Minerals, Volume 12, Issue 10

One of the most significant elements in the environment is arsenic (As). It is a hazardous metalloid that causes contamination of soil and water supplies as a result of numerous anthropogenic and natural sources. This pollution has detrimental impact...

Small depressions across the north-eastern part of October Revolution Island (Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, Kara terrane) are filled with continental terrigenous rocks, dated as Upper Carboniferous–Lower Permian in age based on palynological da...

To increase the low utilization rate of spodumene ore during lithium extraction, spodumene ore was subjected to carbothermic reduction to enrich lithium and prepare a manganese-silicon alloy. The experimental results showed that during thermal reduct...

Sodalite Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2 (space group P4¯3n) is an important mineral belonging to the zeolite group, with several and manyfold fundamental and technological applications. Despite the interest in this mineral from different disciplines, very li...

In this study the extractive capability of Mextral 5640H was investigated for extraction of copper from a heap leach liquor. In this regard, the influence of parameters such as pH (0.2–2.8), extractant concentration in kerosene diluent (2.5%&nd...

Foreland fold and thrust belts always represent a complex diagenetic history of carbonate succession, particularly multiphase dolomitization, due to the multi-sourcing nature of fluids affecting syn-to post-depositional successions. The present work...

An accurate theoretical model to predict the extent and mechanical behavior of the excavation damage zone (EDZ) in the surrounding rock of deep-buried tunnel is of great importance for the practical engineering applications. Using the elastic-plastic...

Lifting coarse mineral particles from thousands of meters of seabed to the supportive vessSel is a crucial part of exploitation of deep-sea mineral resources, and the vertical transportation part is a key component of the deep-sea mining system. Thre...

The mining of valuable minerals from wastewater streams is attractive as it promotes a circular economy, wastewater beneficiation, and valorisation. To this end, the current study evaluated the rapid removal of aqueous Cr(VI) by polycationic/di-metal...

Mississippi Valley-Type (MVT) deposits are among the main types of Pb-Zn deposits that feature carbonate minerals as the main gangue minerals; their formation runs through the entire metallogenic process of MVT deposits. Therefore, carbonate minerals...