Minerals

Clay Minerals: From Paleoclimatic and Paleoenvironmental Indicators to Industrial Raw Materials

edited by Elisa Laita,

Javier García-Rivas

and

Isabel Abad

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1256 | Submission Open

Keywords: paleoclimate; paleoenvironment; weathering; industrial clays; kaolin; fibrous clays

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

Application of Geophysical and Geochemical Techniques in Mining Engineering

edited by

Behshad Jodeiri Shokri

, Faramarz Doulati Ardejani,

Ali Mirzaghorbanali

and Mehrdad Soleimani

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: geophysical and geochemical model integration; mineral exploration methods; mining exploitation techniques; environmental geophysics in mining engineering; environmental geochemistry in mining engineering; application of AI techniques in data processing for geophysical and geochemical models

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

Geological Survey Materials: Current Status and Future Perspectives

edited by Naoki Shirai

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: reference material; sample preparation; homogeneity; analytical techniques; method validation; data accuracy; interlaboratory comparisons; certification; quality assurance; traceability

Optimization and Kinetics of Selective Extraction and Recovery of Gold from Primary and Secondary Resources

edited by

Nomvano Mketo

, Atefeh Azizitorghabeh and

Fariborz Faraji

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: gold extraction; gold recovery; optimization gold extraction; kinetics and modeling; gold primary resources; gold secondary resources; sustainable practices; gold mineral processing; environmental impact; bio-oxidation pretreatment; refractory gold-bearing ores

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

Understanding Tectonic Evolution: From Deformed Grains to Tectonic Plates

edited by Luis Gustavo Ferreira Viegas

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: tectonics; plate boundaries; deformation; petrology; geochronology; 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 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4870 | 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)

Stratabound Barite Deposits: Mineralogy, Isotope Geochemistry and Geochronology

edited by

Norman Moles

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4859 | Submission Open

Keywords: strata bound barite; sediment-hosted mineralization; volcanogenic deposit; sedex deposit; CD-type deposit; MVT deposit; bedded barite deposits; sediment-hosted barite deposits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Advances in Uranium Metallogenic Theory, Exploration and Exploitation

edited by

Shuiyuan Yang

, Hui Rong, Chunying Guo and Jincheng Luo

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4279 | Submission Open

Keywords: geology of newly discovered uranium deposits; genesis of uranium deposits; uranium mineralization with other mineral resources; uranium metallogenic dynamics; structural and/or sedimentary control on uranium deposits; new methods of uranium exploration using geophysics; geochemistry and remote sensing; new exploitation methods in uranium resources

Recent Advances in Clay-Based Nanocomposites: 2nd Edition

edited by

Luciana Sciascia

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2662 | Submission Open

Keywords: clay; organoclay; nanocomposites; interfacial phenomena; adsorption; isotherms

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: "Critical and Strategic Minerals", 2nd Edition

edited by Jaroslav Dostal,

David Lentz

,

Jia-Xi Zhou

and

Giovanni Grieco

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2076 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical minerals; critical metals; critical raw materials; ore deposits; isotopes; geochemistry; platinum-group elements (PGEs); rare earth elements (REEs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Precambrian Crustal Evolution and Tectono-Thermal History of the North China Craton

edited by Lingling Xiao, Lilin Du and Guodong Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1667 | Submission Open

Keywords: North China Craton; metamorphic P-T paths; geochronology; geochemistry; tectonic evolution

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

Critical Metal Minerals, 2nd Edition

edited by

, Ruoshi Jin,

,

, Yinhang Cheng,

and

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 780 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical metals; geologic characteristics and setting; geochemical exploration; statistical data analysis; mineral geochemistry; petrogenesis and ore genesis; 3D modeling; resource assessment; mineral processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Advances in Halloysite Clay Mineral and Its Applications

edited by

Eleni Gianni

, Daniel Moreno-Rodriguez, Martina Maria Calvino and

Dimitrios Papoulis

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: halloysite nanocomposites; halloysite nanotubes; pharmaceutical applications; environmental applications; molecular simulations

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

Recent Advances in Carbonate Clumped Isotope Thermometry

edited by Xavier Mangenot

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbonate clumped isotope thermometry; Δ ₄₇ and Δ ₄₈ measurements; paleoclimatology; sedimentology; sedimentary basin analysis; tectonics; diagenesis; paleoaltimetry; structural diagenesis; thermal history reconstruction; solid-state reordering; isotope geochemistry

