Recent Progress in the Processing of Rare-Earth Ore
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 41
Special Issue Editors
2. School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, China
Interests: leaching; rare-earth ore
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Interests: separation and purification of rare-earth elements, especially molecular simulation of the separation process
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Interests: mineral processing of rare-earth and niobium ores; gold beneficiation and leaching; industrial solid waste recycling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rare earth elements (REEs) are of immense importance and are known as “industrial vitamins”. They are widely used in the production of magnets, alloys, catalysts, batteries, medical equipment, superconductors, etc. The REEs comprise 17 elements, including lanthanide elements (La, Ce, Pr, Nd Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu), scandium (Sc), and yttrium (Y), which are generally divided into three categories (with the exception of Sc and Pm) on the basis of the solubility of rare earth sulfate: light rare-earth elements (LREEs—La, Ce, Pr, Nd), middle rare-earth elements (MREEs—Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy), and heavy rare-earth elements (HREEs—Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Y).
REEs are derived from different kinds of minerals, including monazite, bastnaesite, and weathered crust elution-deposited rare-earth ores (WREOs). This Special Issue seeks to addresses emerging technical and industrial challenges critical to the rare earth ore industry, including green and efficient mining technologies, innovative hydrometallurgical methods, and recycling and circular economy. This Special Issue will also contribute helpful theoretical guidance and technical support for green leaching and process intensification of rare earth ore.
Prof. Dr. Fang Zhou
Dr. Yuefei Zhang
Prof. Dr. Zhao Cao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rare earth
- rare-earth ore
- leaching
- swelling
- seepage
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