Minerals

Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Mars: Everything You Need to Know about the Red Planet

edited by

Michael T. Thorpe

,

Maëva Millan

and

Lucie Riu

submission deadline 22 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12482 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochemistry of Mars; mineralogy of Mars ; sedimentary history of Mars ; igneous processes of Mars ; future of Mars research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Characterization and Provenance of Archaeological Materials Using Multi-Method Analysis

edited by

Luminita Ghervase

,

Monica Dinu

and

Ioana Maria Cortea

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9939 | Submission Open

Keywords: archaeology; provenance; dating; spectroscopy; cultural heritage; archaeometry; metal; ceramics; stones; sediments; glazes; glass; geochemical tracers; burial environment

Advances in Pyrometallurgy of Minerals and Ores

edited by

Lei Gao

,

Guo Chen

, Bangfu Huang and Fan Zhang

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9022 | Submission Open

Keywords: pyrometallurgy; energy saving; emission reduction; waste management; hydrogen metallurgy

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

Chemical Weathering Studies

edited by Diego De Souza Sardinha, Vania Rosolen and Leticia Hirata Godoy

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7392 | Submission Open

Keywords: major; minor and ree; hydrochemistry; hydrogeochemistry; pedogeochemistry; riverbed sediments; water– rock– soil interaction; CO2 sequestration; surface modeling; supergene alteration; supergene deposits; mine drainage; mine waste; heavy metal isotopes; risk assessment; soil contamination; pollution indices

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

Geoelectricity and Electrical Methods in Mineral Exploration

edited by Gaofeng Ye

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3615 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric prospecting; polarizability; resistivity; EM method; mineral deposits; volcanoes; mineralization; geothermal resources

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

New Methods and Technologies for Mineral Geological and Geophysical Exploration in China, 2nd Edition

edited by

Guoqiang Xue

,

Nannan Zhou

,

Weiying Chen

and Xin Wu

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2900 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic exploration; mineral deposit; new methods; deep detection; seismic exploration; ore body; instrument development; review of the EM method; gravitational magnetic exploration

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

Geomaterials and Cultural Heritage

edited by

Marco Benvenuti

,

Rosarosa Manca

and Lucilla Fabrizi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6653 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomaterials; cultural heritage; conservation; museums; earth sciences; heritage science; archaeometry; materials science; environmental science; natural history museums; sustainability

Environment and Geochemistry of Sediments, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marianna Kulkova

and

Dmitry Subetto

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4972 | 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)

Acid Mine Drainage: A Challenge or an Opportunity?

edited by

Johannes Phillippus Maree

,

Elvis Fosso-Kankeu

and Kagiso More

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4820 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; valuable products; brine treatment; sludge processing; feasibility; acid mine drainage

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

New Discovery and Exploration Methods of Porphyry and Epithermal Mineral Deposits

edited by Chao Yang,

Yiwei Peng

and Gangyang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4039 | Submission Open

Keywords: porphyry; epithermal; formation; geology; exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Unlocking Critical Elements in Base Metal Supply Chains: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Lana Alagha

,

Pengbo Chu

and

Kristian Waters

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2972 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical elements; base metals; extractive metallurgy; physical separation; froth flotation; geometallurgy; mine tailings

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

An Overview of Applications and Types of Flotation Reagents: Performance, Efficiency and Optimization

edited by André C. Azevedo and Rafael Teixeira Rodrigues

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2548 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation reagents; mineral processing; efficiency; sustainability; complex ores

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

Mineral Deposits, Geotectonic Evolution and Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization of Iberian Pyrite Belt—State of the Art

edited by Luís Albardeiro, Maria João Batista and

Alejandro Díez-Montes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1768 | Submission Open

Keywords: iberian pyrite belt; ore horizons; radiometric dating; whole rock geochemistry; mineral geochemistry; geological models

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

Sustainable Coal Beneficiation

edited by Quentin Peter Campbell

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced processing technologies; waste dump reprocessing; fine processing; dry processing; alternative utilization of coal products; greenhouse gas reduction

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

Stylolites: Development, Properties, Inversion and Scaling

edited by

Daniel Koehn

and

Nicolas Beaudoin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: stylolite; pressure solution; stress inversion; chemical compaction; sedimentary rocks; permeability

Provenance Analyses of Ancient Stones Using Scientific Methods

edited by Walter Prochaska and Vasiliki Anevlavi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: provenance analysis; isotope analysis; trace element analysis; petrography; microscopic investigation; SEM investigation

Redox Reactivity of Iron Minerals in the Geosphere, 2nd Edition

edited by

Edward J. O'Loughlin

, Lucie Stetten and Maxim I. Boyanov

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1891 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomineralization; iron oxides; iron sulfides; transformation; contaminants; mineralization

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

Adsorption and Precipitation of Phosphorus by Minerals in Soil

edited by Wenjun Zhang, Hang Zhai and Xinfei Ge

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 850 | Submission Open

Keywords: phosphorus; interface reaction; kinetic process; adsorption; precipitation; release; in situ imaging

