Minerals

Remote-Sensing Techniques in Mineral and Geological Studies

edited by

and

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1126 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote-sensing technology; mineralogy; hyperspectral imaging; mineral mapping; spectral analysis; mineral identification and prospecting; mining environment monitoring

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

Carbon Sequestration in Resource Industry Residues

edited by Kamalpreet Kaur Brar and

Ali Asgarian

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon sequestration; mining waste; circular economy; biomineralization; critical minerals; biomaterials

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

Recent Advances in Ore Comminution

edited by Lixia Li, Lanhao Wang, Jiwei Lu and

Daniel Saramak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18522 | Submission Open

Keywords: comminution technology; energy efficiency; sorting; comminution circuit design; automation control; liberation

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

Thin Sections: The Past Serving The Future

edited by

Lluís Casas

and

Roberta Di Febo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13905 | Submission Open

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

Mineralogical, Petrophysical and Hydromechanical Properties of Reservoirs and Caprocks, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yong Li

,

Yingfang Zhou

, Zhenhua Jing and

Junjian Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13797 | Submission Open

Keywords: reservoir characterization; caprock integrity; mineralogical control; petrophysical properties; hydromechanical coupling; shale gas; gas hydrate; hydrogen storage; CO2 sequestration

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

Geostatistical Methods and Practices for Specific Ore Deposits

edited by

Omid Asghari

,

Oscar Rondon

, Abani R. Samal and Jeff Boisvert

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7869 | 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)

Kinetic Characterization and Its Applications in Mineral Processing

edited by

Luis Vinnett

,

Ahmad Hassanzadeh

and Diego Mesa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7709 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation kinetics; breakage rate; flotation rate; selection function; scale-up; time-recovery data; flotation modelling; comminution modelling; simulation

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

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 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7672 | Submission Open

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

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

Deformation, Diagenesis, and Reservoir in Fault Damage Zone

edited by Guanghui Wu, Tongwen Jiang and Xuefei Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7522 | Submission Open

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

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 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7466 | 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)

Ore Deposits Related to Metamorphism

edited by

Argyrios Papadopoulos

,

Panagiotis Voudouris

and

Constantinos G. Mavrogonatos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6107 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamorphism; metasomatism; geochemistry (isotopes and trace elements); geochronology; metamorphic ore minerals; mineralogy and petrography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Mineralogical Characteristics and Purification Process of Quartz

edited by

Hongjuan Sun

,

Zijie Ren

,

Zengqing Sun

and Yehao Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4992 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-purity quartz; quartz purification/processing; trace element characterization; semiconductor materials; photovoltaic applications; quartz mineralogy/deposits; critical raw materials; advanced material purification; silicon-based technologies

(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 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3870 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by Joana Ferreira and Gláucia Queiroga

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3639 | Submission Open

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

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

Mineralogy of Iron Ore Sinters, 3rd Edition

edited by

Mark I. Pownceby

,

Miyuki Hayashi

and

Joonho Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3112 | Submission Open

Keywords: sinter mineralogy; crystal structures; phase equilibria; characterisation; formation mechanisms

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

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

edited by

William Keyser

, Benedikt Steiner and

Benjamin Hines

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2432 | 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)

Geometallurgical Approaches to Tailings Management and Resource Recovery

edited by Rosie Blannin,

Anita Parbhakar-Fox

and

Steve Jason Chingwaru

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1692 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine waste; tailings; geometallurgy; secondary prospectivity; critical minerals; process mineralogy; minerals processing; geoenvironmental characterization; acid and metalliferous drainage; desulphurization; geophysics; sampling; case studies

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

Innovation in Solvent Extraction for Metal Recovery

edited by

Felipe Olea

and

Esteban Quijada-Maldonado

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1161 | Submission Open

Keywords: selective solvent extraction; synergistic extraction; extraction stoichiometry; ion exchange; kinetic and thermodynamic in ion exchange; sustainable recovery of metals; molecular design; extractive metallurgy; purification of metals; critical minerals/metals; deep eutectic solvent; ionic liquids; new reagents; spent catalyst; technological waste

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

Adsorption Properties of Clay and Its Applications in Buildings

edited by

Paulina Faria

and

Alessandra Ranesi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 692 | 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)

Magmatic and Metamorphic Processes in Orogenic Belts

edited by Ignez de Pinho Guimarães, Jefferson Valdemiro de Lima, José Victor Antunes Amorim and Adejardo Francisco da Silva Filho

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: orogen; crustal evolution; orogenic magmatism; metamorphic processes

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

Diagenetic Evolution and Water-Rock Interaction of Unconventional Reservoirs

edited by Yong Zhou, Youliang Ji and Hao Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: water– rock interaction; unconventional reservoirs; diagenesis; diagenetic evolution; pore network characterization; reservoir quality

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

Advances in Plasma Source Mass Spectrometry and Applications in Geochemistry and Environmental Sciences

edited by Zikri Arslan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: sample preparation and digestion methods; mineral characterization; biominerals; critical element recovery; mine waste characterization; nano analysis; single particle ICP-MS; geochemical and isotopic analysis; separation and speciation methods; solid phase extraction; rare earth elements; hydride generation; environmental impact; remediation

Critical Metal Minerals, 2nd Edition

edited by

, Ruoshi Jin,

,

, Yinhang Cheng,

and

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 31547 | 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)

Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits: Genesis, Tectonics and Exploration

edited by João Xavier Matos, Filipa Luz and Maria Joao Batista

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1320 | Submission Open

Keywords: VMS deposits; hydrothermal systems; volcano-sedimentary host sequences; base; precious; strategic; and critical metals; geotectonic setting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Application of UAVs, GNSS, and GIS in Minerals Mapping

edited by

Aggeliki Kyriou

and

Konstantinos G. Nikolakopoulos

submission deadline 27 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 607 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAVs; GNSS; GIS; photogrammetry; remote sensing; mineralogy; spectroscopy; exploration; mapping; geology; mining; monitoring

