2025 November - 132 articles
Engineering unloading activities during deep mineral resource extraction subject the backfill materials to complex true triaxial stress conditions, where their mechanical behavior and damage mechanisms are critical to stope stability. In this article...
This paper uses a combination of nanoindentation experiments and mechanism-based models to determine the dislocation densities and plasticity length scales associated with the nanoindentation of barite rock materials. These include estimates of the p...
Calcium ions, primarily introduced through flotation reagents and mineral dissolution, progressively accumulate a considerable amount due to the process of water recycling, significantly impacting the flotation behavior of minerals. In this paper, th...
The spatial relationships of the widely distributed latest Jurassic–Early Cretaceous igneous rocks in the Tethyan Himalaya, northeastern India, and southeastern Australia are crucial for understanding the breakup of eastern Gondwana. However, a...
Nutrient cycling has barely been studied in acidic environments and may have an important influence on the evolution of the microbial communities. In this research, we studied nutrient sources and fluxes in acidic metal-mine pit lakes to evaluate the...
With the increasing demand for nickel, relentless efforts have been made to find alternative and highly selective collectors for recovering pentlandite. This study employed density functional theory (DFT) with dispersion correction to examine the int...
This study investigated the solvent extraction of a high-nickel-content metal solution using nickel-preloaded extractants. A synthetic high-nickel lithium-ion battery (LIB) black mass leachate was prepared to extract Cu, Al, and Mn using Ni-preloaded...
Jiaodong Gold Province is a globally rare giant gold cluster, with ongoing debates regarding its metallogenic material sources and mineralization mechanisms. This study focuses on the Linglong quartz-vein-type gold deposit within the Zhaoping Fault Z...
Copper polymetallic sulfide ore from the Asgat copper polymetallic deposit in Mongolia has been found to contain a high grade of antimony and silver in addition to copper. In this research, flotation experiments using sodium butyl xanthate (SBX), amm...
Siderite (FeCO3) is an iron carbonate present in Archean and Neoproterozoic Banded Iron Formations (BIFs) as well as in much more recent sedimentary basins. Due to its high iron content, it could be part of H2 systems, and we have quantified its pote...
The sedimentary provenance system of tight sandstone gas reservoirs in the Middle Jurassic Shaximiao Formation, in the Sichuan Basin’s western depression, has multifaceted complexity with multi-provenanced transport distances, which affect the...
Highly efficient flocculation and settling of tailings slurry is crucial for achieving high-concentration and low-cost backfill. Aiming to address the problem of the poor solid–liquid separation effect of superfine tailings slurry, this article...
This study examines key bioprocess parameters influencing the reduction in hydraulic conductivity in porous media via Microbially-Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP), highlighting its relevance to environmental engineering applications such as bio-b...
Liquid effluents generated during mineral processing are usually contaminated with heavy metals and oxyanions, requiring an effective technique for their simultaneous removal. This study evaluated adsorption as a method to remove ions from an artific...
The selective separation of copper sulfide ore from iron sulfide minerals has always been a technical problem that urgently needs to be solved. This study conducted a process mineralogy research on a copper–tin polymetallic ore in Yunnan. The r...
Determining the timing of hidden faults that terminate beneath the subsurface remains a significant challenge. For this contribution, seismic fault interpretation, fracture diagenesis analysis, and U-Pb dating of fracture cements are integrated to co...
Molybdenite and chalcopyrite closely coexist and have good natural floatability. During the Cu-Mo separation process, it is necessary to enhance the inhibition of chalcopyrite to reduce its influence on molybdenite. In this paper, a combined inhibito...
Filling mining offers significant technical advantages in controlling rock mass movement and preventing disasters. Investigating the correlation between the macro- and micro-scale characteristics of filling materials will help optimize this process....
Microwave fracturing and assisted mechanical breakage offer efficient and cost-effective rock excavation potential. However, these methods have not been well studied or understood for the deployment of in situ recovery (ISR) in mining, which could be...
The Early Permian Tarim Large Igneous Province is a prominent magmatic-metallogenic province in China, hosting significant Fe-Ti mineralized mafic-ultramafic intrusions. Among them, the Wajilitag Fe-Ti oxide deposit stands out, which is hosted by oli...
Until 2021, experimental data on polysulfide groups in feldspathoids were limited to the properties of the S3•− chromophore center and the S2•− luminescence center in sodalite-group minerals. Interpretation of some spectroscopic...
The Wadi Al-Baroud granite–pegmatite system in the Eastern Desert of Egypt displays a progressive rare-metal enrichment evident in the crystal chemistry of muscovite mica and associated Nb–Ta–Y–REE oxide minerals. EMP analyses...
The CO2 absorption rate and total uptake by MgO aqueous suspensions were investigated in batch experiments by systematically varying MgO concentrations (0.5–5 wt.%), CO2 flow rates (0.5–2 L/min), temperatures (278–363 K), NaCl salin...
A study on the selective solvent extraction (SX) of molybdenum (Mo) and rhenium (Re) from two industrial pregnant leach solutions (PLSs) was carried out using Alamine 336 as the extractant and the ionic liquid (IL) 1-octyl-3-methyl Imidazolium bis (t...
