Minerals

New Extraction Processes for Critical Metals from Non-Metallurgical Resources

edited by Rogério C.S. Navarro and

Amilton Barbosa Botelho Junior

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5404 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic waste; battery metals; low-grade resources; metallurgical waste; pyrometallurgy; hydrometallurgy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Harnessing Surface Chemistry for Enhanced Mineral Recovery

edited by

Liuyang Dong

, Peilun Shen, Jia Tian and Ya Gao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4940 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing; froth flotation; flotation reagents; flotation surface chemistry; flotation theory and technology; flotation separation and purification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Global Mineral Resource Exploration Using Multi-Sensor Satellite Data and Machine Learning Algorithms

edited by Muhammad Ahsan Mahboob and Iqra Atif

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4139 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral resource exploration; multi-sensor satellite data; machine learning algorithms; remote sensing; geospatial data; hyperspectral imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Geochronological Methods Applied to the Exploration of Tectonic and Geological Processes

edited by

Constantin Athanassas

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3939 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiometric dating; structural geology; geoscience; radiation damage dating; applications; environmental change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Geometallurgy Applied to Mine Planning

edited by

Douglas Mazzinghy

, Julian Ortiz and Nelson Morales

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1362 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine planning including geometallurgical variables; deterministic and probabilistic mine planning modelling; tactical or strategic geometallurgy applied to mine planning; case studies using real or synthetic datasets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Biogeochemical Cycling and the Fate of Heavy Metals in the Environment

edited by

Chongchong Qi

and

Qiusong Chen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1284 | Submission Open

Keywords: source appointment; transfer mechanism; toxicity; plant uptake; bioaccumulation; advanced detection and monitoring; environmental and health implications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Serpentinization Processes and Their Kinetic, Metallogenic, and Environmental Effects

edited by

Ruifang Huang

, Xiaohui Li and

Kai Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: serpentinization; hydrogen; methane; metal deposits; carbon sequestration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Clays in Soil Science and Soil Chemistry

edited by

Edgar Galicia-Andrés

and

Daniel Tunega

submission deadline 24 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: clay minerals; soil organic matter; organic-mineral interactions; soil pollutants; molecular modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

Role of Granitic Magmas in Porphyry, Epithermal, and Skarn Deposits

edited by

Majid Ghaderi

,

Huan Li

and

Kotaro Yonezu

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4922 | Submission Open

Keywords: porphyry; epithermal; and skarn deposits; granitic magmas; magma evolution; geochemistry; ore genesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Formation and Characteristics of Sediment-Hosted Ore Deposits

edited by

Hongyuan Zhang

, William Defliese and

Indrani Mukherjee

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 558 | Submission Open

Keywords: formation; deformation; ore deposits; characteristics; stress field; mineralization; sediment-hosted

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: "Critical and Strategic Minerals", 2nd Edition

edited by Jaroslav Dostal,

David Lentz

,

Jia-Xi Zhou

and

Giovanni Grieco

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19535 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical minerals; critical metals; critical raw materials; ore deposits; isotopes; geochemistry; platinum-group elements (PGEs); rare earth elements (REEs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Element Enrichment and Gas Accumulation in Black Rock Series

edited by Tingshan Zhang, Lei Chen, Chang'an Shan and Xi Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 12167 | Submission Open

Keywords: shale gas occurrence mechanism; electrical properties of rock; paleoclimate; paleotemperature; paleostructure; upwelling and hydrothermal solution; element enrichment; enrichment of shale gas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Environmental Geochemistry of Heavy Metals: Contamination, Impacts, and Countermeasure Strategies

edited by

Takahiko Arima

,

Walubita Mufalo

and Toshifumi Igarashi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9108 | Submission Open