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

Selenium, Tellurium and Precious Metal Mineralogy

edited by

Jiajun Liu

and Shen Gao

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10108 | Submission Open

Keywords: Se- and Te-bearing mineralogy; precious metals; ore genesis; mineral chemistry; isotopes; fluid conditions; enrichment mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Graphite Minerals and Graphene, 2nd Edition

edited by

Qinfu Liu

,

Kuo Li

and

Shuai Zhang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 955 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphite ores; graphite crystal growth; graphitic carbon; graphite structural properties; graphene preparation; applications of graphite and graphene

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)

Thermodynamics, Mechanism and Kinetics of Metallurgical Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Álvaro Aracena Caipa

and

Hyunjung Kim

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermodynamics for high and low temperatures; heterogeneous kinetics; extractive metallurgical processes

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

Application of UAV and GIS for Geosciences, 2nd Edition

edited by

Konstantinos G. Nikolakopoulos

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles; GIS; remote sensing; photogrammetery; GNSS; multispectral cameras; hyperspectral cameras; thermal cameras; lidar

Environmental Pollution and Assessment in Mining Areas

edited by

María de la Luz García Lorenzo

,

José María Esbrí

and

Oscar Andreu Sánchez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16938 | Submission Open

Keywords: potentially toxic elements; soil contamination; risk assessment; mine waste; water contamination; acid mine drainage; ecotoxicology of contaminated soils

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

Waste Minerals, Sediments and Their Environmental Mineralogy

edited by

Bruno Lemière

submission deadline 23 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1733 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary minerals; circular economy; mineralogy; chemistry and characterization; mineral processing

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

Harnessing Surface Chemistry for Enhanced Mineral Recovery

edited by

Liuyang Dong

, Peilun Shen, Jia Tian and Ya Gao

submission deadline 23 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 256 | 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)

Dolomitization, Recrystallization, and Cementation in Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks

edited by

Zhanfeng Qiao

,

Lei Jiang

and Guangwei Wang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6300 | Submission Open

Keywords: dolomitization; recrystallization; cementation; carbonate reservoir; advances in geochronology

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

Size Distribution, Chemical Composition and Morphology of Mine Dust

edited by

Shoeleh Assemi

and

Emily Sarver

submission deadline 26 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1858 | Submission Open

Keywords: respirable dust; mineral dust; dust characterization; mineralogy and trace element analysis; occupational health; environmental health

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

Advances in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy of Base and Precious Metals

edited by

Jiajia Wu

and Jaeheon Lee

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11128 | Submission Open

Keywords: geometallurgy; flotation; physical separation; surface chemistry; leaching; modeling and simulation; kinetics

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

Grinding Chemistry and Its Impact on Downstream Processing

edited by Chris Greet,

Shihong Xu

and

Richmond K. Asamoah

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2276 | 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)

Trace Elements in Bauxite Deposits: Critical Georesource and Significant Indicators of Paleoenvironmental Conditions

edited by

Roberto Buccione

, Farhad Ahmadnejad, Kunyue Ling and Batoul Taghipour

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 868 | Submission Open

Keywords: bauxite geochemistry; bauxite trace elements; critical georesource; rare earth elements; genesis of bauxites; paleoenvironment of bauxite

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Geochemistry and Genesis of Hydrothermal Ore Deposits

edited by

Yuichi Morishita

and

Napoleon Q. Hammond

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20412 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrothermal ore deposits; source of hydrothermal fluid; fluid evolution; genesis of ore deposit; metallic mineral deposits; geochemistry; stable isotopes; mineral exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Mineral Resources in North China Craton

edited by

Wenlei Song

,

Xiaohua Deng

and

Zhanke Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14533 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallogenesis in North China Craton; ore deposit; mineralogy; mineral geochemistry; mineralization mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Petrographic, Geophysical, Geochemical and Geochronological Study of Magma and Magmatism in the Iberian Peninsula and Archipelagos

edited by

Enrique Merino Martínez

,

David Orejana García

and

Helena Sant’Ovaia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9703 | Submission Open

Keywords: Iberian magmatism; igneous petrology; mineralogy; chemistry and physics of magmas; geochemical and isotope magma composition; geochronology of magmatic processes; ore-forming processes in magmatic systems

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

Microbial Biomineralization and Organimineralization

edited by

Hiromi Konishi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8805 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomineralization; organimineralization; bioremediation; biomining; biosynthesis; microbial oxidation and reduction; nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomineralization and Biominerals)

Seismics in Mineral Exploration

edited by Yun Wang, Shoudong Huo,

Guofeng Liu

and

Zhengyong Ren

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8318 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral seismic; compressive sensing; artificial intelligence; multi-component seismic; active seismic; passive seismic; joint imaging and inversion; integrated geophysics

