Minerals

Clay Minerals: Roles in Oil and Gas Generation, Drilling, and Enhanced Recovery

edited by

and Qiang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2394 | Submission Open

Keywords: clay mineral; petroleum and natural gas engineering; drilling fluids; surface interaction; colloidal chemistry; enhanced oil recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

Geophysical Signatures of Mineral Deposits in Tropical and Subtropical Settings

edited by

Welitom Rodrigues Borges

and Marcelo Henrique Leão-Santos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2317 | 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)

Mineralogy, Chemistry, Weathering and Application of Serpentinite

edited by

Rafael Navarro

,

Roberto Visalli

, Rosalda Punturo and Giovanna Rizzo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2249 | Submission Open

Keywords: serpentinite; antigorite; lizardite; subduction; dehydration; CO2 storage; Ni-Co ores; dimension stones; heritage; green marble; asbestos; ophiolite

Advances in Mine Backfilling Technology and Materials

edited by

Yuye Tan

, Xun Chen and Yuan Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2020 | Submission Open

Keywords: backfill mining method; cemented tailing backfill technology; filling materials; mine waste; binding material; cemented tailing backfill; mechanical properties of cemented tailing backfill; rheological properties of filling slurry; mathematical modeling; numerical simulation; in situ measurement

Process Modelling and Applications for Aggregate Production

edited by

Gauti Asbjörnsson

and

Kanishk Bhadani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1924 | Submission Open

Keywords: steady-state simulation; dynamic simulation; discrete event simulation; hybrid simulations; machine learning; software-in-the-loop; operational calibration and validation; process control; process optimization; process evaluation; KPI; debottlenecking; aggregates; course comminution; classification; materials handling

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

Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Fluid Inclusion Study of Gold Deposits Endowed in Critical Metals

edited by

Grigorios Aarne Sakellaris

,

Vasilios Melfos

,

Panagiotis Voudouris

and

Ferenc Molnár

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1690 | Submission Open

Keywords: gold; critical metals; ore mineralogy; ore geochemistry; fluid inclusions; mineral system; deposit modeling; mineral exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Applications of Paleomagnetism and Rock Magnetism in Geochronology

edited by

Matteo Maron

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1575 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetostratigraphy applied to geochronology; paleomagnetism and rock magnetism of stratigraphic/volcanic sequences; improvement of the geomagnetic polarity time scale; paleointensity variations of the geomagnetic field as a correlation tool; rock magnetism parameters describing astronomical cycles

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

Petrogenesis of Large Igneous Province and Rare Earth–Rare Metal Deposits

edited by Zhiguo Cheng and Xiaowei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1337 | Submission Open

Keywords: large igneous province; mantle plume; carbonatite– alkaline complex; rare earth element deposit; rare metal deposit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Geochemistry and Geochronology of High-Grade Metamorphic Rocks

edited by

Zhuang Li

, Zhanzhan Duan, Ting Liu and

Hafiz U. Rehman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1273 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-grade metamorphism; geochemistry; geochronology; granulite; migmatite; partial melting

(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

edited by

Rosa Anna Fregola

,

Larbi Rddad

and

Pierfranco Lattanzi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1214 | 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)

Modelling of Particle Behaviour during Mineral Processing

edited by Aubrey Mainza,

Sherry Bremner

and

Hakan Dündar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1169 | Submission Open

Keywords: particle tracking; simulation; modelling; empirical modelling; computational modelling; mineral processing

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

Tracing Precambrian Pathways: Neoproterozoic Rocks and Their Global Context

edited by Junyong Li, Jinlong Yao and Guangyi Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1151 | 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)

Sedimentology and Geochemistry of Carbonates

edited by Qilong Fu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1044 | 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)

Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Sediments in Light of Environmental and Climate Changes

edited by

Miloš Miler

and

Željko Pogačnik

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 877 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change impact; environmental mineralogy; chemical elements; environmental fate; source apportionment

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

Ferroalloy Minerals Processing and Technology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sunil Kumar Tripathy

,

Chenna Rao Borra

and

Moritz Eickhoff

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 812 | 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)

Hydrometallurgical Treatments of Copper Ores, By-Products and Waste

edited by

Víctor Quezada

,

María Cecilia Hernández Vera

and

Alisiya Biserova-Tachieva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 806 | Submission Open

Keywords: leaching; hydrometallurgy; copper sulfide ore; copper oxidized ore; dissolution; solvent extraction

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

Potentially Toxic Elements in Soils Affected by Metal Mining and Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Anna Karczewska

and

Karolina Lewińska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 699 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals; metalloids; soil; contamination; mining; mine wastes; tailings

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

Siliciclastic Sandstone Diagenesis: Are Existing Models Correct?