Keywords: potentially toxic elements; soil pollution sources and assessment; groundwater contamination; geochemistry of heavy metals; trace element speciation and mobility; acid mine drainage; environmental remediation and monitoring; naturally occurring heavy metals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Mineralogical and Chemical Characterization of Rocks, Soils, Sediments, and Water Containing Hazardous Substances

edited by

Silvia Fornasaro

,

Nosir Shukurov

and

Gevorg Tepanosyan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6729 | Submission Open

Keywords: potentially toxic elements; emerging organic contaminants; technology-critical elements; elemental mobility; risk assessment; rock weathering; geogenic vs. anthropogenic sources; persistent organic pollutants; metal-rich airborne particles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy of Sulfide Ores, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hongbo Zhao

and

Jiushuai Deng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3766 | Submission Open

Keywords: sulfide ores; flotation; (bio)hydrometallurgy; electrochemistry; surface chemistry; fluid inclusion; selective separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling Applied to Mineral Deposits

edited by

Hao Deng

, Jin Chen and Zhiqiang Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3549 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D geological modeling; mineral prospectivity mapping; machine learning of 3D geosciences data; deep learning for deep mineral exploration; 3D integration of geophysical and geochemical data; structural geology and fault modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Alkali-Activated Cements and Concretes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elsabe Kearsley

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1952 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali activation; fly ash; ground granulated blast furnace slag; geopolymer; acid resistant concrete; alkali activated cement; alkali activator; environmental impact; waste materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

3D Technologies and Machine Learning in Mineral Sciences

edited by

Andrei Ionuț Apopei

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1932 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D technologies; machine learning; digital twin in mineral sciences; mineral informatics; digital mineralogy; automated mineral recognition and image processing; virtual museums and cultural heritage; immersive learning in mineral sciences; interactive 3D models for geological studies

Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of Geological Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Teresa Pereira da Silva

,

Daniel P. S. De Oliveira

and

João Pedro Veiga

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1763 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical raw materials; ores; rocks; soils; minerals; mineral deposits and exhausted mines; geomaterials; mining; waste materials; acid mine drainage; mineral resources; secondary minerals; secondary raw materials; efflorescent minerals; ornamental stones; rock weathering; degradation phenomena; built heritage; mortars; geological tourism; mining heritage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Exploring Novel Interactions Between Microbes and Minerals

edited by Dina M. Bower

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1306 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioweathering; biomineralization; biogeochemistry; microbial mats; biofilms; secondary minerals; microfossils; metabolisms; biotic; abiotic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Geochronology, Mineralogy, and Genesis of Orogenic Gold Deposit: Implications for Gold Prospecting

edited by Gustavo Luiz Campos Pires, Pedro Maciel de Paula Garcia and Felipe Emerson André Alves

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open

Keywords: structurally controlled gold deposits; mineralizing hydrothermal fluids; metamorphic terrains; P-T-t pathway; deformational history; gold prospecting; gold tectonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Bioleaching of Metals: Current Applications and Future Directions

edited by Rosina Nkuna and

Tonderayi Matambo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1028 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial– mineral interactions; bioleaching; bioremediation; metal cycling; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Soil and Sediment

edited by

Jajati Mandal

,

Andrew S. Hursthouse

,

Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman

and

Juan Manuel Martín-García

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1008 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil geochemistry; sediment mineralogy; heavy metals; organic contaminants; nutrients; remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Tectono-Magmatic Evolution of the Amazonian and São Francisco Cratons: Insights from Thermochronological and Geochronological Data

edited by Airton Natanael Coelho Dias and Cândido Augusto Veloso Moura

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 911 | Submission Open

Keywords: Sã o Francisco Craton; Amazonian Craton; thermochronology; geochronology; Archean geology; Earth's geodynamics; TTG rocks; geological evolution; supercontinents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Advanced Techniques in Mining Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

edited by Alseno Kagiso Mosai, Izak Kotze and

Elvis Fosso-Kankeu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 847 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine wastewater; toxic elements; precious elements; recovery; adsorption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)