The Cenomanian Bahariya Formation exposed at Gebel El Dist in the Western Desert of Egypt provides valuable surface analogues for evaluating the reservoir quality of subsurface Bahariya sandstones. The formation was analyzed using 27 oriented samples...
This study provides the first comprehensive characterization and classification of organic microfacies within the globally significant Jurassic hydrocarbon source rocks of Iraqi Kurdistan. This study aims to resolve the knowledge gap in the Jurassic...
The low recovery of fine chalcopyrite particles and the limited Cu/Fe selectivity with conventional thiol collectors prompted the evaluation of a Polystyrene–Divinylbenzene–Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide–Potassium Amyl Xanthate (PS-...
Quartz purification is a key driver of the silicon-based industrial sector. This study used typical vein quartz from Jiangxi Province, China as a raw material to systematically investigated the occurrence states of impurities and conducted an in-dept...
A recently discovered turquoise deposit in the Fangshankou area of Dunhuang, Gansu Province, has been relatively understudied compared to turquoise from other sources due to its short mining history. Currently, no relevant research literature on this...
The presented work is a logical continuation of the study of the chemical composition of the Lovozero district waters (the Kola Peninsula, Russia), an area inhabited by indigenous populations. The problem was posed due to the discovery of rare earth...
The surface modification of coal fly ash (CFA) with silane coupling agents improves its compatibility with polymer matrices and supports its use as a sustainable filler in composite materials. This study examined the effects of the solvent system, re...
The Evevpenta gold–silver epithermal deposit, belonging to an adularia–sericite or low-sulfidation type, is in the northern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula within the Oligocene–Quaternary Central Kamchatka volcanic belt. Variously n...
The Yangtze Block provides a natural window into the tectonic evolution of Precambrian continental crusts. The Julin Group is a dominant Precambrian stratigraphic unit in the southwestern block, the depositional age of which is still poorly constrain...
Wettability significantly influences fluid distribution and flow behavior in hydrocarbon reservoirs, yet traditional macroscopic measurements fail to capture the micro- and nanoscale interfacial interactions that govern these processes. This study ad...
The characterization and management of mine waters remain critical topics in environmental sciences, given the long-term impacts of mining activities on water quality, ecosystems, and surrounding communities [...]
The mineralogical, geochemical, and statistical characteristics of recent fluvial deposits from the Brahmaputra–Jamuna River, Bangladesh, were examined to determine their provenance, transport dynamics, and depositional environment. Sediments w...
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The Yanlinsi gold deposit, located in the middle section of the Jiangnan Orogenic Belt, is one of the typical gold deposits in northeastern Hunan Province. Diabase dikes are exposed by underground workings and drill holes in the mining area. The dike...
The Middle Jurassic Lianggaoshan and Shaximiao Formations are the primary crude oil reservoirs in the central Sichuan Basin, offering significant resource potential. However, studies on reservoir characterization across different lithologies remain l...
The Gangdese Belt is sandwiched between the Yarlung–Zangbo Suture Zone (YZSZ) and the Bangong–Nujiang Suture Zone (BNSZ), and witnessed large-scale magmatic activity during the Early Cretaceous period. Currently, controversies remain rega...
The accelerating global demand for cobalt, driven primarily by lithium-ion batteries, has intensified the search for alternative sources of supply. Mine tailings represent a promising secondary resource, particularly in regions with extensive mining...
Establishing robust geochemical baselines in the hyper-arid Atacama Desert remains challenging because of extreme climatic gradients, polymetallic mineralisation, and decades of intensive mining. To disentangle natural lithogeochemical signals from a...
The Jingbaoer Grassland Jade Mine situated approximately 20 km northwest of Mazongshan Town in Gansu Province, China, represents an important source of nephrite dating back to the pre-Qin period. In this study, 58 representative nephrite samples were...
Waste quartz crucibles (WQCs), produced as by-products in the fabrication of monocrystalline silicon rods, have become a significant recycling target due to the rapid growth of the photovoltaic industry. WQCs serve as an excellent precursor for synth...
The flotation of coarse-sized particles is an important step in the pathway to sustainable recovery as it can reduce reagents usage, energy consumption, and environmental impact, as well as minimise overgrinding. This study assessed the floatability...
The Nakexiuma area in the East Kunlun Orogen Belt hosts two spatially distinct mineralization systems: uranium-molybdenum (U-Mo) in schist and granitoid, and tungsten-molybdenum (W-Mo) in skarn and granitoid. To clarify their genetic relationship, we...
The global demand for strategic minerals like scheelite is growing rapidly due to technological advancements and emerging industries, making it a key global resource. However, there is a lack of integrated research on utilization technology of scheel...
The Wushan Loess, situated in the Yangtze Three Gorges region of China, represents the southernmost aeolian loess deposit in China and provides critical insights into Late Pleistocene paleoenvironmental conditions and East Asian monsoon dynamics. Des...
In mineral processing and metallurgy, total iron grade serves as a critical indicator guiding the entire production chain from crushing to smelting, directly influencing the quality and yield of steel products. To address the limitations of conventio...
The Apuseni-Banat-Timok-Srednogorie Metallogenic Belt is one of the most important polymetallic metallogenic belts in the western segment of the Tethys, where numerous porphyry-type, skarn-type, and epithermal deposits are developed. However, scholar...
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