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

Innovation in Solvent Extraction for Metal Recovery

edited by

Felipe Olea

and

Esteban Quijada-Maldonado

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: selective solvent extraction; synergistic extraction; extraction stoichiometry; ion exchange; kinetic and thermodynamic in ion exchange; sustainable recovery of metals; molecular design; extractive metallurgy; purification of metals; critical minerals/metals; deep eutectic solvent; ionic liquids; new reagents; spent catalyst; technological waste

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

Characterization of Minerals and Raw Materials Resources Replenishment

edited by

Sofia Barbosa

and

José António de Almeida

submission deadline 5 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2452 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced mineral characterization; mine value chain optimization; mining waste resources and exploitability; mineral resources in secondary raw materials

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

Advances on Fine Particles and Bubbles Flotation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Liuyi Ren

and

Siyuan Yang

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1793 | Submission Open

Keywords: fine particle flotation; microbubble flotation; bubble-particle flotation; bubble formation; bubble property; bubble modification; flocculation; agglomeration; interface

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

Application of Biomodified Mineral Amendments in Industrial, Environmental and Agricultural Engineering

edited by

Zacharenia Kypritidou

and Dong Liu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: clay minerals; biomodification of clay minerals; mineral amendments; remediation of contaminated soils; physicochemical and structural properties of clays

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

Native Gold as a Specific Indicator Mineral for Gold Deposits, 2nd Edition

edited by

Galina Palyanova

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5844 | Submission Open

Keywords: isomorphic impurities in native gold; fineness; heterogeneity; proto-; syn- and epigenetic minerals of native gold; LA-ICP-MS; EPMA; phase diagrams Au-element(s); gold deposit types; criteria for forecasting and searching for gold deposits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Kinetic Characterization and Its Applications in Mineral Processing

edited by

Luis Vinnett

,

Ahmad Hassanzadeh

and Diego Mesa

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation kinetics; breakage rate; flotation rate; selection function; scale-up; time-recovery data; flotation modelling; comminution modelling; simulation

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

Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) in Non-Conventional Waters: Innovative Circular Economy Solutions for Mineral Formation, Environmental Remediation, and Sustainable Energy Production

edited by

Dayana Arias

and

Benito Gomez-Silva

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP); non-conventional waters; bioremediation; mineral recovery; wastewater treatment; urease

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

Recent Advances in Separation Techniques for Critical Minerals/Metals, Circular Economy, and Sustainability

edited by

Theerayut Phengsaart

,

Ilhwan Park

,

Carlito Tabelin

and Mayumi Ito

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2575 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing/beneficiation; physical separation; selective comminution; size/shape separation; gravity separation; magnetic separation; electrical separation; flotation; extractive metallurgy; leaching; purification; solvent extraction; precipitation; cementation; adsorption; critical minerals/metals; primary/secondary resources; recycling; circular economy; environment; sustainability

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

Use of Clay Minerals in Adsorption and Photocatalysis Technologies

edited by Pollyana Trigueiro and

Ramón Raudel Peña Garcia

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: clays; clay minerals; adsorptive materials; photocatalytic materials; environmental research; water treatment; nanocomposites

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

Sustainable Extraction and Reuse of Metallurgical Wastes: Towards Circular Practices

edited by Yecid Jimenez Bellott and

Pía Hernández

submission deadline 27 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallurgical waste; circular economy; sustainable mining; waste management; metal recovery; recycling; bioleaching; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; environmental impact assessment; life cycle analysis

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

Mineralization and Geochemistry of VMS Deposits

edited by

Stavros Triantafyllidis

and

Stylianos Tombros

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4721 | Submission Open

Keywords: sulfides and sulfosalts; base; precious; strategic; and critical metals; massive; stringer ore; polymetallic mineralization; host lithologies; geotectonic setting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Recycling of Mining and Solid Wastes

edited by

Weslei Monteiro Ambros

and

Irineu Antonio Schadach Brum

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2904 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; secondary resources; solid wastes; urban mining; mining wastes; metallurgical wastes; construction and demolition waste; e-waste

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

Waste Valorization: Recycling and Recovery of Critical and Strategic Metals

edited by Elif Emil Kaya,

Srecko Stopic

and Duygu Yilmaz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2147 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling and utilization of waste and industrial by-product; extraction of critical and strategic metals from mineral waste; EoL products; and industrial by-products; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; leaching; precipitation; solvent extraction; melting; hydrogen/metallothermic reduction; thermodynamical modeling and process simulations

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

Deformation, Diagenesis, and Reservoir in Fault Damage Zone

edited by Guanghui Wu, Tongwen Jiang and Xuefei Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1171 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault zone; carbonate reservoir; deformation; fracture network; diagenesis; fracture– diagenesis interaction

Particle–Bubble Interactions in the Flotation Process

edited by Guichao Wang and

Xiangning Bu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1069 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation; turbulence effects; bubble– particle collision; attachment; detachment

