Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications
A section of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X).
Section Information
The Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications Section welcomes papers related to all aspects of mineral resources, including geological, geophysical, geochemical methods, and satellite imagery. We invite contributions on historical, technical, and practical aspects of exploration for mineral deposits. The papers should either focus on a novel methodology of mineral exploration or present the case studies where the established or innovative techniques were successfully used. In addition, we welcome contributions providing new insight into the foundations of geological, geophysical, and geochemical methods. The publications can be dedicated to field procedures and analytical techniques of geochemical exploration methods. Novel methods of gravity, magnetic, electromagnetic, radiometric, and seismic prospecting and their integration, including mathematical aspects of data processing and interpretation, as well as studies on remote sensing and geographic information system in mineral exploration, are welcome. Airborne, ground, and borehole methods could be presented. We also encourage the submission of papers which report rock sample studies required for mineral exploration and propose new physical, chemical, and mineralogical techniques for identifying the mineral targets.
Keywords
- Airborne surveys
- Borehole methods
- Electromagnetic methods
- Geochemical surveys
- Geological surveys
- Geophysical surveys
- GIS
- Gravity methods
- Inversion
- Magnetic methods
- Mineral exploration
- Mineral resources
- Modeling
- Remote sensing
- Rock physics
- Radiometry
- Satellite imagery
- Seismic methods
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Novel Methods and Applications for Mineral Exploration, Volume III (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
- 3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling Applied to Mineral Deposits (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Global Mineral Resource Exploration Using Multi-Sensor Satellite Data and Machine Learning Algorithms (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Hyperspectral Imaging of Rocks: Mineralogical Characteristics and Classification (Deadline: 26 September 2025)
- Mineral Prospectivity Mapping (MPM) Using Multi-Source Datasets, Geo-Statistical Algorithms and Machine Learning Techniques (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Smart Exploration of Critical Minerals: Integrating Multi-Source Data for Enhanced Mineral Prospectivity Mapping (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Geophysical Signatures of Mineral Deposits in Tropical and Subtropical Settings (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Advancements in Mineral Resource Characterization Using Machine Learning (Deadline: 28 October 2025)
- Application of Big Data Mining, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Geoscience, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Electromagnetic Inversion for Deep Ore Explorations (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Feature Papers in Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications 2025 (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Application of Geophysical and Geochemical Techniques in Mining Engineering (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Mineral Chemistry: Tool for Vectoring towards Mineral Deposits (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Recent Advances in Deep Ore Prospecting (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Digital Exploration and Assessment of Mineral Resources: Theories, Methods and Achievements, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Petrology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Modeling and Mapping of Volcanic/Igneous Reservoirs and Analog Volcanoes (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Geostatistical Methods and Practices for Specific Ore Deposits (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Iberian Pyrite Belt: Advances in Mineral Exploration, Mineral Deposits and Geological Processes (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Gravity, Magnetic, and Electromagnetic (GME) Geophysical Data Interpretation for Mineral Exploration and Crustal Structure Investigation (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Hyperspectral and Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing for Mineral Exploration (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
