Minerals

Grinding Chemistry and Its Impact on Downstream Processing

edited by Chris Greet,

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4489 | Submission Open

Keywords: grinding media; mineralogy; collector adsorption; grade and recovery; gold leaching; cyanide consumption; pulp chemistry; surface chemistry

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

Mineralogy of Porphyry Systems: Genesis, Exploration, and Applications

edited by

Guoxue Song

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4363 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Thin Sections: The Past Serving The Future

edited by

Lluís Casas

and

Roberta Di Febo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4319 | Submission Open

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

Feature Papers in Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications 2025

edited by

Michael S. Zhdanov

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1316 | 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)

Critical Mineral Exploration: Innovations, Challenges and Future Directions

edited by Chad D. Deering

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1278 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical minerals; mineral exploration; economic geology; strategic resource assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

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 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1107 | Submission Open

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

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

Heavy Metal and Rare Earth Element Pollution in Soil and Water: Sources, Geochemical Behaviors and Ecological Effects, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yinxian Song

,

Yubo Wen

and

Saglara S. Mandzhieva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1061 | Submission Open

Keywords: HM and REE pollution; soil and water ecosystem; health risk assessment; environmental loads; speciation distribution; modelling of pollutant transportation; geochemical background; weathering and soil-water interaction; municipal and mining waste; remediation technique

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

Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Geochronology of W-Sn Polymetallic Deposits, 2nd Edition

edited by

Huan Li

, Rongqing Zhang and

Jingya Cao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1013 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineralization-related granite; scheelite; cassiterite; wolframite; in situ analysis; W-Sn deposits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Tectonic Setting and Provenance of Sedimentary Rocks

edited by

Jayagopal Madhavaraju

and

John S. Armstrong-Altrin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 938 | Submission Open

Keywords: tectonic setting; provenance; chemostratigraphy; geochemistry; geochronology; sedimentary rocks

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

Innovations in Adsorption Processes and Adsorbent Materials for Mineral Recovery and Environmental Remediation

edited by

Lucas Meili

and Dison S. P. Franco

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 625 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption processes; adsorbent materials; mineral recovery; environmental remediation; sustainable technologies

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

Adsorption Properties of Clay and Its Applications in Buildings

edited by

Paulina Faria

and

Alessandra Ranesi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio and mineral stabilization of clay-based materials; clay-based building products; earth construction; alkali activation of clays; hygrothermal regulation; moisture adsorption; mineralogy of clays; pollutant adsorption; reusability; recyclability

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

Scientific Disposal and Utilization of Coal-Based Solid Waste

edited by

Junmeng Li

and

Yanli Huang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 443 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impact; mining wastewater; mine waste; solid waste disposal; sustainable development; environmental assessment; recycling

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

Geochemistry, Petrogenesis and Exploration of Li-Rich Granite-Pegmatite Systems

edited by

William Keyser

, Benedikt Steiner and

Benjamin Hines

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open

Keywords: granite and pegmatite; lithium-cesium-tantalum (LCT); residual melts; highly evolved peraluminous silicic melts; high-grade metamorphism; anatexis; greisen alteration; spodumene– petalite– lepidolite– zinnwaldite; incompatible elements; rare metal exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Optimization and Kinetics of Selective Extraction and Recovery of Gold from Primary and Secondary Resources

edited by

Nomvano Mketo

, Atefeh Azizi and

Fariborz Faraji

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: gold extraction; gold recovery; optimization gold extraction; kinetics and modeling; gold primary resources; gold secondary resources; sustainable practices; gold mineral processing; environmental impact; bio-oxidation pretreatment; refractory gold-bearing ores

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

Recent Progress in the Processing of Rare-Earth Ore

edited by Fang Zhou, Yuefei Zhang and Zhao Cao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare earth; rare-earth ore; leaching; swelling; seepage

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

Synthesis, Characterization and Utilization of Clay and Clay Composites: Knowledge in Practice, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mukuna Patrick Mubiayi

, Adolph Anga Muleja and Thabo Falayi

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: clay and clay minerals; composite materials; removal of pollutants; toxic elements; physicochemical properties; geochemical characteristics; clay/waste composite materials; ceramics; cosmetics; construction materials; prediction techniques

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

Tracing Precambrian Pathways: Neoproterozoic Rocks and Their Global Context

edited by Junyong Li, Jinlong Yao and Guangyi Wei

submission deadline 19 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3648 | 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)

Advances in Fine Particles and Bubbles Flotation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Liuyi Ren

and

Siyuan Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4545 | Submission Open

Keywords: fine particle flotation; microbubble flotation; bubble-particle flotation; bubble formation; bubble property; bubble modification; flocculation; agglomeration; interface

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

Design, Modeling, Optimization and Control of Flotation Process, 2nd Edition

edited by

Fardis Nakhaei

and

Wengang Liu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 690 | Submission Open

