Minerals

Rheological, Mechanical and Hydration Properties of Cemented Paste Backfill

edited by Baoxu Yan,

and

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2002 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1892 | 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 1473 | 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 | 15 articles | Viewed by 24372 | 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 | 15 articles | Viewed by 20114 | 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 6869 | 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)

Geochronology and Geochemistry of Alkaline Rocks

edited by Shen Liu, Tao Wang and Guangying Feng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4102 | 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 3775 | Submission Open

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

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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3182 | 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)

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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2974 | 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

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 1872 | Submission Open

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

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

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 1265 | 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)

Mineral Pigments: Properties Analysis and Applications

edited by

Santiago Pozo-Antonio

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 925 | 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 614 | 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)

Recent Advances in Carbonate Clumped Isotope Thermometry

edited by Xavier Mangenot

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 434 | 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)

Sustainable Mining: Advancements, Challenges and Future Directions

edited by

Jacopo Seccatore

and

Tatiane Marin

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9916 | 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 2543 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 820 | 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 11601 | 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 6700 | 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 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8527 | 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 10148 | 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 5279 | 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 180 | 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 1480 | 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 2578 | 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 737 | 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 245 | 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)

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 15067 | 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)

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 14740 | 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)

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 13906 | 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 9612 | 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 9384 | 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 6771 | 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 6358 | 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)

Thin Sections: The Past Serving The Future

edited by

Lluís Casas

and

Roberta Di Febo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5265 | Submission Open

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

Mineralogy of Porphyry Systems: Genesis, Exploration, and Applications

edited by

Guoxue Song

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4812 | Submission Open

Keywords: porphyry systems; genesis; exploration; applications; in situ micro-analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Grinding Chemistry and Its Impact on Downstream Processing

edited by Chris Greet,

Shihong Xu

and

Richmond K. Asamoah

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4658 | 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)

Feature Papers in Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications 2025

edited by

Michael S. Zhdanov

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1494 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochemical surveys; geological surveys; geophysical surveys; mineral exploration; remote sensing; rock physics; mineral deposits

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

Heavy Metal and Rare Earth Element Pollution in Soil and Water: Sources, Geochemical Behaviors and Ecological Effects, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yinxian Song

,

Yubo Wen

and

Saglara S. Mandzhieva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1442 | 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)

Igneous Rocks as Archives of Earth's Geological History: Magma Processes and Continental Crust Evolution

edited by Takeshi Hasegawa, Indranova Suhendro and Kazuya Shimooka

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1183 | Submission Open

Keywords: igneous rock; continental crust; magma process; geochronology; volcanism; plutonism

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

Tectonic Setting and Provenance of Sedimentary Rocks

edited by

Jayagopal Madhavaraju

and

John S. Armstrong-Altrin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1149 | Submission Open

Keywords: tectonic setting; provenance; chemostratigraphy; geochemistry; geochronology; sedimentary rocks

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

Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Geochronology of W-Sn Polymetallic Deposits, 2nd Edition

edited by

Huan Li

, Rongqing Zhang and

Jingya Cao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineralization-related granite; scheelite; cassiterite; wolframite; in situ analysis; W-Sn deposits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Innovations in Adsorption Processes and Adsorbent Materials for Mineral Recovery and Environmental Remediation

edited by

Lucas Meili

and Dison S. P. Franco

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption processes; adsorbent materials; mineral recovery; environmental remediation; sustainable technologies

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

Scientific Disposal and Utilization of Coal-Based Solid Waste

edited by

Junmeng Li

and

Yanli Huang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 617 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impact; mining wastewater; mine waste; solid waste disposal; sustainable development; environmental assessment; recycling

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

Recent Progress in the Processing of Rare-Earth Ore

edited by Fang Zhou, Yuefei Zhang and Zhao Cao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare earth; rare-earth ore; leaching; swelling; seepage

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

Adsorption Properties of Clay and Its Applications in Buildings

edited by

Paulina Faria

and

Alessandra Ranesi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 486 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio and mineral stabilization of clay-based materials; clay-based building products; earth construction; alkali activation of clays; hygrothermal regulation; moisture adsorption; mineralogy of clays; pollutant adsorption; reusability; recyclability

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

Geochemistry, Petrogenesis and Exploration of Li-Rich Granite-Pegmatite Systems

edited by

William Keyser

, Benedikt Steiner and

Benjamin Hines

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 447 | Submission Open

Keywords: granite and pegmatite; lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT); residual melts; highly evolved peraluminous silicic melts; high-grade metamorphism; anatexis; greisen alteration; spodumene– petalite– lepidolite– zinnwaldite; incompatible elements; rare metal exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

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

edited by

Nomvano Mketo

, Atefeh Azizi and

Fariborz Faraji

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 374 | 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)

Synthesis, Characterization and Utilization of Clay and Clay Composites: Knowledge in Practice, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mukuna Patrick Mubiayi

, Adolph Anga Muleja and Thabo Falayi

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: clay and clay minerals; composite materials; removal of pollutants; toxic elements; physicochemical properties; geochemical characteristics; clay/waste composite materials; ceramics; cosmetics; construction materials; prediction techniques

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

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