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

Geometallurgy Applied to Mine Planning

edited by

Douglas Mazzinghy

, Julian Ortiz and Nelson Morales

submission deadline 29 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2696 | 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)

Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Sediments

edited by

Hussein Kanbar

and Mathieu Le Meur

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5876 | 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)

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 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9758 | 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)

Geochronology and Geochemistry of Alkaline Rocks

edited by Shen Liu, Tao Wang and Guangying Feng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7399 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkaline rocks; petrogenesis; geochronology; geochemistry; geodynamics; mineralization

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

Advances in the Theory and Technology of Biohydrometallurgy

edited by Yan Jia and He Shang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7349 | 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)

Volcanism and Oil–Gas Reservoirs—Geology and Geochemistry

edited by Zhiyong Ni, Zhonghong Chen and Yunfeng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4580 | 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)

Tectonic Setting and Provenance of Sedimentary Rocks

edited by

Jayagopal Madhavaraju

and

John S. Armstrong-Altrin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4437 | Submission Open

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

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

Decoding Magmatic-Hydrothermal Parageneses: Insights into Mineralogy and Formation Conditions

edited by

Christos L. Stergiou

,

Grigorios Aarne Sakellaris

and

Nikolaos Koukouzas

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4241 | Submission Open

Keywords: magmatic– hydrothermal systems; paragenesis; fluid inclusions; stable and radiogenic isotopes; thermodynamic modeling; trace element geochemistry; mineral textures and zoning; critical metals and rare earth elements; high-temperature geochemistry; metasomatism; volcanic– plutonic connections; trace mineralogy; LA-ICP-MS; QEMSCAN/MLA

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

Crystal Chemistry of Sulfate Minerals and Synthetic Compounds

edited by

Artem S. Borisov

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3550 | Submission Open

Keywords: sulfate minerals; sulfate materials; X-ray diffraction; non-ambient conditions; HT/LT behavior; phase stability; crystal chemistry

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

Advances in Electron Microanalysis and Microscopy

edited by

Donggao Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1268 | 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)

Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Polymetallic Deep-Sea Deposits

edited by Yachun Cai and Christian Millo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1264 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymetallic deep-sea deposits; ferromanganese nodule; ferromanganese (cobalt-rich) crusts; seafloor massive sulfides; rare-earth elements and yttrium (REY)-rich sediments; metal resources; deep-sea mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

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 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 541 | 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)

Carbonate-Hosted Ore Systems: Critical Minerals and Base Metal Deposits

edited by Jonas Didero Takodjou Wambo,

Sylvestre Ganno

and

Amin Beiranvand Pour

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbonate-hosted deposits; base metals; rare earth elements (REEs); critical minerals; hydrothermal processes; geochemical exploration; mineralization models; sustainable resource development

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

In Situ Leaching of Uranium: Principles, Practices, and Environmental Management

edited by Kaixuan Tan,

Xuegang Wang

and Gongxin Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: in situ leaching of uranium; multi-field coupling dynamics; groundwater pollution control and remediation; comprehensive recovery of associated elements; borehole plugging and anti-plugging/unplugging; permeability enhancement; operation and management; digitalized in situ leaching mine

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

Airborne and Semi-Airborne Induced Polarization Observation Methods and Techniques for Mineral Exploration

edited by Xin Wu and

Guoqiang Xue

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: airborne electromagnetic; semi-airborne electromagnetic; induced polarization; detection technology; multi-parameter analysis

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

Mineralogy and Geochemistry of High-Energy Events and Extinctions

edited by

Francisco Ruiz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineralogy; geochemistry; event stratigraphy; geochemical proxies; biological extinctions; high-energy events; shocked minerals

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

Advances in Geosciences and Sustainable Ceramic Materials Research

edited by

Carla Candeias

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: georesources; ceramic raw materials; clay minerals; sustainable ceramics; decarbonization; mineralogical characterization; circular economy; resources efficiency

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

The Sources, Biological Factors and Migration Mechanisms of Metals and Metalloids in Aquatic Environments

edited by

Lía Celina Méndez-Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: trace elements; pollution; metal bioavailability; health risk; climate change; marine currents; mineral deposits ecotoxicology

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

Isotopic Tracers in Solar System Minerals and Materials: Novel Methods and Emerging Perspectives

edited by Kattathu Mathew

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar system; extinct radionuclides; meteorites; planetary evolution; origin and evolution of planetary atmospheres; solar nebula; Ca; Al-rich inclusions; chondrules; planetesimals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineralogy Beyond Earth)

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

edited by

Majid Ghaderi

,

Huan Li

and

Kotaro Yonezu

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7545 | Submission Open

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

(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 30 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 27917 | 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)

Carbonate Systems: Petrography, Geochemistry and Resource Effect

edited by

Hao Tang

and

Stephen Kershaw

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbonate rocks and/or sediments; carbonate texture; mineralogical and/or geochemical composition of carbonates; carbonate petrology; carbonate diagenesis; carbonate weathering; (paleo)environmental changes; carbon cycle; continental or marine carbonates; carbonate hydrocarbon reservoirs; carbonate primary and secondary pores

Sustainable Extraction and Reuse of Metallurgical Wastes: Towards Circular Practices

edited by

Yecid Jimenez Bellott

and

Pía Hernández

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16576 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallurgical waste; circular economy; sustainable mining; waste management; metal recovery; recycling; bioleaching; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; environmental impact assessment; life cycle analysis

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

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

edited by

Hongbo Zhao

and

Jiushuai Deng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7827 | 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 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7362 | 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)

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