Minerals

Trace Elements in Bauxite Deposits: Critical Georesource and Significant Indicators of Paleoenvironmental Conditions

edited by

, Farhad Ahmadnejad, Kunyue Ling and Batoul Taghipour

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2846 | Submission Open

Keywords: bauxite geochemistry; bauxite trace elements; critical georesource; rare earth elements; genesis of bauxites; paleoenvironment of bauxite

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Deformation, Diagenesis, and Reservoir in Fault Damage Zone

edited by Guanghui Wu, Tongwen Jiang and Xuefei Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2256 | Submission Open

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

Particle–Bubble Interactions in the Flotation Process

edited by Guichao Wang and

Xiangning Bu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2220 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation; turbulence effects; bubble– particle collision; attachment; detachment

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

Geochronological Methods Applied to the Exploration of Tectonic and Geological Processes

edited by

Constantin Athanassas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2186 | 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)

Mineralogy of Porphyry Systems: Genesis, Exploration, and Applications

edited by

Guoxue Song

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2111 | Submission Open

Keywords: porphyry systems; genesis; exploration; applications; in situ micro-analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Risks Assessment, Management and Control of Mining Contamination, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elizabeth J. Lam Esquenazi

,

Jaume Bech

and Brian Keith Normabuena

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1273 | Submission Open

Keywords: mining; heavy metal contamination; tailings; mine reclamation; mining risks; acid mine drainage; artificial intelligence; machine learning; data analytics

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

Geometallurgy Applied to Mine Planning

edited by

Douglas Mazzinghy

, Julian Ortiz and Nelson Morales

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 873 | 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)

Organic Petrology and Geochemistry: Exploring the Organic-Rich Facies

edited by

Paula Alexandra Gonçalves

and Qian Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 498 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic-rich facies; organic petrology; organic geochemistry; inorganic geochemistry; palynofacies; biomarkers; scanning electron microscopy; stable isotope geochemistry; kerogen; thermal maturation; depositional paleoenvironment; basin analysis

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

Geochemical Investigations of Water–Rock Interaction and Contamination

edited by

Johanna Blake

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: water– rock interactions; water quality; rock geochemistry; geochemical modeling

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

Genesis, Age and Mineralization of Emeralds and Related Gems

edited by Uwe Altenberger

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerald; beryl; aquamarine; gem stones; geochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Graphite and Metal Recovery from Spent Li-Ion Batteries

edited by Anna Vanderbruggen and

Ruiting Zhan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; recycling; critical raw materials; mineral processing; flotation; direct recycling

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

Geological Evolution of Mars: Evidence from Petrological and Mineralogical Observations from the Martian Surface

edited by Joanna V. Clark, Aditi Pandey and Sarah Simpson

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: Martian mineralogy; Jezero and Gale Crater; Martian climate and depositional environments; Martian geochemistry; Mars petrology; aqueous alteration

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

Advances in Electron Probe Microanalysis and Microscopy

edited by

Donggao Zhao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: electron probe microanalysis and microscopy; scanning electron microscopy; transmission electron microscopy; microanalysis standards and reference materials; analytical procedures; characterization of minerals and related synthetic materials

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

Mineralogic Analysis, Size Distribution and Environmental Impacts of Mine Dust

edited by Johanna von Holdt, Jennifer Broadhurst and Conchita Kamanzi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine dust; mineral composition; size distribution; dust characterization; environmental impacts; toxicity; air quality; health outcomes

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

Alkali-Activated Cements and Concretes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elsabe Kearsley

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 168 | 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)

Mineral Nanoparticles (Natural or Manufactured) in Soils

edited by

Jonathan Suazo-Hernández

,

Maria de la Luz Mora

and

Cristian Urdiales

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural mineral nanoparticles; manufactured nanoparticles in soils; soil– chemical interactions; biogeochemical cycling; the production and synthesis of mineral nanoparticles; soil microbiome and mineral nanoparticle interactions; advanced mineral nanoparticle analysis techniques; soil fertility and nanoparticle dynamics; environmental effects of mineral nanoparticles

