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Cobalt in Polymetallic Systems: Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Ore Genesis

edited by

Zhilin Wang

, Shaohao Zou and Hui Wang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: co-occurrence; super enrichment; geochemical behavior; mineralization processes; thermodynamic modeling; machine learning; sulfide; partition coefficient; co-provenance; sediment-hosted Cu-Co deposit; hydrothermal vein-type Co deposit; magmatic Cu-Ni-Co deposit; laterite Ni-Co deposit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

The 15th Anniversary of Minerals—Mineralogical Signatures of Extreme Environments: From Earth Analogs to Planetary Exploration

edited by

Amin Beiranvand Pour

Laura Crispini

and

Mohammad Parsa

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme environments; mineralogical signatures; Earth analogs; planetary exploration; remote sensing spectroscopy; AI/ML algorithms; Mars and icy moons; fluid– rock interaction

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

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

edited by

Thomas Gentzis

and

Ahmed Mansour

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9179 | 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)

Reservoir and Geochemistry Characteristics of Black Shale, 2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5925 | 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)

Magmatic–Hydrothermal Process and the Genesis of Related Mineral Deposits

edited by

Shuiyuan Yang

, Rongqing Zhang and

Liang Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3329 | Submission Open

Keywords: magmatic– hydrothermal processes; geochemistry; metallic deposits; ore-forming processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Implications of THMC Processes on Long-Term Safety of Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste, 2nd Edition

edited by

Thanh Son Nguyen

and

Mamadou Fall

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3137 | Submission Open

Keywords: coupled thermal– hydrological– mechanical– chemical processes; geological disposal of radioactive waste; long-term safety; geomaterials; geotechnical; barrier

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

Advances in Process Mineralogy

edited by

Hao Jiang

Jinhe Pan

and

Yanhong Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3023 | Submission Open

Keywords: process mineralogy; mineral processing; particle size distribution; composition and content; liberation degree

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

Genesis of Uranium Deposit: Geology, Geochemistry, and Geochronology

edited by Jincheng Luo, Yinhang Cheng and

Shuiyuan Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2829 | Submission Open

Keywords: uranium ore minerals; geology of uranium deposits; geochemistry and geochronology; sources and evolution of hydrothermal fluids; tectonic evolution of uranium mineralization; exploitation methods in uranium resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Petrography, Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Geochronology of Igneous Rocks

edited by

Saumitra Misra

and Chad D. Deering

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1980 | Submission Open

Keywords: petrography; mineralogy; geochemistry; geochronology; magma origin; magma evolution; geotectonic setting; igneous rocks

Formation and Characteristics of Sediment-Hosted Ore Deposits

edited by

Hongyuan Zhang

, William Defliese and

Indrani Mukherjee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1936 | Submission Open

Keywords: formation; deformation; ore deposits; characteristics; stress field; mineralization; sediment-hosted

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Innovative Strategies for the Sustainable Processing of Complex Polymetallic Resources

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1623 | Submission Open

Keywords: ores; solid wastes; process mineralogy; flotation; (bio)hydrometallurgy; sustainable resource management; mining environment

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

Critical Metal Minerals in Coal, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wenfeng Wang

Xin He

and

Piaopiao Duan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1075 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal-hosted critical metal metallogenic mechanisms; spatial distribution and occurrence characteristics of coal-hosted critical metals; exploration and resource development of coal-hosted critical metals; pre-concentration of coal-hosted critical metals; extraction of critical metals from coal and by-products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Innovations in Mineral and Metallurgical Extraction: Pathways to Industrial Implementation

edited by

Richard Alorro

, Yasushi Sasaki and Jonah Gamutan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 674 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing; extractive metallurgy; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; critical minerals; materials science; technospheric mining; decarbonisation; electrometallurgy; flotation and physical separation; leaching technologies; solvent extraction and ion exchange; biohydrometallurgy; process intensification; process modelling and simulation; pilot-scale validation; technology scale-up; industrial implementation; secondary resource processing; recycling and circular economy; tailings reprocessing; energy-efficient processing; decarbonisation in metallurgy; sustainable extraction; automation and digitalisation in mining

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

Selected Papers from the 3rd International Online Conference on Mineral Science

edited by

Leonid Dubrovinsky

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Geochemical Fingerprints and Deep Learning in Critical Metal Enrichment: A Global Perspective

edited by

Xiaoyong Yang

, Xinsong Wang and Huishan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochemical fingerprints; deep learning; critical metals; mineralization processes; global perspective

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

Cemented Mine Waste Backfill: Experiment and Modelling, 3rd Edition

edited by

Haiqiang Jiang

Ferdi Cihangir

, Baiyi Li and Xiaolin Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: cemented paste backfill/cemented mine waste backfill; tailings and waste management; alternative binder materials; mix proportion design; mechanical and geochemical durability; rheological properties; acid mine drainage and heavy metal release; geotechnical properties; environmental performance and carbon sequestration; mathematical modeling; numerical simulation and AI-based approaches

Clay Minerals in Energy and Environmental Systems: Interfacial Reactions and Applications

edited by Yun Li,

Guanzheng Zhuang

and Wenbin Yu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: clay mineral; interfacial reactions; characterization and modeling; energy and environment; multi-scale

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

Metallogenesis of Critical Metal Deposits in Orogenic Belts: Insights from Magmatic-Hydrothermal Systems

edited by Fuchuan Chen, Wenchang Li and Lin Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical metals; orogenic belts; magmatic evolution; hydrothermal fluid; ore-forming processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Application of Electromagnetic Method in Studying Deep Tectonic and Mineralization Processes

edited by

Kun Zhang

, Hui Chen and

Qiao Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic exploration; magnetotelluric exploration; mineral system; tectonic evolution; geophysical methods

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

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Transformation of Clay Minerals: From Fundamental Mechanisms to Environmental Applications

edited by Maria Bentabol

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrothermal synthesis; clay minerals; environmental applications; green synthesis; dissolution– precipitation.

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

Advances in Magnetic and Electromagnetic Techniques for Mineral Exploration: Enhancing Resource Discovery, 2nd Edition

edited by Marc A. Vallée and

Stanisław Mazur

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2407 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic methods and electromagnetic methods; data acquisition; geophysical modeling and inversion; borehole; ground; and airborne geophysics; magneto-telluric; mineral exploration; case histories; physical properties

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

Continental Crust Evolution in Collisional and Accretionary Orogens: Petrological, Tectonic and Metallogenic Implications

edited by

Linglin Zhong

and

Kanghui Zhong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 990 | Submission Open

Keywords: accretionary orogen; collisional orogen; continental growth; crustal deformation; tectonic evolution; ore deposits

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

Geochemical Characteristics and Contamination Risk Assessment of Soil, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jasminka Alijagić

and Robert Šajn

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil contamination; contamination risk assessment; health risk assessment; modelling techniques; pollution indices; spatial distributions

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

Pb-Zn-Ag-Au Polymetallic Deposits: Genesis, Exploration and Resource Evaluation

edited by Biao Jiang and

Zheng Zhao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: Pb-Zn-Ag-Au polymetallic deposits; genesis mechanism; exploration technology; resource evaluation; sustainable mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Platinum-Group Elements, Chromium and Nickel in Ultrabasic-Basic Complexes: New Results

edited by

Andrei Y. Barkov

and

Robert F. Martin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3621 | Submission Open

Keywords: platinum-group elements; chromium; nickel; ore deposits; ultrabasic– basic complexes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

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