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Borehole‑to‑Surface Geophysical Integration for Critical Mineral and Rare Earth Element (REE) Resource Characterization: Petrophysics and Non‑EM Methods

edited by Marcelo Henrique Leão-Santos and

Welitom Rodrigues Borges

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical minerals exploration; rare earth elements (REEs); geophysical survey design and acquisition optimization; integrated geophysical methods; geophysical inversion and modeling; petrophysics characterization

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

Minerals-Enabled Water Innovation: Materials, Processes, and Resource Recovery

edited by

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submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; mineral-based adsorbents; clay minerals and layered materials; mineral surface chemistry; flotation and mineral processing; critical metal recovery; mine-influenced water; tailings and treatment residues; circular economy; low-carbon water technologies

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

Artificial Intelligence and Data-Driven Technologies for Sustainable Mining and Environmental Management

edited by

Walubita Mufalo

Yewuhalashet Fissha

and Marthias Silwamba

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; mineral characterization; geometallurgy; mineral processing; mineral exploration; computer vision; hyperspectral imaging; digital twins; smart mining; resource recovery; environmental geochemistry; tailings management

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

Mineralogical and Geochemical Insights into Cultural Heritage Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by Nuno Leal, Amélia Dionísio and

Joaquim Simão

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

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

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

Mineralogical and Geochemical Fingerprinting of Ore-Forming Processes in Skarn and Porphyry Systems

edited by Shahrokh Rajabpour, Shojaeddin Niroomand and Bo Li

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: skarn deposits; porphyry systems; ore-forming processes; mineral chemistry; hydrothermal alteration; magma–fluid interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Physicochemical Properties and Purification of Quartz Minerals, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaoyong Yang

, Mei Xia,

Hongjie Wang

and

Zhiming Sun

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-purity quartz (HPQ); critical mineral resources; impurity occurrence mechanisms; tectonic–magmatic–fluid coupling; green purification technologies

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

Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Chengdu University of Technology—Strategic Mineral Deposits

edited by

Xinghai Lang

, Yiwei Peng and Chao Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2027 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic mineral resources; metallogenic mechanisms; exploration methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Advances in Opal and Related Silica Minerals: From Earth to Mars

edited by

Seungyeol Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: opal-A, opal-CT, and opal-C; silica polymorphs; hydrous and amorphous silica; genesis of opal and silica minerals; precious opal and gem-quality silica; shock metamorphism of silica; silica in planetary materials (Mars, Moon, and meteorites)

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

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