Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy
A section of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X).
Section Information
The section aims at publishing high quality original research papers and critical reviews featuring the fundamental aspects and industrial applications in the field of processing and extractive metallurgy of primary and secondary resources. This includes, but is not limited to, physical (i.e. comminution; classification; sorting; gravity, magnetic and electric concentration; froth flotation, coagulation, flocculation, oil agglomeration) and chemical (i.e. hydro-, pyro-, bio-metallurgy; solvent extraction; electro-winning) separation methods as well as advanced analytical techniques, applied mineralogy, process design, modelling and sensors/instrumentation. Environmental aspects of mineral processing are also covered.
Keywords
- Process mineralogy
- Comminution, crushing, screening or sieving
- Grinding, mill
- Classification, sampling
- Flotation, flotation reagent, flotation cell, flotation chemistry
- Molecular design
- Bubble-particle interaction
- Particle-particle interaction
- Fine particle
- Electrochemistry
- Physical separation
- Magnetic separation
- Gravity separation
- Electrostatic separation
- Agglomeration, flocculation
- Ore sorting
- Environment, recycling
- Wastewater, tailings, dewatering
- Extractive metallurgy
- Hydrometallurgy
- Pyrometallurgy
- Biometallurgy
- Process control
- Modelling, simulation, sensors and instrumentation
- Plant design
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Novel Hydrometallurgical Processes for Critical Metal Extraction from Raw and Waste Resources (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Recent Progress in the Processing of Rare-Earth Ore (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Advances and Applications of High-Pressure Grinding Rolls Designs and Operational Strategies (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Hydrometallurgy of Rare Earth Elements: Advances in Upgrading, Solubility, and Separation (Deadline: 10 November 2026)
- Advanced Coal Processing: Comminution, Concentration, Desulphurization and Process Optimization (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Advances in Process Mineralogy (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Innovative Strategies for the Sustainable Processing of Complex Polymetallic Resources (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Innovations in Mineral and Metallurgical Extraction: Pathways to Industrial Implementation (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Advances in the Theory and Technology of Physical Separation, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy of Sulfide Ores, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Advances in Mineral Processing Using Empirical Modeling (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Innovative Classification Technologies in Mineral Processing (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- The 15th Anniversary of Minerals—Strategic Processing of Industrial Minerals: Flotation, Extraction, and Functional Material Integration (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Next-Generation Circuits: Size Reduction, Concentration, and Dewatering in Mineral Processing (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Physical Beneficiation of Primary and Secondary Resources for Critical Raw Materials (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Extractive Metallurgy of Copper, Molybdenum, and Associated Critical Metals: Kinetics, Process Separation, and Resource Circularity (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Biohydrometallurgy and Solution Mining of Low-Grade Ores: From Bioleaching Mechanisms to Industrial Application (Deadline: 30 April 2027)
- Mineralogy of Iron Ore Sinters, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2027)
- Sustainable Processing of Vanadium Resources for a Low-Carbon Future (Deadline: 31 July 2027)
- Thermodynamics, Mechanism and Kinetics of Metallurgical Processes, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2027)
- Flotation Crystal Chemistry and Gene Mineral Processing—in Memory of Academician Chuanyao Sun (Deadline: 31 December 2027)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advanced Extraction and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements
- Advances in Comminution: From Crushing to Grinding Optimization
- Advances in Fine Particle Flotation: Challenges and Solutions
- Engineered Artificial Minerals (EnAMs): A Geo-Metallurgical Tool to Recycle Critical Elements from Waste Streams: Synthesis, Characterization, Metallurgical and Mechanical Processing (SPP 2315)
- Flotation Theory and Technology
- Mining/Metallurgical Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Utilization: Towards a Circular Economy
- Sustainable Metal Recovery from E-Waste: Advanced Technologies, Resource Efficiency, and Circular Perspectives
- Ultrasound-Assisted Technologies in Mineral Processing and Metallurgy