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

Metallogenic Regularity and Metallographic Prediction of Strategic Deposits

edited by Shanbao Liu, Chenghui Wang and

Zheng Zhao

submission deadline 4 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12271 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic metals; metallogenic regularity and prediction; W-Sn deposit; Co-Ni deposit; Li-Be-Nb-Ta deposit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Advanced Techniques in Mining Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

edited by Alseno Kagiso Mosai, Izak Kotze and

Elvis Fosso-Kankeu

submission deadline 16 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Majid Ghaderi

,

Huan Li

and

Kotaro Yonezu

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1948 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Novel Methods and Applications for Mineral Exploration, Volume III

edited by

Paul Alexandre

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1070 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral exploration; economic geology; exploration methodology; geochemical exploration; geophysical exploration; novel exploration techniques; modern exploration techniques

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

Surface and Interface Chemistry of Minerals

edited by Gonzalo Montes Atenas

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: minerals chemical and electrochemical reactions; minerals surface properties; extractive metallurgy; minerals concentration and separation using surface/interface properties; theoretical modeling of surface minerals; analytical techniques applied to mineral systems

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

Mineralogical and Mechanical Properties of Natural Building Stone

edited by Ana Maričić, Uroš Barudžija and

Stefano Columbu

submission deadline 28 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural building stone; determination of properties; durability to weathering; decoration of natural stone; application of natural stone

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

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 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10618 | 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)

Surface Chemistry and Reagents in Flotation

edited by

Shiva Mohammadi-Jam

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6186 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation; surface chemistry; hydrophobicity; frother; collector; depressant

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

Clay Minerals: Roles in Oil and Gas Generation, Drilling, and Enhanced Recovery

edited by

Guanzheng Zhuang

and Qiang Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5792 | Submission Open

Keywords: clay mineral; petroleum and natural gas engineering; drilling fluids; surface interaction; colloidal chemistry; enhanced oil recovery

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

Advances in the Theory and Technology of Physical Separation

edited by

Dongfang Lu

and

Mehdi Safari

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4602 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical separation; gravity separation; magnetic separation; particle classification; ray beneficiation; mineral preselection

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

Mineral Dissolution and Precipitation in Geologic Porous Media

edited by Jianping Xu and Na Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3619 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral dissolution and precipitation; reactive transport in porous media; mineralization/biomineralization; multiphase flow in porous media; energy; the environment; and climate

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

Tracing Precambrian Pathways: Neoproterozoic Rocks and Their Global Context

edited by Junyong Li, Jinlong Yao and Guangyi Wei

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2367 | Submission Open

Keywords: petrogenesis; supercontinent; deep-crust process; neoproterozoic orogenesis; climate and marine environment; neoproterozoic resource effects

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

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

edited by

Álvaro Aracena Caipa

and

Hyunjung Kim (Nick)

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1800 | 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)

Mineral Chemistry: Tool for Vectoring towards Mineral Deposits

edited by Ivan Belousov,

Lejun Zhang

,

Jonathan Cloutier

and

Jeffrey Steadman

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral chemistry; vectoring; fertility; porphyry Cu; IOCG; orogenic Au; VHMS; LA ICP MS

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

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

edited by

Silvia Fornasaro

,

Nosir Shukurov

and

Gevorg Tepanosyan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 571 | 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)

Rare Earth Elements in Uranium Minerals: Implications for Mineralization

edited by

M. Daniel Syczewski

and

Jakub Kotowski

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 457 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare earth elements; uranium minerals; secondary uranium mineralization; AMD environments; experimental mineralogy and geochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling Applied to Mineral Deposits

edited by

Hao Deng

, Jin Chen and Zhiqiang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 284 | 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)

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

edited by Muhammad Mahboob and Iqra Atif

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 271 | 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)

Diagenetic and Paleoenvironmental Significance of Clay Minerals

edited by

Paulo R.A. Netto

and

Manuel Pozo Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: clay minerals; authigenesis; diagenesis; paleoenvironment; paleoclimate; weathering; sedimentary basins

