Special Issues

Minerals publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Particle–Bubble Interactions in the Flotation Process
edited by Guichao Wang and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: flotation; turbulence effects; bubble– particle collision; attachment; detachment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Tailings Dams: Design, Characterization, Monitoring, and Risk Assessment, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 124 | 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)
The "Green Earths" Glauconite and Celadonite: From Genesis to Application submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: glauconite; celadonite; geology; archaeometry; spectroscopy; pigments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)
The Role of Hydrocarbons in the Genesis of Mineral Deposits
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrocarbons and metals/elements; low-temperature mineralization and hydrocarbons; hydrocarbon accumulation; relationship between mineralization and hydrocarbon accumulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
3D/4D Geological Modeling for Mineral Exploration, 2nd Edition
edited by , Lizhen Cheng, Nan Li and Weisheng Hou
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D/4D geological modeling; 3D/4D simulation; big data; knowledge discovery; artificial intelligence; uncertainty analysis; metallogenic systems and mineral systems; mineral resource assessment; deep 3D targeting; big data of geosciences; data-driven; knowledge-driven; AI-driven
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)
Slag Valorization for Advanced Metal Production, 2nd Edition
edited by Basak Anameric and Timothy C. Eisele
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 79 | 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)
Critical Minerals and Associated Elements in Mine Effluent and Treatment Residuals: Management Strategies and Technologies for Resource Recovery
edited by Mengling Stuckman, Charles A. Cravotta and Chin-Min Cheng
submission deadline 22 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: mine drainage; tailing leachate; environmentally responsible; (bio)geochemical interactions and models; rare earth elements; lithium; transition metals; socio-economic assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Isomorphisms and Solid Solutions of Minerals and Related Compounds, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open
Keywords: minerals; isomorphism; solid solution; chemical zoning; trace elements; thermodynamics controlling major and trace elements in the substitution and solid solutions; geochemical markers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Environment and Geochemistry of Sediments, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open
Keywords: geochemistry; sediments; paleoclimate; pollution; paleoenvironment; geochronology; isotopes; geoecology; anthropogenic activity; archaeological geochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Stylolites: Development, Properties, Inversion and Scaling submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: stylolite; pressure solution; stress inversion; chemical compaction; sedimentary rocks; permeability
Role of Granitic Magmas in Porphyry, Epithermal, and Skarn Deposits submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: porphyry; epithermal; and skarn deposits; granitic magmas; magma evolution; geochemistry; ore genesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Advances in Reagents for Mineral Processing, 2nd Edition
edited by , and Liang Zhao
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral chemistry (surface reactivity; surface broken bonds; surface absorbability; etc.); reagents (collectors; depressants; dispersants; etc.); reagent chemistry (QSAR; molecular design; assembly; etc.); mineral/reagent interaction (MD simulation; quantum chemistry simulation; XPS; etc.); flotation kinetics; flotation bubbles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Harnessing Surface Chemistry for Enhanced Mineral Recovery
edited by , Peilun Shen, Jia Tian and Ya Gao
submission deadline 23 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 67 | 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)
Grinding Chemistry and Its Impact on Downstream Processing
edited by Chris Greet, and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1022 | 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)
Mineral Resources in North China Craton submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9481 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallogenesis in North China Craton; ore deposit; mineralogy; mineral geochemistry; mineralization mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Sedimentary Basins: Sedimentation, Stratigraphy, Petrology and Tectonics
edited by Yong Sik Gihm, and Byung Choon Lee
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1787 | Submission Open
Keywords: drainage basins; depositional environments; subsidence; partial melting; metamorphism; deformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of Zn-Pb Ore Deposits: Insights into Their Genesis, Implications for Exploration, and Environmental Issues submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open
Keywords: characterization of Zn-Pb ore deposits; genesis of Zn-Pb ore deposits; ore mineralogy; ore geochemistry; sphalerite; critical metals; fluid inclusions; stable and radiogenic isotopes; ore exploration; Zn-Pb mineral resources; sustainable mining; environmental mineralogy and geochemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Advances in Mantle–Crust Interactions for Petrogenesis and Ore-Forming Processes
edited by Feng Huang, Liang Guo, Xiyao Li, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: mantle– crust interactions; petrology; geochemistry; magmatic evolution; mineralization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
Tracing Precambrian Pathways: Neoproterozoic Rocks and Their Global Context
edited by Junyong Li, Jinlong Yao and Guangyi Wei
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 110 | 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)
Ferroalloy Minerals Processing and Technology, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: ferroalloys; decarbonization; mineral processing; extractive metallurgy; geo-metallurgy; pyrometallurgy; hydrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; waste utilization; slag valorization; ferrochrome; ferrochromium– silicon; ferro-manganese; ferro-silicon; silico-manganese; ferro-manganese; ferroboron; ferromolybdenum; ferronickel; ferroniobium; ferrophosphorus; ferrotitanium; ferrotungsten; ferrovanadium submerged arc furnace; process modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Sedimentology and Geochemistry of Carbonates
edited by Qilong Fu, Fotini A. Pomoni-Papaioannou and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbonates; facies and depositional environments; stratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy; carbonate platforms; paleogeography; paleoceanography; paleoclimates; diagenesis; dolomitization; geochemistry; microbialites; mixed carbonates and siliciclastics; carbonate reservoirs; carbonate deformation during sedimentation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Physicochemical Properties and Purification of Quartz Minerals
edited by , Mei Xia and Jianguo Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-purity quartz; silica resources; theoretical and experimental studies; mineralogy; petrology; and geochemistry; different occurrences of geological bodies; granitic pegmatite
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Surface Chemistry and Reagents in Flotation
edited by Shiva Mohammadi-Jam
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open
Keywords: flotation; surface chemistry; hydrophobicity; frother; collector; depressant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Geophysical Signatures of Mineral Deposits in Tropical and Subtropical Settings
edited by and Marcelo Henrique Leão-Santos
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open
Keywords: geophysical prospecting; mineral exploration; secondary mineral deposits; oxidized mineral deposits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications)
Potentially Toxic Elements in Soils Affected by Metal Mining and Processing, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open
Keywords: metals; metalloids; soil; contamination; mining; mine wastes; tailings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
Cemented Mine Waste Backfill: Experiment and Modelling: 2nd Edition
edited by , , and Xiwei Zhang
submission deadline 17 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 85 | 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
Scientific Disposal and Utilization of Coal-Based Solid Waste
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental impact; mining wastewater; mine waste; solid waste disposal; sustainable development; environmental assessment; recycling
Circular Economy of Remining Secondary Raw Materials submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste rock; tailings; ashes; mineralogy; geochemistry; separation methods; toxic elements; radioactive elements; critical elements; strategic elements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Deformation, Diagenesis, and Reservoir in Fault Damage Zone
edited by Guanghui Wu, Tongwen Jiang and Xuefei Yang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault zone; carbonate reservoir; deformation; fracture network; diagenesis; fracture– diagenesis interaction
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