Topical Advisory Panel
- Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Section
- Mineral Deposits Section
- Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry Section
- Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology Section
- Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals Section
- Mineral Exploration Methods and Applications Section
- Biomineralization and Biominerals Section
- Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials Section
Members
Department of Regional Geology, Saint Petersburg State University, 199034 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Interests: paleogeography; geochronology; detrital; zircons; geodynamics; arctic geology; geology of Russia
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Interests: paleogeography; geochronology; detrital; zircons; geodynamics; arctic geology; geology of Russia
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Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, El-Geish St, Kafr Elsheikh 33516, Egypt
Interests: petrology and geochemistry of ophiolitic/Alaskan-type rocks and their mineralizations (magnetite, chromitites, platinium group elements); geochemistry of iron and titanium-bearing mafic-ultramafic layered intrusions (ilmenite-magnetite ore deposits); mantle processes (melting process, mantle metasomatism/heterogenity, thermal anomaly of mantle, mantle geodynamic, mantle upwelling/recycle etc.); carbonization of mantle (Rodingites and Listvenite)
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Interests: petrology and geochemistry of ophiolitic/Alaskan-type rocks and their mineralizations (magnetite, chromitites, platinium group elements); geochemistry of iron and titanium-bearing mafic-ultramafic layered intrusions (ilmenite-magnetite ore deposits); mantle processes (melting process, mantle metasomatism/heterogenity, thermal anomaly of mantle, mantle geodynamic, mantle upwelling/recycle etc.); carbonization of mantle (Rodingites and Listvenite)
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Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380418, Chile
Interests: process engineering; hydrometallurgy; extractive metallurgy; membrane technologies; mine waste valorization
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Interests: process engineering; hydrometallurgy; extractive metallurgy; membrane technologies; mine waste valorization
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Department of Civil - Environmental Engineering and Architecture, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, CA, Italy
Interests: applied geophysics; non-destructive diagnostics for monuments; geophysical–petrographical characterization of stone materials
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Interests: applied geophysics; non-destructive diagnostics for monuments; geophysical–petrographical characterization of stone materials
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Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BIOMLG), University of Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy
Interests: microtectonics; rock rheology; petrophysics
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Interests: microtectonics; rock rheology; petrophysics
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Prospecting and Mining Research Area, Higher Technical School of Mining Engineering, University of León, 24071 León, Spain
Interests: mineral prospecting; geology of ore deposits; mineral prospection; mining geomorphology; geoarchaeology; remote sensing; UAVs; LiDAR
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Interests: mineral prospecting; geology of ore deposits; mineral prospection; mining geomorphology; geoarchaeology; remote sensing; UAVs; LiDAR
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Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Interests: digital learning; circular economy; zero waste; magnetic materials; environmental engineering
Interests: digital learning; circular economy; zero waste; magnetic materials; environmental engineering
School of Environmental Studies and State Key Lab of Biogeological Geology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430000, China
Interests: karst water; contaminate hydrogeology; biogeochemistry; environmental isotopy; groundwater remediation
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Interests: karst water; contaminate hydrogeology; biogeochemistry; environmental isotopy; groundwater remediation
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Department of Mineral Resources, Geological Survey of Norway, NO 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Interests: industrial minerals geology; graphite deposits; critical minerals; fennoscandian mineral deposits
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Interests: industrial minerals geology; graphite deposits; critical minerals; fennoscandian mineral deposits
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College of Health and Science, School of Chemistry, University of Lincoln, Homelet, Green Lane, Joseph Banks Laboratories, Lincolnshire, Lincoln LN6 7DL UK
Interests: gaining access to high-tech and critical raw materials: understanding the factors that drive and limit extractive metallurgy; electrochemistry and materials characterization: moving toward crystal structure, molecular formula, and atomic scale; synthetic crystals as a replacement for critical raw materials; enhancement of overall process performance and energy/material utilization: a move toward dry laboratories and data bank
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Interests: gaining access to high-tech and critical raw materials: understanding the factors that drive and limit extractive metallurgy; electrochemistry and materials characterization: moving toward crystal structure, molecular formula, and atomic scale; synthetic crystals as a replacement for critical raw materials; enhancement of overall process performance and energy/material utilization: a move toward dry laboratories and data bank
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Laboratory of Composite Ceramic Materials, A. A. Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science (IMET), Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia
Interests: synthesis; nanoparticles; bioceramic; calcium phosphates; magnesium phosphates; additive manufacturing; zirconia; alumina
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Interests: synthesis; nanoparticles; bioceramic; calcium phosphates; magnesium phosphates; additive manufacturing; zirconia; alumina
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Física de la Materia Condensada, Facultad de Física, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: materials; environmental chemistry; structural determination; study of physicochemical properties; solid state nuclear magnetic resonance; X-ray diffraction; clays; silicates
Interests: materials; environmental chemistry; structural determination; study of physicochemical properties; solid state nuclear magnetic resonance; X-ray diffraction; clays; silicates
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell’Ambiente e delle Risorse (DiSTAR), Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario di Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia, 80126 Naples, Italy
Interests: igneous geochemistry; alkaline rocks; carbonatites; petrology; minerals; archaeometry
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Interests: igneous geochemistry; alkaline rocks; carbonatites; petrology; minerals; archaeometry
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Department of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Concepcion, Concepción 4070409, Chile
