Minerals, Volume 15, Issue 8

The Eastern Kazakhstan Gold Belt is a major black-shale-hosted gold province in Central Asia where the main types of deposits comprise mineralized zones with auriferous sulfides (micro- and nano-inclusions of gold and refractory gold) and quartz vein...

The Tarim Large Igneous Province (TLIP) in NW China hosts abundant Fe–Ti–V oxide deposits associated with mafic–ultramafic intrusions. In the Xiahenan area, on the western margin of the TLIP, a distinct magnetic anomaly is linked to...

The presence of galena, sphalerite (cleiophane), and Carbonaceous Material (CM) in sulphide ore complicates the application of a direct-differential flotation flowsheet due to increased mutual interactions between both marketable concentrates and fin...

In this study, we assessed soil pollutants and surveyed the bacterial communities using 16S rRNA sequencing to better understand how to improve rehabilitation strategies for nickel-laterite mines in the Philippines. Representative soil samples and rh...

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) has been used to explore the chemistry of three regions of Mars on respective missions by NASA and CNSA, with CNES contributions. All three LIBS instruments use ~100 mm diameter telescopes projecting pulsed...

The spontaneous combustion of sulfide ores (SOSC) is an extremely dangerous mining disaster that directly threatens safety production in mines and causes far-reaching negative impacts on the surrounding ecosystem. In this study, oxidation weight gain...

Municipal sewage treatment plants generate significant amounts of polluting sludge, which demands innovative valorization approaches to support its sustainable recycling. This work aimed to evaluate the valorization potential of sludge from a municip...

In the process of the exploration and development of shale oil, the influence of hydration on shale reservoirs is complex, as it can not only improve porosity and permeability, but also lead to reservoir instability. At present, there is a lack of sy...

Identifying the mineral pigments used in the decoration of prehistoric pottery is a significant step for understanding the evolution of the technological practices over time. On the Balkan Peninsula during late prehistory, the techniques used for red...

Due to the rapid advancement of technology, lithium carbonate has become a crucial raw material for battery storage applications. Brines remain the primary source, while lithium carbonate production from ores is limited. Therefore, expanding resource...