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

Metallogenic Regularity and Metallographic Prediction of Strategic Deposits

edited by Shanbao Liu, Chenghui Wang and

Zheng Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7806 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic metals; metallogenic regularity and prediction; W-Sn deposit; Co-Ni deposit; Li-Be-Nb-Ta deposit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Mineral Prospectivity Mapping (MPM) Using Multi-Source Datasets, Geo-Statistical Algorithms and Machine Learning Techniques

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7523 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral propectivity mapping (MPM); ore mineral exploration; remote sensing; multi-dimensional data fusion; machine learning techniques; knowledge-driven models; data-driven models; geophysical exploration; geochemical exploration; geographic information system (GIS) modeling; supervised and unsupervised algorithms; geo-statistical algorithms; deep learning techniques; novel hybrid methods

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

Flotation of Fine-Grained Minerals

edited by

Bingqiao Yang

, Weijun Peng and Shulei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7176 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation of mineral fines; interface phenomenon; interaction; hydrodynamics

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

Thermochemical Processing of Low-Grade Ores and Mineral-Related Wastes

edited by

Frédéric J. Doucet

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5919 | Submission Open

Keywords: Thermochemical processing; Thermal solid-solid processing; Alkali roasting-leaching process; Microwave-assisted processing; Ammonium salts; Mineral waste; Low-grade ores; Mineral recovery; Metal extraction

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

Beneficiation and Extraction of Critical Metals from Ores and Secondary Resources

edited by Bogale Tadesse,

Jonas Addai-Mensah

, Girma Woldetinsae and Lisha Dong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5836 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation chemistry; ore sorting; hydrometallurgy; beneficiation; pegmatites; critical metals; lithium; tantalum; and niobium; mineral processing

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

Green Mining, Waste Recovery and Efficient Disposal of Metal Mines

edited by

Leiming Wang

and

Shenghua Yin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5828 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in chemical/bio-heap leaching of copper sulfides; basical theory and industrial cases of cemented/paste backfill using mine wastes; in-situ chemical/bioleaching of rare earth; uranium; etc.; multi-physical fieldand multi-phase coupling problem in green mining process; simulation and mathematical modeling of green mining procedure; rock mechanic features and mechanisms caused by mining in metal mine

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

Phase Transitions and Physical Properties of Minerals under Extreme Conditions of Pressure and Temperature

edited by Yingwei Fei and Sally Tracy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5635 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-pressure phase transitions; static compression; shockwave; super-earth; planetary interior; physical properties of minerals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)

Advances in Mantle–Crust Interactions for Petrogenesis and Ore-Forming Processes

edited by Feng Huang, Liang Guo, Xiyao Li,

Zhiwei Wang

and

Vinod O. Samuel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4623 | Submission Open

Keywords: mantle– crust interactions; petrology; geochemistry; magmatic evolution; mineralization

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

Sedimentary Basins: Sedimentation, Stratigraphy, Petrology and Tectonics

edited by Yong Sik Gihm,

Taejin Choi

and Byung Choon Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4369 | Submission Open

Keywords: drainage basins; depositional environments; subsidence; partial melting; metamorphism; deformation

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

Space Resources

edited by

Damian Pietrusiak

and

Marek Sawicki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4213 | Submission Open

Keywords: space resources; space mining; remote sensing and searching; minerals extraction; minerals processing; minerals mapping; smart mining; re-orbiting space objects; space mining mission profile; on-site production; bio-mining

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

Comminution and Comminution Circuits Optimisation: 3rd Edition

edited by

Ngonidzashe Chimwani

and

Murray M. Bwalya

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4186 | Submission Open

Keywords: open mill; normal closed; reverse closed; and combined closed circuits; mill/crusher operational parameters; DEM; CFD; product size distribution; mineral liberation

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

From Mantle to Market: Platinum Group Elements and Minerals and Their Geological Significance

edited by

Basilios Tsikouras

,

Federica Zaccarini

and

Elena Ifandi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3819 | Submission Open

Keywords: platinum group elements; platinum group minerals and mantle processes; economic geology; mineral exploration; sustainable mining; emerging technologies; machine learning applications on platinum group minerals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Sustainable Extraction of Copper, Nickel and Zinc and Their By-Products from Ores, Recycled Materials and Wastes through Hydrometallurgical Processes

edited by Lilian Velásquez-Yévenes,

Jochen Petersen

and Mario Vera

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3803 | Submission Open

Keywords: base metal; leaching and bioleaching; leaching technology; chloride leaching; e-waste leaching; innovation and process improvement; new reagents; materials and technologies; solvent extraction and ion exchange; precipitation

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

Physicochemical Properties and Purification of Quartz Minerals

edited by

Xiaoyong Yang

, Mei Xia and Jianguo Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3358 | 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)

Experimental and Numerical Studies of Mineral Comminution: 3rd Edition

edited by

Josep Oliva

and

Hernán Anticoi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3227 | Submission Open

Keywords: comminution; modeling; crushing; grinding; liberation; optimization; energy saving

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

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