Keywords: froth flotation processes; optimization tools; modelling and simulation; froth control; cell design; flotation kinetics; modification and improvement of flotation circuits; gas dispersion; RTD measurement and modelling; particle– bubble modelling; first principal modelling; experimental design; mechanical and column cells; pneumatic flotation cells; experimental design

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

Recent Advances in Separation Techniques for Critical Minerals/Metals, Circular Economy, and Sustainability

edited by

Theerayut Phengsaart

,

Ilhwan Park

,

Carlito Tabelin

and Mayumi Ito

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10593 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing/beneficiation; physical separation; selective comminution; size/shape separation; gravity separation; magnetic separation; electrical separation; flotation; extractive metallurgy; leaching; purification; solvent extraction; precipitation; cementation; adsorption; critical minerals/metals; primary/secondary resources; recycling; circular economy; environment; sustainability

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

Volcanism and Oil–Gas Reservoirs—Geology and Geochemistry

edited by Zhiyong Ni, Zhonghong Chen and Yunfeng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2718 | Submission Open

Keywords: volcanic rock reservoir; volcanic rock facies; migration of oil and gas; geophysical exploration techniques

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

Sulfide Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

Gheorghe Damian

,

Andrei Buzatu

and

Andrei Ionuț Apopei

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: sulfides; sulfide mineralogy; sulfide geochemistry; ore deposits; trace elements; crystal structure; biomineralization and biominerals; mineral processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Advances in Precious and Critical Mineral Beneficiation and Extraction

edited by

Richmond K. Asamoah

,

Ahmet Deniz Baş

,

George Blankson Abaka-Wood

, Kali Sanjay and

Jonas Addai-Mensah

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 27429 | Submission Open

Keywords: precious and critical minerals; complex ore bodies; physical separation and beneficiation; biomining; hydrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; solvent extraction and ion exchange; wastes and secondary metal sources; recycling

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

Structure and Origin of Gold Mineralization: From Primary to Placer Gold Deposits

edited by

Javier Fernández Lozano

,

Erik Melchiorre

and

Pablo Caldevilla Domínguez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23391 | Submission Open

Keywords: gold prospecting; biogeochemistry of gold; geochemical analysis; gold deposits; geophysical survey; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Tailings Dams: Design, Characterization, Monitoring, and Risk Assessment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Masoud Zare-Naghadehi

and

Javad Sattarvand

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 21521 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization of tailings deposits; geotechnical and condition monitoring of tailings dams; design issues and parameters of tailings dams; geotechnical and managerial risk assessment of tailings projects; case histories of failures or good design practices; modeling and simulation of tailings flows resulting from dam failure; dewatering technologies; closure of mine tailings dams; standards and guidelines; innovative tailings management approaches; environmental issues related to active/closed dams (such as dust emission; etc.)

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

Advances in Mantle–Crust Interactions for Petrogenesis and Ore-Forming Processes

edited by Feng Huang, Liang Guo, Xiyao Li,

Zhiwei Wang

and

Vinod O. Samuel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 17021 | Submission Open

Keywords: mantle– crust interactions; petrology; geochemistry; magmatic evolution; mineralization

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

Critical Metal Minerals, 2nd Edition

edited by

, Ruoshi Jin,

,

, Yinhang Cheng,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13388 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical metals; geologic characteristics and setting; geochemical exploration; statistical data analysis; mineral geochemistry; petrogenesis and ore genesis; 3D modeling; resource assessment; mineral processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Characterization and Reuse of Slag

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

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10804 | Submission Open

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

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

Petrology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Modeling and Mapping of Volcanic/Igneous Reservoirs and Analog Volcanoes

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10740 | Submission Open

Keywords: reservoir classification; reservoir characterization; reservoir exploration; reservoir inversion; reservoir space; facies architecture; petrophysics; volcanology; volcanostratigraphy; modelling; mapping

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

Recent Advances in Deep Ore Prospecting

edited by

Jiayong Yan

and Juzhi Deng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10384 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep ore prospecting; advances in geophysics exploration; 3D geological modelling; mineral system exploration

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

Waste Valorization: Recycling and Recovery of Critical and Strategic Metals

edited by Elif Emil Kaya,

Srecko Stopic

and Duygu Yilmaz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8481 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling and utilization of waste and industrial by-product; extraction of critical and strategic metals from mineral waste; EoL products; and industrial by-products; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; leaching; precipitation; solvent extraction; melting; hydrogen/metallothermic reduction; thermodynamical modeling and process simulations

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

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Applied to Determination of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals

edited by

Chet R. Bhatt

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6674 | Submission Open

Keywords: REE detection; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; in situ analytical techniques; i.e.; LIBS; atomic emission spectroscopy; rare earth element determination; material characterization techniques; LIBS applications for REEs

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

Environmental Geochemistry and Mineralogy: Application for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Ore Deposits

edited by

Thomas Gentzis

and

Ahmed Mansour

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6346 | Submission Open

Keywords: environments and mineral resources; elemental geochemistry; whole rock mineralogy; reservoir mineralogical characteristics; ore mineralogical composition; source rock evaluation; hydrocarbon exploration