edited by Nicolaas Molenaar and

Georgia Pe-Piper

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Keywords: sandstone diagenesis; controversies; scrutiny of models; alternatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Rare-Metal Granites

edited by Francisco Javier López-Moro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: protolith; parental magma; differentiation processes; magmatic– hydrothermal transition; rare-metal metallogeny; geochemistry; geochronology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Water in Flotation

edited by

Malibongwe Manono

and

Kirsten Claire Corin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: dewatering of tailings; flotation chemistry; inorganic electrolytes; microbes in water; residual reagents; water balancing; water quality

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

Risks Assessment, Management and Control of Mining Contamination, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elizabeth J. Lam Esquenazi

,

Jaume Bech

and Brian Keith Normabuena

submission deadline 6 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: mining; heavy metal contamination; tailings; mine reclamation; mining risks; acid mine drainage; artificial intelligence; machine learning; data analytics

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

Carbonate Petrology and Geochemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

Luis Miguel Nieto

and

José Miguel Molina

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbonate rocks and/or sediments; carbonate texture; mineralogical and/or geochemical composition of carbonates; carbonate petrology; carbonate diagenesis; carbonate weathering; (paleo)-environmental changes; carbon cycle; continental or marine carbonates

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

Genesis and Evolution of Pb-Zn-Ag Polymetallic Deposits: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yitian Wang

and

Changqing Zhang

submission deadline 17 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2875 | Submission Open

Keywords: ore mineralogy; mineral geochemistry; geochronology; S– Pb– Zn– Cu isotopes; fluid evolution; element occurrence in sulfide; metal precipitation mechanism; element remobilization; ore-controlling structure; tectonic setting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Cemented Mine Waste Backfill: Experiment and Modelling: 2nd Edition

edited by

Haiqiang Jiang

,

Nan Zhou

,

Liang Cui

and Xiwei Zhang

submission deadline 17 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1781 | 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

Mechanical and Rheological Properties of Cemented Tailings Backfill

edited by Imad Alainachi and

Othman Nasir

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2096 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine; mine waste; cemented tailing backfill; rheology; yield stress; viscosity; temperature; cement; hydration; sustainable

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

Advances in Flotation of Copper, Lead and Zinc Minerals

edited by

Qicheng Feng

and

Guang Han

submission deadline 24 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11436 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation reagents; enhanced flotation; flotation equipment; separation technique; refractory ores; surface analysis; bubble– mineral interaction; theoretical calculation; process mineralogy

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

Mineral Evolution and Mineralization during Weathering

edited by Wei Tan, Xiaodong Deng,

Lulu Zhao

and

Martin Yan Hei Li

submission deadline 24 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6175 | Submission Open

Keywords: weathering processes; mineral evolution and transformation; critical metal elements; extraterrestrial samples; spectroscopy studies

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

Unlocking Mineral Resource Potential: Biotechnological Approaches to Recover Critical Minerals from Waste

edited by Kamalpreet Kaur Brar, Nancy Perreault and Sara Magdouli

submission deadline 24 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1228 | Submission Open

Keywords: biohydrometallurgy; metal extraction and recovery; secondary resource; mining and metallurgical waste; waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE or e-waste); recycling of Li-Ion batteries; critical minerals and rare earth elements; biobeneficiation; biomineralization

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

Paleoenvironment Evolution Proxy in Carbonates: Sedimentary Geochemistry

edited by Jinmin Song

submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbonate rocks; paleoenvironment evolution; diagenesis; depositional environments; geochemistry; stratigraphy

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

Towards a Sustainable Management of Mine Wastes: Reprocessing, Reuse, Revalorization and Repository, 3rd Edition

edited by

Yassine Taha

,

Abdellatif Elghali

, Yassine Ait-Khouia and

Mostafa Benzaazoua

submission deadline 27 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1765 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic industrial and mining wastes; environmental characterization; treatment; stabilization; reprocessing; and recycling; integrated management; valorisation

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

Mineral Processing Technologies of Low-Grade Ores

edited by

Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio

and

Josep Oliva

submission deadline 28 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing; low-grade minerals; gravity concentration; flotation

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

Microscopy in Geomaterials Research: From Minerals to Rocks and Beyond

edited by Vincent Thiery

submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: microscopy; microanalysis; geomaterials; rocks; slags; concrete

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clays and Engineered Mineral Materials)

Application of Magnetic Susceptibility and Chemical Analysis in Environmental Research of Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems

edited by

Stanislav Frančišković-Bilinski

and

Sanja Sakan

submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic susceptibility; environmental magnetism; archaeomagnetism; heavy metals; contamination; aquatic sediments; soils; monitoring

Structure and Origin of Gold Mineralization: From Primary to Placer Gold Deposits

edited by

Javier Fernández Lozano

,

Erik Melchiorre

and

Pablo Caldevilla Domínguez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11572 | Submission Open

