Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy
A section of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X).
Section Information
The section aims at publishing high quality original research papers and critical reviews featuring the fundamental aspects and industrial applications in the field of processing and extractive metallurgy of primary and secondary resources. This includes, but is not limited to, physical (i.e. comminution; classification; sorting; gravity, magnetic and electric concentration; froth flotation, coagulation, flocculation, oil agglomeration) and chemical (i.e. hydro-, pyro-, bio-metallurgy; solvent extraction; electro-winning) separation methods as well as advanced analytical techniques, applied mineralogy, process design, modelling and sensors/instrumentation. Environmental aspects of mineral processing are also covered.
Keywords
- Process mineralogy
- Comminution, crushing, screening or sieving
- Grinding, mill
- Classification, sampling
- Flotation, flotation reagent, flotation cell, flotation chemistry
- Molecular design
- Bubble-particle interaction
- Particle-particle interaction
- Fine particle
- Electrochemistry
- Physical separation
- Magnetic separation
- Gravity separation
- Electrostatic separation
- Agglomeration, flocculation
- Ore sorting
- Environment, recycling
- Wasterwater, tailings, dewatering
- Extractive metallurgy
- Hydrometallurgy
- Pyrometallurgy
- Biometallurgy
- Process control
- Modelling, simulation, sensors and instrumentation
- Plant design
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in Pyrometallurgy of Minerals and Ores (Deadline: 29 November 2024)
- Sustainable Coal Beneficiation (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Unlocking Critical Elements in Base Metal Supply Chains: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- An Overview of Applications and Types of Flotation Reagents: Performance, Efficiency and Optimization (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Thermodynamics, Mechanism and Kinetics of Metallurgical Processes, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Harnessing Surface Chemistry for Enhanced Mineral Recovery (Deadline: 23 December 2024)
- Advances in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy of Base and Precious Metals (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Grinding Chemistry and Its Impact on Downstream Processing (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Thermochemical Processing of Low-Grade Ores and Mineral-Related Wastes (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Water in Flotation (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Beneficiation and Extraction of Critical Metals from Ores and Secondary Resources (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Process Modelling and Applications for Aggregate Production (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Flotation of Fine-Grained Minerals (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Green Mining, Waste Recovery and Efficient Disposal of Metal Mines (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Ferroalloy Minerals Processing and Technology, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Sustainable Extraction of Copper, Nickel and Zinc and Their By-Products from Ores, Recycled Materials and Wastes through Hydrometallurgical Processes (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Hydrometallurgical Treatments of Copper Ores, By-Products and Waste (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Comminution and Comminution Circuits Optimisation: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Experimental and Numerical Studies of Mineral Comminution: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Selected Papers from the 7th International Conference of Young Scholars in Mineral Processing (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Modelling of Particle Behaviour during Mineral Processing (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Unlocking Mineral Resource Potential: Biotechnological Approaches to Recover Critical Minerals from Waste (Deadline: 24 January 2025)
- Advances in Flotation of Copper, Lead and Zinc Minerals (Deadline: 24 January 2025)
- Towards a Sustainable Management of Mine Wastes: Reprocessing, Reuse, Revalorization and Repository, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 27 January 2025)
- Mineral Processing Technologies of Low-Grade Ores (Deadline: 28 January 2025)
- Advances in the Theory and Technology of Physical Separation (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Advances in Slag Utilization for Decarbonization (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Advances in Industrial Flotation Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Recent Developments in the Technology and Equipment for Coal Beneficiation (Deadline: 7 February 2025)
- Recent Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Flotation (Deadline: 21 February 2025)
- Microbially Driven Geochemistry of Mining Water and Waste (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Green and Efficient Recovery/Extraction of Rare Earth Resources (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Critical Minerals for Energy Transition: Advancing Energy Security and Sustainable Manufacturing (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Characterization and Reuse of Slag (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Industrial Minerals Flotation—Fundamentals and Applications (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Coal Processing and Utilization (Deadline: 15 March 2025)
- Applications of Atomic Force Microscopy in the Study of Mineral Processing (Deadline: 28 March 2025)
- Coal Fly Ash as a Resource: Advances in Characterization, Utilization and Sustainable Solutions (Deadline: 28 March 2025)
- Characterization of Geological Material at Nano- and Micro-scales (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Interfacial Chemistry of Critical Mineral Flotation (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Metallurgy Waste Used for Backfilling Materials (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Desorption and/or Reuse of Collectors in Mineral Flotation (Deadline: 18 April 2025)
- Recent Advances in Ore Comminution (Deadline: 25 April 2025)
- Advances in Physical Separation of Gold, Iron Ore and Rare Earth Minerals (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Advances in Reagents for Mineral Processing, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Removal and Separation of Noble Metal Ions Using Ion Exchange and Solvent Extraction (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Circular Economy of Remining Secondary Raw Materials (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Optimization and Kinetics of Selective Extraction and Recovery of Gold from Primary and Secondary Resources (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Innovation in Solvent Extraction for Metal Recovery (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Acid Mine Drainage: A Challenge or an Opportunity? (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Characterization of Minerals and Raw Materials Resources Replenishment (Deadline: 5 June 2025)
- Advances on Fine Particles and Bubbles Flotation, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- Kinetic Characterization and Its Applications in Mineral Processing (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Recent Advances in Separation Techniques for Critical Minerals/Metals, Circular Economy, and Sustainability (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
- Sustainable Extraction and Reuse of Metallurgical Wastes: Towards Circular Practices (Deadline: 27 June 2025)
- Waste Valorization: Recycling and Recovery of Critical and Strategic Metals (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Thermodynamics and Modeling of Critical Raw Materials and Non-Metallurgical Resources (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Particle–Bubble Interactions in the Flotation Process (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Graphite and Metal Recovery from Spent Li-Ion Batteries (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Recycling of Mining and Solid Wastes (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Surface Chemistry and Reagents in Flotation (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Recent Advances in Automated Mineralogy: From SEM-Based Systems to µXRF, 3D µCT and Beyond (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Slag Valorization for Advanced Metal Production, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Advances in Precious and Critical Mineral Beneficiation and Extraction (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
- Bioleaching (Closed)
