Green Mineral Processing and Metallurgy: Resource Recovery, Utilization and Process Optimization
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 46
Special Issue Editor
Interests: solution mining; uranium in situ leaching; hydrometallurgy; copper bioleaching; heap leaching; fluid flow behavior; pore structure
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of metal mineral resources is related to human survival and development, and is an important guarantee of basic materials. However, the metal resources reserved near the earth’s surface are becoming increasingly scarce, and determining how green and smart mining and the disposal of solid mine wastes might be achieved has become a crucial issue. This Special Issue focuses on the underground backfilling of solid mine wastes, surface storage and disposal, rock mechanics, disaster prevention and control in mines, as well as technologies for the development of novel resources such as CCUS and fluidized mining. This Special Issue provides theoretical and technical references for relevant researchers and technicians, and promotes the iterative development of metal mineral resources.
This Special Issue, entitled “Green Mineral Processing and Metallurgy: Resource Recovery, Utilization and Process Optimization”, seeks high-quality studies focusing on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Solution mining of low-grade minerals (sulfide copper, uranium, etc.);
- Mechanism and control of mineral processing in metal mines;
- Mine waste disposal and utilization, such as backfilling;
- Numerical simulation and visualization of metallurgy procedure;
- Mine pollutant control and heavy metal leaching;
- Mine seepage mechanics and procedure control;
- Green mining safety, methods, and optimization.
Dr. Leiming Wang
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Processes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- metal mine
- green mining
- hydrometallurgy
- backfilling technology
- low-grade minerals