Keywords: gold prospecting; biogeochemistry of gold; geochemical analysis; gold deposits; geophysical survey; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Submarine Volcanism, Related Hydrothermal Systems and Mineralizations

edited by

Gabriella B. Kiss

, Tamás Sági and

Federica Zaccarini

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7590 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochemistry of submarine fluid-rock interaction processes; hydrothermal mineral paragenesis of submarine fluid-rock interaction processes; advances in understanding VMS ore formation processes; petrology and geochemistry of submarine volcanites; alteration of mineral assemblages in submarine volcanites; petrology and geochemistry of low- to medium-grade metamorphic rocks of ocean floor origin; petrogenetic significance of submarine lava flows; methods to find hidden VMS deposits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

CO2 Mineralization and Utilization

edited by Fei Wang and

Rafael Santos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5843 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 mineralization and utilization; carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS); carbon neutrality; clean energy transition; sustainable development; CO2 emission reduction; enhanced metal recovery (EMR); critical and strategic minerals (MCS)

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

Advances in Industrial Flotation Applications

edited by Miguel Maldonado and

Luis Vinnett

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5215 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation reagents; flotation machines; advanced control strategies; supervision; hydrodynamics; machine learning; sensors; circuits; modeling

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

Characterization and Management of Mine Waters

edited by Patrícia Gomes,

Teresa Valente

and

Juan Antelo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5112 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine waters; acid mine drainage; mine-water-biosphere interactions; water contamination; risk assessment; environmental remediation; nature-based solutions; circular economy; monitoring

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

Multi-Proxy Isotope Signature of Dolomites

edited by

Sylvia Riechelmann

and

Claire Rollion-Bard

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2715 | Submission Open

Keywords: stable isotopes (C; O; Ca; Mg; B; Sr; S; etc.); clumped isotopes; radiogenic isotopes (87Sr/86Sr); primary dolomite; secondary dolomite; diagenesis

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

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Applied to Determination of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals

edited by

Chet R. Bhatt

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1910 | Submission Open

Keywords: REE detection; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; in situ analytical techniques; i.e.; LIBS; atomic emission spectroscopy; rare earth element determination; material characterization techniques; LIBS applications for REEs

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

Application of Big Data Mining, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Geoscience, 2nd Edition

edited by Yongzhang Zhou,

Hui Yang

and

Xiaohui Ji

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1870 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; big data mining; mineral; petrologic geology; ore deposit; mineral resources prediction; remote sensing; geochemical exploration

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

Exploring and Unlocking Africa’s Mineral Wealth: Current Advances and Future Prospects

edited by

Bekir Genc

, Moshood Onifade, Thierry De Putter and

Michel Villeneuve

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1706 | Submission Open

Keywords: minerals; Africa; mining; sustainable development; environment; ESG

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

Tectonic Evolution and Mineralization of the Dabie Orogen

edited by Yongsheng Wang,

Yonghong Shi

and Ruxin Ding

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 965 | Submission Open

Keywords: subduction and exhumation process and mechanism; coupling evolution of orogenic belt and basins; post-collisional magmatism and mineralization; low-temperature thermochronology; deep structure of orogenic belt

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

Advances in the Theory and Technology of Physical Separation

edited by

Dongfang Lu

and

Mehdi Safari

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical separation; gravity separation; magnetic separation; particle classification; ray beneficiation; mineral preselection

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

Dissolution and Precipitation Dynamics at the Mineral–Fluid Interface

edited by André Pinto, Nuria Sánchez-Pastor and

Athanasios Godelitsas

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 390 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral dissolution– precipitation; mineral surface reactivity; sorption mechanisms; mineral replacement; environmental remediation; biomineralization

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

Mechanical Properties of Earth Mantle Minerals under High Pressure and High Temperature

edited by Jennifer Girard

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamics of Earth’ s interior; rheological properties; deformation mechanisms

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

Salt Rocks: Processes, Fluid Migration and Mineralogy

edited by Bettina Beeskow-Strauch

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt caverns; underground storage; mineralogy; fluid migration; geomechanical characterization; salt solution mining; salt integrity; geological barrier system; gas storage; fertilizer production

Advances in Slag Utilization for Decarbonization

edited by Weslei Ambrós and Bruno Flores

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: slag utilization; slag composition and properties; decarbonization; waste valorization; reuse and recycling; co-products; circular economy

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

Global and Regional Tectonics: Insights from Sedimentary Records and Geochemistry, 2nd Edition

edited by

Kai-Jun Zhang

and

Xianchun Tang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: tectonics; sedimentary rocks and minerals; sedimentary geochemistry and isotopes; paleogeography

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

Recent Developments in the Technology and Equipment for Coal Beneficiation

edited by Zhijun Zhang,

Yinfei Liao

, Guichuan Ye and

Fardis Nakhaei

submission deadline 7 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal beneficiation; coal preparation; flotation; gravity separation; classification; dewatering

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

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