remote sensing and searching; minerals extraction; minerals processing; minerals mapping; smart mining; re-orbiting space objects; space mining mission profile; on-site production; bio-mining

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

Sedimentary Basins: Sedimentation, Stratigraphy, Petrology and Tectonics

edited by Yong Sik Gihm,

Taejin Choi

and Byung Choon Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3162 | Submission Open

Keywords: drainage basins; depositional environments; subsidence; partial melting; metamorphism; deformation

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

From Mantle to Market: Platinum Group Elements and Minerals and Their Geological Significance

edited by

Basilios Tsikouras

,

Federica Zaccarini

and

Elena Ifandi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2663 | Submission Open

Keywords: platinum group elements; platinum group minerals and mantle processes; economic geology; mineral exploration; sustainable mining; emerging technologies; machine learning applications on platinum group minerals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Beneficiation and Extraction of Critical Metals from Ores and Secondary Resources

edited by Bogale Tadesse,

Jonas Addai-Mensah

, Girma Woldetinsae and Lisha Dong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2546 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation chemistry; ore sorting; hydrometallurgy; beneficiation; pegmatites; critical metals; lithium; tantalum; and niobium; mineral processing

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

Comminution and Comminution Circuits Optimisation: 3rd Edition

edited by

Ngonidzashe Chimwani

and

Murray M. Bwalya

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2439 | Submission Open

Keywords: open mill; normal closed; reverse closed; and combined closed circuits; mill/crusher operational parameters; DEM; CFD; product size distribution; mineral liberation

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

Sustainable Extraction of Copper, Nickel and Zinc and Their By-Products from Ores, Recycled Materials and Wastes through Hydrometallurgical Processes

edited by Lilian Velásquez-Yévenes,

Jochen Petersen

and Mario Vera

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2297 | Submission Open

Keywords: base metal; leaching and bioleaching; leaching technology; chloride leaching; e-waste leaching; innovation and process improvement; new reagents; materials and technologies; solvent extraction and ion exchange; precipitation

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

Advances in Mantle–Crust Interactions for Petrogenesis and Ore-Forming Processes

edited by Feng Huang, Liang Guo, Xiyao Li,

Zhiwei Wang

and

Vinod O. Samuel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2180 | Submission Open

Keywords: mantle– crust interactions; petrology; geochemistry; magmatic evolution; mineralization

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

Experimental and Numerical Studies of Mineral Comminution: 3rd Edition

edited by

Josep Oliva

and

Hernán Anticoi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1736 | Submission Open

Keywords: comminution; modeling; crushing; grinding; liberation; optimization; energy saving

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

Process Modelling and Applications for Aggregate Production

edited by

Gauti Asbjörnsson

and

Kanishk Bhadani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1538 | Submission Open

Keywords: steady-state simulation; dynamic simulation; discrete event simulation; hybrid simulations; machine learning; software-in-the-loop; operational calibration and validation; process control; process optimization; process evaluation; KPI; debottlenecking; aggregates; course comminution; classification; materials handling

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

Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Fluid Inclusion Study of Gold Deposits Endowed in Critical Metals

edited by

Grigorios Aarne Sakellaris

,

Vasilios Melfos

,

Panagiotis Voudouris

and

Ferenc Molnár

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open

Keywords: gold; critical metals; ore mineralogy; ore geochemistry; fluid inclusions; mineral system; deposit modeling; mineral exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Applications of Paleomagnetism and Rock Magnetism in Geochronology

edited by

Matteo Maron

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1152 | 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)

Geophysical Signatures of Mineral Deposits in Tropical and Subtropical Settings

edited by

Welitom Rodrigues Borges

and Marcelo Henrique Leão-Santos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1020 | Submission Open

Keywords: geophysical prospecting; mineral exploration; secondary mineral deposits; oxidized mineral deposits

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

Geochemistry and Geochronology of High-Grade Metamorphic Rocks

edited by

Zhuang Li

, Zhanzhan Duan, Ting Liu and

Hafiz U. Rehman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 922 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-grade metamorphism; geochemistry; geochronology; granulite; migmatite; partial melting

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

Physicochemical Properties and Purification of Quartz Minerals

edited by

Xiaoyong Yang

, Mei Xia and Jianguo Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 893 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-purity quartz; silica resources; theoretical and experimental studies; mineralogy; petrology; and geochemistry; different occurrences of geological bodies; granitic pegmatite

