Mineral Deposits
A section of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X).
Section Information
The Mineral Deposits Section focuses on all types of mineral deposits, including metallic and nonmetallic deposits (industrial minerals, rocks, and materials). A wide breadth of contributions are welcomed, from descriptive to genetic models, at scales ranging from microscopic to district-level and larger. Contributions are expected to provide significant new information and insights into mineral deposits using both standard and novel approaches. In addition, authors are encouraged to submit reviews regarding a particular mineral deposit, a district, a type of mineral deposit or a global set of deposits.
Keywords:
- Economic geology;
- Mineral deposits;
- Metallic mineral deposits;
- Ore deposits;
- Nonmetallic mineral deposits;
- Mineralogy of hydrocarbon deposits;
- Gem deposits;
- Industrial minerals, rocks and materials;
- Mineral deposits geology;
- Mineral deposits geochemistry;
- Metallogeny;
- Mineral deposits processes;
- Mineral deposits genesis;
- Mineralogy of deposit host and associated rocks;
- Metallic and nonmetallic ore and gangue minerals;
- Alteration minerals;
- Hydrothermal minerals;
- Mineralization.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Mineralization and Metallogeny of Iron Deposits (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Formation Study of Gem Deposits (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Critical Mineral Exploration: Innovations, Challenges and Future Directions (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Genesis of Mississippi Valley-Type Ore Deposits (Deadline: 29 May 2026)
- Geochemistry and Genesis of Hydrothermal Ore Deposits, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Geochronology of W-Sn Polymetallic Deposits, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Platinum-Group Elements, Chromium and Nickel in Ultrabasic-Basic Complexes: New Results (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Gold Deposits: From Primary to Placers and Tailings After Mining (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Ore Deposits Related to Metamorphism (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Geochemistry, Petrogenesis and Exploration of Li-Rich Granite-Pegmatite Systems (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Critical Metal Minerals, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 1 July 2026)
- Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits: Genesis, Tectonics and Exploration (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Polymetallic Deep-Sea Deposits (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Role of Granitic Magmas in Porphyry, Epithermal, and Skarn Deposits (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: "Critical and Strategic Minerals", 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Geochronology, Mineralogy, and Genesis of Orogenic Gold Deposit: Implications for Gold Prospecting (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Research Progress on Potash and Brine Systems: Genesis, Tectonic Reworking, and Resource Extraction (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Ion-Adsorption-Type REE Deposits (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Bauxite and Lateritic Systems: Formation, Geochemistry, and Metallogeny of Critical Metals (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- New Discovery and Exploration Methods of Porphyry and Epithermal Mineral Deposits, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Porphyry and Skarn Systems: Critical Metal Enrichment, Fluid Evolution and Exploration Implications (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Geology, Exploration and Mining of Deep-Sea Mineral Resources (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Diagenesis of Reservoir Sandstones: A Comparison Between Reservoirs and Non-Reservoirs (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- New Approaches in the Exploration and Characterization of Critical Mineral Deposits (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Geological Evolution of Carbonatites and Related Rocks: Implications for Critical Resource Exploration and Petrogenesis (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- The 15th Anniversary of Minerals—Supergene Enrichment of Ore Deposits: Mechanisms, Profiles and Exploration Implications (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Volcanic–Sedimentary Sequences and Their Resource Potential: Geology, Petrogenesis, and Tectonic Context (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Cobalt in Polymetallic Systems: Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Ore Genesis (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- Genesis of Uranium Deposit: Geology, Geochemistry, and Geochronology (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Magmatic–Hydrothermal Process and the Genesis of Related Mineral Deposits (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Reservoir and Geochemistry Characteristics of Black Shale, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Formation and Characteristics of Sediment-Hosted Ore Deposits (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Critical Metal Minerals in Coal, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
