Biohydrometallurgical Technologies and Geomicrobiology of Mining Areas

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Minerals is focused on recent advances in biohydrometallurgy, as well as on geomicrobiological processes in mining areas, which often determine their environmental impact and, in turn, may be used for metal extraction and treatment of mining and metallurgical wastes.

This Special Issue will cover a broad range of relevant topics:

1. Development of novel biohydrometallurgical technologies;
2. Recent advances in industrial applications of biomining technologies;
3. Microbe–mineral interactions;
4. Novel microorganisms involved in mineral bioleaching;
5. Biohydrometallurgical treatment of sulfide and non-sulfide ores and concentrates;
6. Biohydrometallurgical treatment of mining and metallurgical wastes;
7. Geomicrobiological processes of mining area and its environmental impact;
8. Microbial ecology in industrial and natural ecosystems associated with biohydrometallurgy and mineral weathering;
9. Processes involved in Fe and S biogeochemical cycles (sulfide minerals bio-oxidation, weathering, sulfate reduction, etc.) and their industrial application;
10. Application of geomicrobiological processes for a decrease in the environmental effect of the mining industry.

Thank you. We look forward to receiving your contribution.

Dr. Aleksandr Bulaev
Dr. Sergey M. Abramov
Guest Editors

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