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

Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of Zn-Pb Ore Deposits: Insights into Their Genesis, Implications for Exploration, and Environmental Issues

edited by

Rosa Anna Fregola

,

Larbi Rddad

and

Pierfranco Lattanzi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 791 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization of Zn-Pb ore deposits; genesis of Zn-Pb ore deposits; ore mineralogy; ore geochemistry; sphalerite; critical metals; fluid inclusions; stable and radiogenic isotopes; ore exploration; Zn-Pb mineral resources; sustainable mining; environmental mineralogy and geochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Mineralogy, Chemistry, Weathering and Application of Serpentinite

edited by

Rafael Navarro

,

Roberto Visalli

, Rosalda Punturo and Giovanna Rizzo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 779 | Submission Open

Keywords: serpentinite; antigorite; lizardite; subduction; dehydration; CO2 storage; Ni-Co ores; dimension stones; heritage; green marble; asbestos; ophiolite

Sedimentology and Geochemistry of Carbonates

edited by Qilong Fu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 639 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbonates; facies and depositional environments; stratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy; carbonate platforms; paleogeography; paleoceanography; paleoclimates; diagenesis; dolomitization; geochemistry; microbialites; mixed carbonates and siliciclastics; carbonate reservoirs; carbonate deformation during sedimentation

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

Tracing Precambrian Pathways: Neoproterozoic Rocks and Their Global Context

edited by Junyong Li, Jinlong Yao and Guangyi Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 612 | Submission Open

Keywords: petrogenesis; supercontinent; deep-crust process; neoproterozoic orogenesis; climate and marine environment; neoproterozoic resource effects

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

Surface Chemistry and Reagents in Flotation

edited by

Shiva Mohammadi-Jam

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 605 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation; surface chemistry; hydrophobicity; frother; collector; depressant

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

Bioleaching of Metals from Waste/Wastewater

edited by

Adegoke Isiaka Adetunji

, Paul Johan Oberholster and

Mariana Erasmus

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioleaching; solid waste; microorganisms; valuable metals; circular bioeconomy; waste management; wastewater; resource recovery; biohydrometallurgy; recycling

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

Siliciclastic Sandstone Diagenesis: Are Existing Models Correct?

edited by Nicolaas Molenaar and

Georgia Pe-Piper

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: sandstone diagenesis; controversies; scrutiny of models; alternatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Mineral Chemistry: Tool for Vectoring towards Mineral Deposits

edited by Ivan Belousov,

Lejun Zhang

,

Jonathan Cloutier

and

Jeffrey Steadman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral chemistry; vectoring; fertility; porphyry Cu; IOCG; orogenic Au; VHMS; LA ICP MS

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

Modelling of Particle Behaviour during Mineral Processing

edited by Aubrey Mainza,

Sherry Bremner

and

Hakan Dündar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: particle tracking; simulation; modelling; empirical modelling; computational modelling; mineral processing

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

Advances in Mine Backfilling Technology and Materials

edited by

Yuye Tan

, Xun Chen and Yuan Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: backfill mining method; cemented tailing backfill technology; filling materials; mine waste; binding material; cemented tailing backfill; mechanical properties of cemented tailing backfill; rheological properties of filling slurry; mathematical modeling; numerical simulation; in situ measurement

Petrogenesis of Large Igneous Province and Carbonatite-Related Rare Earth Element Deposits

edited by Zhiguo Cheng and Xiaowei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: large igneous provinces; mantle plume; carbonatite; rare earth element deposits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Rare-Metal Granites

edited by Francisco Javier López-Moro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: protolith; parental magma; differentiation processes; magmatic– hydrothermal transition; rare-metal metallogeny; geochemistry; geochronology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Clay Minerals: Roles in Oil and Gas Generation, Drilling, and Enhanced Recovery

edited by

Guanzheng Zhuang

and Qiang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: clay mineral; petroleum and natural gas engineering; drilling fluids; surface interaction; colloidal chemistry; enhanced oil recovery

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

Ferroalloy Minerals Processing and Technology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sunil Kumar Tripathy

,

Chenna Rao Borra

and

Moritz Eickhoff

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroalloys; decarbonization; mineral processing; extractive metallurgy; geo-metallurgy; pyrometallurgy; hydrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; waste utilization; slag valorization; ferrochrome; ferrochromium– silicon; ferro-manganese; ferro-silicon; silico-manganese; ferro-manganese; ferroboron; ferromolybdenum; ferronickel; ferroniobium; ferrophosphorus; ferrotitanium; ferrotungsten; ferrovanadium submerged arc furnace; process modelling

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

Potentially Toxic Elements in Soils Affected by Metal Mining and Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Anna Karczewska

and

Karolina Lewińska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals; metalloids; soil; contamination; mining; mine wastes; tailings

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

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