Process Mineralogy, Plant Practice and Developments in Mineral Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Homero Delboni Júnior

, Laurindo De Salles Leal Filho and

Rodrigo Magalhães de Carvalho

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 834 | Submission Open

Keywords: process mineralogy; plant practice; comminution; sizing; minerals separation; sampling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Formation of Dolomite Reservoirs: Diagenetic and Tectonic Controls

edited by Ao Su

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open

Keywords: dolomitization; fluid flow; diagenesis; porosity evolution; hydrocarbon injection; dating/petrochronology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

The Genetic Link Between Kimberlite and Continental Flood Basalt: Petrology, Geochemistry and Geochronology

edited by Jing Sun, Huapeng Niu and

Igor Sharigin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: kimberlite; continental flood basalt; mantle plume; xenoliths

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

The Application of Accessory Mineral Geochemistry in Ore Deposit Studies

edited by

Lei Liu

,

Jingya Cao

and Youyue Lu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: Cu-Au deposits; rare metal deposits; W-Sn deposits; geochemical prospecting; ore deposit geochemistry; apatite geochemistry; tourmaline geochemistry; monazite geochemistry; in situ mineral microanalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Recent Advances in Automated Mineralogy: From SEM-Based Systems to µXRF, 3D µCT and Beyond

edited by

Otávio da Fonseca Martins Gomes

, Reiner Neumann and

Andrew Menzies

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3426 | Submission Open

Keywords: scanning electron microscope (SEM); micro X-ray fluorescence (µ XRF); 3D X-ray micro computed tomography (3D µ CT); process mineralogy; mineral liberation analysis; geometallurgy; geosciences; petroleum exploration; petroleum production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Gold–Polymetallic Deposits in Convergent Margins

edited by

Haocheng Yu

,

Hao Song

and Mingyang Wang

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3223 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal deposit; geochemistry; geochronology; fluid evolution; ore-forming process; fluid– rock interaction; metal transport and deposition; ore exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Thermodynamics, Mechanism and Kinetics of Metallurgical Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Álvaro Aracena Caipa

and

Hyunjung Kim (Nick)

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7205 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermodynamics for high and low temperatures; heterogeneous kinetics; extractive metallurgical processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Geosciences in the Banda Arc Region: Resources, Hazards and Sustainable Development

edited by

Marina Cabral Pinto

, Ron Alan Harris, João Pratas and

Fernando Carlos Lopes

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 689 | Submission Open

Keywords: Banda Arc; Asia; Irian Jaya; Seram; Sulawesi; Timor-Leste; tectonics; volcanism; mineral resources; hydrogeology; petroleum geology; environmental geochemistry; GIS; geodiversity; sustainable development

Petrography, Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Geochronology of Igneous Rocks

edited by

Saumitra Misra

and Chad D. Deering

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: petrography; mineralogy; geochemistry; geochronology; magma origin; magma evolution; geotectonic setting; igneous rocks

Deformation, Diagenesis, and Reservoir in Fault Damage Zone

edited by Guanghui Wu, Tongwen Jiang and Xuefei Yang

submission deadline 26 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3711 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault zone; carbonate reservoir; deformation; fracture network; diagenesis; fracture– diagenesis interaction

Bauxite: Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Potential Industrial Application

edited by Leonardo Boiadeiro Ayres Negrão and

Roberto Buccione

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2837 | Submission Open

Keywords: bauxite's; redmud; laterite; supergenic; weathering; alumina

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

Geology, Geochemistry, Genesis, Modeling, Structure and Exploration of Copper Polymetallic Deposits

edited by Bo Li,

Xinghai Lang

, Zhongfa Liu and Xinfu Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16511 | Submission Open