Interests: surface chemistry; froth flotation; rheology of mineral suspensions; geometallurgy; clay minerals in flotation; seawater in mineral processing; sensors development
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Interests: surface chemistry; froth flotation; rheology of mineral suspensions; geometallurgy; clay minerals in flotation; seawater in mineral processing; sensors development
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School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, A527 Portland Square, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
Interests: tectonics; structural and metamorphic geology; fluid–rock deformation interactions; stable isotope geochemistry; paleoaltimetry and paleoenvironmental reconstructions
Interests: tectonics; structural and metamorphic geology; fluid–rock deformation interactions; stable isotope geochemistry; paleoaltimetry and paleoenvironmental reconstructions
Faculty of Science and Technology, Institute of Materials Science, University of Silesia in Katowice, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland
Interests: Mössbauer spectroscopy, quantitative research, application to environmental geology, magmatic processes of melt-rock and magma-rock interactions; microanalysis of minerals; microanalysis by MS; mineralogical crystallography; phase transitions
Interests: Mössbauer spectroscopy, quantitative research, application to environmental geology, magmatic processes of melt-rock and magma-rock interactions; microanalysis of minerals; microanalysis by MS; mineralogical crystallography; phase transitions
School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
Interests: collophanite; phosphate tailings; colloidal chemistry of flotation
Interests: collophanite; phosphate tailings; colloidal chemistry of flotation
Facultad de Ingeniería, Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins, Avenida Viel 1497, Santiago, Chile
Interests: hydrogeology; groundwater geochemistry; isotope hydrogeology; surface water – groundwater interactions; climate change
Interests: hydrogeology; groundwater geochemistry; isotope hydrogeology; surface water – groundwater interactions; climate change
Departamento de Mineralogía y Petrología, Facultad CC. Geológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: sedimentology and diagenesis of salt deposits; hydrothermal processes in sedimentary environments; geological resources in sedimentary successions; economic geology
Interests: sedimentology and diagenesis of salt deposits; hydrothermal processes in sedimentary environments; geological resources in sedimentary successions; economic geology
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10125 Turin, Italy
Interests: structural geology; tectonics; orogenic belts; regional geology; shear zones; petrochronology; metamorphic petrology; Himalaya; Southern European Variscan belt
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Interests: structural geology; tectonics; orogenic belts; regional geology; shear zones; petrochronology; metamorphic petrology; Himalaya; Southern European Variscan belt
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School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan 47500, Malaysia
Interests: heap leaching; heap hydrodynamics; percolation leaching; low grade ore processing; mine waste management; e-waste management; e-waste value recovery; sustainability; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
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Interests: heap leaching; heap hydrodynamics; percolation leaching; low grade ore processing; mine waste management; e-waste management; e-waste value recovery; sustainability; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
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Blasting Design Department, Faculty of Mining Engineering, Saint Petersburg Mining University, 199106 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Interests: numerical modeling; rock mechanics; geomechanics; blasting operations and design; MWD
Interests: numerical modeling; rock mechanics; geomechanics; blasting operations and design; MWD
Institute of Geosciences, Faculty BERG, Technical University of Kosice, Letna 9, 04011 Kosice, Slovakia
Interests: sedimentology (siliciclastics); Quaternary geology; geothermal resources; geological prospection
Interests: sedimentology (siliciclastics); Quaternary geology; geothermal resources; geological prospection
Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute, 80-328 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: fluid and solid inclusions; isotopes; diagenesis; geochronology
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Interests: fluid and solid inclusions; isotopes; diagenesis; geochronology
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Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Laboratory of Soil Science and Biochemistry, University of Sciences and Technology, 85-029 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Interests: soil enzymes; trace metals in soils; lithogenesis; pedogenesis; anthropopression and the content of micronutrients in soils; the soil-plant relationship; soil pollution indicators
Interests: soil enzymes; trace metals in soils; lithogenesis; pedogenesis; anthropopression and the content of micronutrients in soils; the soil-plant relationship; soil pollution indicators
NUST Balochistan Campus, National University of Sciences and Technology, Quetta 87300, Pakistan
Interests: green and climate-smart mining; mine safe; mine evaluation systems
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Interests: green and climate-smart mining; mine safe; mine evaluation systems
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Geological Institute of Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, 184209 Apatity, Russia
Interests: magmatic–postmagmatic ore deposits: geology, geochemistry, mineralogy, resources, modelling and genesis; carbonatite and alkaline magmatism: geology, geochemistry, genesis and ore deposits; spatial analysis: geostatistics, interpolation, fractal analysis; geometallurgy; ore deposit prospecting
Interests: magmatic–postmagmatic ore deposits: geology, geochemistry, mineralogy, resources, modelling and genesis; carbonatite and alkaline magmatism: geology, geochemistry, genesis and ore deposits; spatial analysis: geostatistics, interpolation, fractal analysis; geometallurgy; ore deposit prospecting
Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, 11120 Belgrade, Serbia
Interests: extractive metallurgy
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Interests: extractive metallurgy
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Department of Geology, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece
Interests: geochemistry; environmental geochemistry/geology; ore deposits/Industrial minerals; sustainable development; geothermal systems/energy; geomicrobiology; igneous petrology; mineralogy
Interests: geochemistry; environmental geochemistry/geology; ore deposits/Industrial minerals; sustainable development; geothermal systems/energy; geomicrobiology; igneous petrology; mineralogy
Mineral Processing Engineering Department, Faculty of Mines, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Türkiye
Interests: mineral processing and extractive metallurgy; feldspar flotation; industrial minerals; potash recovery from potassium feldspars; polymer recycling; flame reterdancy of carbonate minerals
Interests: mineral processing and extractive metallurgy; feldspar flotation; industrial minerals; potash recovery from potassium feldspars; polymer recycling; flame reterdancy of carbonate minerals