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

Advances in the Theory and Technology of Biohydrometallurgy

edited by Yan Jia and He Shang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: biohydrometallurgy; bioleaching; bio-oxidation; biomining; microbe-mineral interaction; microbial communities; genomics/metabolomics/transcriptomics; sulfide minerals; secondary resources; leaching kinetics; process modeling; reactor design

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

Electroremediation Techniques Applied to the Treatment of Industry Waste

edited by

Pamela Lazo

and María Gabriela Lobos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical techniques; wastewater; tailings remediation; heavy metal removal

(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 15 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1950 | 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)

Characterization and Reuse of Slag

edited by Eduardo Junca, Felipe Fardin Grillo and Jorge Luís Coleti

submission deadline 29 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6229 | Submission Open

Keywords: slag valorization; circular economy; slag processing; metallurgical byproduct

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

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

edited by

Takahiko Arima

,

Walubita Mufalo

and Toshifumi Igarashi

submission deadline 29 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2123 | 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)

Application of Machine Learning in Mining, Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy

edited by

Javier Ruiz del Solar

,

Humberto Estay

and Pia Lois-Morales

submission deadline 29 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 779 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning applied to mining; mineral processing; and extractive metallurgy; predictive modeling of mining and metallurgical processes; machine learning-based control of mining and metallurgical processes; machine learning-based water and energy optimization in mining; machine learning-based optimization of mining and metallurgical processes; predictive maintenance of equipment and components; optimization strategies and modeling of metallurgical process performance

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

CO₂ Mineralization and Utilization

edited by Fei Wang and

Rafael Santos

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11176 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 mineralization and utilization; carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS); carbon neutrality; clean energy transition; sustainable development; CO2 emission reduction; enhanced metal recovery (EMR); critical and strategic minerals (MCS)

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

Using Mineral Chemistry to Characterize Ore-Forming Processes

edited by Xinlu Hu, Xinbiao Lv, Yafei Wu and Zhenjie Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8392 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochemistry; mineralogy; isotope; mineralization; ore deposits; ore-forming process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Cemented Mine Waste Backfill: Experiment and Modelling: 2nd Edition

edited by

Haiqiang Jiang

,

Nan Zhou

,

Liang Cui

and Xiwei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 6676 | Submission Open

Keywords: cemented mine waste backfill; sustainable reuse of mine wastes; material characterization; alternative binder materials; mix proportion design; in situ measurement; environmental performance; mathematical modeling and numerical simulation

Selected Papers from the 7th International Conference of Young Scholars in Mineral Processing

edited by

Zhiyong Gao

, Zhao Cao,

Jian Cao

,

Shihong Xu

and Zhitao Feng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5770 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in mineral processing technology; sustainable and environmentally friendly processing methods; economic analysis and feasibility studies; innovative research methodologies; case studies and practical applications; policy and regulatory impacts on mineral processing

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

Petrogenesis of Large Igneous Province and Rare Earth–Rare Metal Deposits

edited by Zhiguo Cheng and Xiaowei Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3662 | Submission Open

Keywords: large igneous province; mantle plume; carbonatite– alkaline complex; rare earth element deposit; rare metal deposit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Magmatic Evolution through Time of Volcanic Zones: Evidence from Isotopic, Geochemical and Geochronological Data of Eruption Products

edited by Benigno E. Godoy,

Petrus J Le Roux

, Inés Rodríguez and

Marco Taussi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3401 | Submission Open

Keywords: volcanic geochronology; mineral geochemistry of volcanic products; hydrothermal alteration of volcanic systems; volcanic zones; eruptive styles; volcanic plumbing systems; time-scales of volcanic products; volcanic evolution

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

Tectonic Evolution of the Tethys Ocean in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

edited by Ming Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3284 | Submission Open

Keywords: Tethys; Qinghai– Tibet Plateau; tectonic evolution; geochronology; geochemistry

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

Dissolution and Precipitation Dynamics at the Mineral–Fluid Interface

edited by André Pinto, Nuria Sánchez-Pastor and

Athanasios Godelitsas

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1730 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral dissolution– precipitation; mineral surface reactivity; sorption mechanisms; mineral replacement; environmental remediation; biomineralization

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

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 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 734 | 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)

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