Minerals

Metallogenic Regularity and Metallographic Prediction of Strategic Deposits

edited by Shanbao Liu, Chenghui Wang and

Zheng Zhao

submission deadline 4 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13970 | 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 229 | Submission Open

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

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

Novel Methods and Applications for Mineral Exploration, Volume III

edited by

Paul Alexandre

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3059 | 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)

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 2214 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Surface and Interface Chemistry of Minerals

edited by Gonzalo Montes Atenas

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 173 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 346 | 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 11538 | 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 7158 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7008 | 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 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6059 | 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 4133 | 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)

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 2313 | 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)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1631 | 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)

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 723 | 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)

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 698 | 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)

Advances in the Theory and Technology of Biohydrometallurgy

edited by Yan Jia and He Shang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 425 | 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)

3D Mineral Prospectivity Modeling Applied to Mineral Deposits

edited by

Hao Deng

, Jin Chen and Zhiqiang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 364 | 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)

Diagenetic and Paleoenvironmental Significance of Clay Minerals

edited by

Paulo R.A. Netto

and

Manuel Pozo Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

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

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

Electroremediation Techniques Applied to the Treatment of Industry Waste

edited by

Pamela Lazo

and María Gabriela Lobos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 118 | 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 2397 | 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 7348 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2796 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1546 | 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 12478 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9593 | 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 7841 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7138 | 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)

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

edited by Ming Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 5179 | Submission Open

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

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

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 4584 | 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 4116 | 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)

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 1872 | 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)

Petrology, Geochemistry and Geophysics of S-Type Granites and Migmatite Rocks

edited by Joana Ferreira and Gláucia Queiroga

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1371 | Submission Open

Keywords: anatexis; S-type granites; migmatites; geochemistry; geochronology; geophysics

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

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1328 | 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)

Granitoids and Their Importance in the Identification of Tectonic Environments, Geodynamic Evolution and Crustal Growth: Mineralizations, Geochronology, Elemental and Isotope Geochemistry

edited by

Jaime Estevão Scandolâra

, Nilson Francisquini Botelho and Paola Ferreira Barbosa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 647 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineralogy; petrology; geochemistry; isotopic composition; geochronology; mineral and rocks; ore deposits; tectonic setting; supercontinent; crustal growth

(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 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 484 | 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)

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 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 354 | 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)

Exploring Novel Interactions Between Microbes and Minerals

edited by Dina M. Bower

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 276 | 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)

Bioleaching of Metals: Current Applications and Future Directions

edited by Rosina Nkuna and

Tonderayi Matambo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

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

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

Mineralization Mechanism and Geochemical Characteristics of Coals and Associated Minerals

edited by Dongdong Wang, Xue Zheng and

Jian Shen

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11049 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallogenic mechanism; coals and associated minerals metallogenic model; geochemistry characteristics; metallogenic process simulation; geochemical analysis techniques; mineral evaluation and mining technology; organic carbon aggregation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Slag Valorization for Advanced Metal Production, 2nd Edition

edited by

Basak Anameric

and Timothy C. Eisele

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1587 | Submission Open

Keywords: slag; slag valorization; energy from slags; metal recycling; slag aggregates

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

Understanding Geological Processes through Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Analysis

edited by

Nancy Mcmillan

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6135 | Submission Open

Keywords: process; petrology; mineralogy; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; petrogenesis; geochemistry

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

High-Pressure and High-Temperature Mineral Physics

edited by

Lin Li

and Li Zhang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1365 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep Earth; phase transitions; synchrotron X-ray; neutron diffraction; first-principle calculations; elemental enrichment

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

Distribution and Development of Faults and Fractures in Shales

edited by Lei Gong, Guoping Liu,

Ruyue Wang

, Shaoqun Dong and Zhonghu Wu

submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6958 | Submission Open

Keywords: preservation and enrichment of shale oil and gas; multi-scale fracture/fault identification technique; characterization and comprehensive evaluation of effective fractures; fracture formation mechanism; filling sequence; and chronology; structural diagenesis; reservoir geomechanics; fault sealing and stability

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

From Clay Minerals to Ceramics: Progress and Challenges

edited by

Maite Garcia-Valles

and

Pura Alfonso

submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2127 | Submission Open

Keywords: clay minerals; thermal properties; supplementary cementitious materials; calcined clays; technological behavior; glass ceramics; recycling

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

Hyperspectral Imaging of Rocks: Mineralogical Characteristics and Classification

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

submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 513 | 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)

Recent Developments in the Technology and Equipment for Coal Beneficiation

edited by Zhijun Zhang,

Yinfei Liao

, Guichuan Ye and

Fardis Nakhaei

submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal beneficiation; coal preparation; flotation; gravity separation; classification; dewatering

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

Mineral Prospectivity Mapping (MPM) Using Multi-Source Datasets, Geo-Statistical Algorithms and Machine Learning Techniques

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12279 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral propectivity mapping (MPM); ore mineral exploration; remote sensing; multi-dimensional data fusion; machine learning techniques; knowledge-driven models; data-driven models; geophysical exploration; geochemical exploration; geographic information system (GIS) modeling; supervised and unsupervised algorithms; geo-statistical algorithms; deep learning techniques; novel hybrid methods

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

Green and Efficient Recovery/Extraction of Rare Earth Resources

edited by

Gaofeng Wang

and Yongqiang Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11221 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare earth elements; recovery; extraction; mining

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

Interfacial Chemistry of Critical Mineral Flotation

edited by Jianyong He,

Yijun Cao

, Fanfan Zhang and Shaohang Cao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9114 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral surface chemistry; fine particle flotation; critical mineral; molecular design; surface hydration; surface hydroxylation; metal ion-activated flotation; structure and performance; first-principles calculations

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

Genesis and Evolution of Pb-Zn-Ag Polymetallic Deposits: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yitian Wang

and

Changqing Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5532 | Submission Open

Keywords: ore mineralogy; mineral geochemistry; geochronology; S– Pb– Zn– Cu isotopes; fluid evolution; element occurrence in sulfide; metal precipitation mechanism; element remobilization; ore-controlling structure; tectonic setting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

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