Keywords: copper polymetallic deposits; geology and geochemistry; fluid inclusion and ore-forming fluid; metallogenic age; ore genesis and metallogenic mechanism; metallogenic model; ore field structural system; exploration and prospecting prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Advancements in Mineral Resource Characterization Using Machine Learning

edited by

Nadia Mery

,

Mohammad Maleki

,

Emmanouil Varouchakis

and

Saeed Soltani-Mohammadi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10390 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral resource characterization; machine learning in geology; geospatial data analysis; deep learning in mining; supervised learning; unsupervised learning; geological and geometallurgical modeling; data mining in mining; neural networks for resource estimation; predictive modeling in mining; mineral exploration; feature selection for geological data; automated resource estimation; remote sensing and machine learning; ensemble methods in mining; mining data analytics; optimization in resource estimation; AI in mineral resource assessment; geospatial modeling in mining; mineral deposit modeling; geometallurgical data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Application of Nanomaterials in Mineral Processing

edited by

Alien Blanco-Flores

and

Hyunjung Kim (Nick)

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5827 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; flotation; surface modification; selective separation; nanoparticles; catalysts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Petrological, Geochemical and Geodynamic Study of Ophiolites and Modern Oceanic Lithosphere

edited by

Paola Tartarotti

,

Ruibao Li

and Francesca Claudia Rotondo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5677 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrothermal minerals; oceanic alteration; oceanic mineral deposits; biomineralization; mid-ocean ridge processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Mineralogical and Geochemical Insights into Cultural Heritage Materials

edited by Nuno Leal, Amélia Dionísio and

Joaquim Simão

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4533 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; mineralogy; geochemistry; degradation; conservation; materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)

Thermal History and Preservation Mechanisms of Porphyry-Cu Deposits: Evidence from Thermochronology, Mineral and Isotopic Geochemistry

edited by Huanhuan Yang, Zhi Zhang and Yong Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4179 | Submission Open

Keywords: porphyry Cu deposits; geological characteristics of deposits; mineral system; thermochronology study; telescoping and modification process of deposits; preservation mechanisms; mineral exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Hyperspectral Imaging of Rocks: Mineralogical Characteristics and Classification

edited by Daniel Capella Zanotta, Ademir Marques Junior and Joice Cagliari

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3139 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; mineral classification; spectral signatures; rock characterization; geological mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Electromagnetic Inversion for Deep Ore Explorations

edited by

Ronghua Peng

,

Bo Han

and Yuanzhi Cheng

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3046 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic inversion; deep ore exploration; mineral prospecting; machine learning; time-domain and frequency-domain EM methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Feature Papers in Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications 2025

edited by

Michael S. Zhdanov

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2916 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochemical surveys; geological surveys; geophysical surveys; mineral exploration; remote sensing; rock physics; mineral deposits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Extraction of Valuable Elements from Salt Lake Brine

edited by Enze Li, Jie Ding and

Feng Jiang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2383 | Submission Open

Keywords: solution chemistry of salt lake brine; separation technologies of valuable elements; interface regulation and process intensification; material flow analysis of valuable elements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)

Igneous Rocks as Archives of Earth's Geological History: Magma Processes and Continental Crust Evolution

edited by Takeshi Hasegawa, Indranova Suhendro and Kazuya Shimooka

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1855 | Submission Open

Keywords: igneous rock; continental crust; magma process; geochronology; volcanism; plutonism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Hyperspectral and Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing for Mineral Exploration

edited by

Lei Liu

, Jingjing Dai and Yaqian Long

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1733 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral remote sensing; visible– shortwave infrared; thermal infrared; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)

Characterization of Archaeological Materials Employing Geochemical and Analytical Methods

edited by

Gianni Gallello

and

Marco Lezzerini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1287 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical elements; trace elements; mineralogy; petrology; geochemistry; archaeological materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)

Ion-Adsorption-Type REE Deposits

edited by

Xu Zhao

and

Jingzhao Dou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 725 | Submission Open

Keywords: REE deposits; REE minerals; REE mobilization by weathering; ion-adsorption of REE; REE-bearing minerals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

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