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

Selected Papers from the 7th National Youth Geological Congress

edited by

Bo Liu

,

Lu Shi

, Hu Peng and

Wenyuan Gao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 6238 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional geology; mineralization; strategic mineral resources; mineral exploration; deep engineering; mineral and ore genesis; environmental impact of mineral resources; environmental geochemistry; geo-environment and mineral resources

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 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4123 | 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)

Green Mining Solutions for the Sustainability of Mine Tailings Management

edited by

Carlos Cacciuttolo

and

Edison Atencio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3975 | Submission Open

Keywords: co-disposal; dewatering; filtration; dry stacking; underground mine backfilling; in-pit disposal; mitigation of dust emission; climate change adaptation; circular economy; green reprocessing; reduce; reuse; and recycle; phytoremediation; landscape rehabilitation; sustainable mine closure; socio-environmental rehabilitation; post disaster remediation; sustainable geochemical management; geo-environmental issues

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

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

edited by

Elizabeth J. Lam Esquenazi

,

Jaume Bech

and Brian Keith Normabuena

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3560 | 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)

Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Sediments

edited by

Hussein Kanbar

and Mathieu Le Meur

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3096 | Submission Open

Keywords: sediment inorganic and organic geochemistry; geochemical signatures and fingerprints; contamination and pollution behavior; sediment mineralogy and weathering; emerging organic contaminants; natural and anthropogenic processes

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

Recycling of Industrial Waste for the Development of Sustainable Materials

edited by Maura Fugazzotto, Laura Crespo-Lopez,

Chiara Coletti

and

Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2957 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; circular economy; construction and demolition waste; innovative materials; green materials

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

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 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2345 | 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)

Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) in Non-Conventional Waters: Innovative Circular Economy Solutions for Mineral Formation, Environmental Remediation, and Sustainable Energy Production

edited by

Dayana Arias

and

Benito Gomez-Silva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2184 | Submission Open

Keywords: Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP); non-conventional waters; bioremediation; mineral recovery; wastewater treatment; urease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomineralization and Biominerals)

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

edited by Joana Ferreira and Gláucia Queiroga

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2119 | Submission Open

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

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

Sedimentary Basins and Minerals

edited by Zhenhong Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1612 | Submission Open

Keywords: provenance analysis and geodynamic background of sedimentary basins; mineral characteristics and evolution stages of sedimentary basins; mineral geochronology of sedimentary basins; mineral geochemistry of sedimentary basins; mineral exploration methods of sedimentary basins

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

Large Igneous Provinces, Carbonatites, Kimberlites, and Associated Ore Deposits of Africa

edited by

Nasrrddine Youbi

,

Hassan Ibouh

,

Moulay Ahmed Boumehdi

, Andrea Marzoli and Andrey Bekker

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1539 | Submission Open

Keywords: large igneous provinces (LIPs) in Africa; silicic LIPs (SLIPs) and associated carbonatites and kimberlites in Africa; dyke swarms (mafic; ultramafic; and felsic) of all settings in Africa; LIPs as a tool in paleogeographic reconstructions; LIPs through time and their links with climate change events; LIPs; carbonatites; and kimberlites through time and their links with metallogeny; petrology and geochronology; LIP architecture and insights into the magmatic plumbing system from geochemistry and geophysics

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

Geochemical, Isotopic, and Biotic Records of Banded Iron Formations

edited by

Zidong Peng

, Caiyun Lan and Xiuqing Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1514 | Submission Open

Keywords: banded iron formations; carbon isotope; non-traditional stable isotope; paleoenvironment; oxygenic photosynthesis; Archean to Paleoproterozoic

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

Mineral Chemistry: Tool for Vectoring towards Mineral Deposits

edited by Ivan Belousov,

Lejun Zhang

and

Jonathan Cloutier

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1423 | 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)

Challenges of Groundwater Quality Degradation in the Past Decades: Clues from Water–Minerals Interaction, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xubo Gao

,

Chengcheng Li

and

Qianqian Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1354 | Submission Open

Keywords: water– mineral interaction; groundwater; coal-mine water; environmental biogeochemistry

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

Geostatistical Methods and Practices for Specific Ore Deposits

edited by

Omid Asghari

,

Oscar Rondon

, Abani R. Samal and Jeff Boisvert

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1297 | Submission Open

Keywords: geostatistics; mineral resource estimation; grade control; ore deposit types; geological modeling; drilling strategy; resource classification; ore characterization; sampling; database management

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

Mineralogical and Mechanical Properties of Natural Building Stone

edited by Ana Maričić, Uroš Barudžija and

Stefano Columbu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1115 | 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)

Reservoir and Geochemistry Characteristics of Black Shale, 2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1038 | Submission Open

Keywords: facies models and sedimentation processes; event sedimentology and paleoclimate transitions; paleoenvironment on organic matter enrichment; lithological; mineralogical; and geochemical analysis; diagenesis and pore structure evolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

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