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

Geochronological Methods Applied to the Exploration of Tectonic and Geological Processes

edited by

Constantin Athanassas

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 905 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiometric dating; structural geology; geoscience; radiation damage dating; applications; environmental change

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

Geometallurgy Applied to Mine Planning

edited by

Douglas Mazzinghy

, Julian Ortiz and Nelson Morales

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine planning including geometallurgical variables; deterministic and probabilistic mine planning modelling; tactical or strategic geometallurgy applied to mine planning; case studies using real or synthetic datasets

Geochemical Investigations of Water–Rock Interaction and Contamination

edited by

Johanna Blake

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

Keywords: water– rock interactions; water quality; rock geochemistry; geochemical modeling

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

Genesis, Age and Mineralization of Emeralds and Related Gems

edited by Uwe Altenberger

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerald; beryl; aquamarine; gem stones; geochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Organic Petrology and Geochemistry: Exploring the Organic-Rich Facies

edited by

Paula Alexandra Gonçalves

and Qian Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic-rich facies; organic petrology; organic geochemistry; inorganic geochemistry; palynofacies; biomarkers; scanning electron microscopy; stable isotope geochemistry; kerogen; thermal maturation; depositional paleoenvironment; basin analysis

Graphite and Metal Recovery from Spent Li-Ion Batteries

edited by Anna Vanderbruggen and

Ruiting Zhan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; recycling; critical raw materials; mineral processing; flotation; direct recycling

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

Geological Evolution of Mars: Evidence from Petrological and Mineralogical Observations from the Martian Surface

edited by Joanna V. Clark, Aditi Pandey and Sarah Simpson

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: Martian mineralogy; Jezero and Gale Crater; Martian climate and depositional environments; Martian geochemistry; Mars petrology; aqueous alteration

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

Mineralogy of Porphyry Systems: Genesis, Exploration, and Applications

edited by

Guoxue Song

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: porphyry systems; genesis; exploration; applications; in situ micro-analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Thermodynamics and Modeling of Critical Raw Materials and Non-Metallurgical Resources

edited by

Rodrigo Souza

and Victor A. A. Oliveira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic waste; battery metals; low-grade resources; metallurgical waste; pyrometallurgy; hydrometallurgy

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

Advances in Electron Probe Microanalysis and Microscopy

edited by

Donggao Zhao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: electron probe microanalysis and microscopy; scanning electron microscopy; transmission electron microscopy; microanalysis standards and reference materials; analytical procedures; characterization of minerals and related synthetic materials

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

Mineralogic Analysis, Size Distribution and Environmental Impacts of Mine Dust

edited by Johanna von Holdt, Jennifer Broadhurst and Conchita Kamanzi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine dust; mineral composition; size distribution; dust characterization; environmental impacts; toxicity; air quality; health outcomes

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

Element Enrichment and Gas Accumulation in Black Rock Series

edited by Tingshan Zhang,

Mihai Emilian Popa

, Lei Chen, Chang'an Shan and Xi Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: shale gas occurrence mechanism; electrical properties of rock; paleoclimate; paleotemperature; paleostructure; upwelling and hydrothermal solution; element enrichment; enrichment of shale gas

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

Mineral Nanoparticles (Natural or Manufactured) in Soils

edited by

Jonathan Suazo-Hernández

,

Maria de la Luz Mora

and Cristian Urdiales

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural mineral nanoparticles; manufactured nanoparticles in soils; soil– chemical interactions; biogeochemical cycling; the production and synthesis of mineral nanoparticles; soil microbiome and mineral nanoparticle interactions; advanced mineral nanoparticle analysis techniques; soil fertility and nanoparticle dynamics; environmental effects of mineral nanoparticles

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

Alkali-Activated Cements and Concretes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elsabe Kearsley

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali activation; fly ash; ground granulated blast furnace slag; geopolymer; acid resistant concrete; alkali activated cement; alkali activator; environmental impact; waste materials

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

Advanced Techniques in Mining Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

edited by Alseno Kagiso Mosai, Izak Kotze and

Elvis Fosso-Kankeu

submission deadline 16 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: mine wastewater; toxic elements; precious elements; recovery; adsorption

Role of Granitic Magmas in Porphyry, Epithermal, and Skarn Deposits

edited by

Majid Ghaderi

,

Huan Li

and

Kotaro Yonezu

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1238 | Submission Open

Keywords: porphyry; epithermal; and skarn deposits; granitic magmas; magma evolution; geochemistry; ore genesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Novel Methods and Applications for Mineral Exploration, Volume III

edited by

Paul Alexandre

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral exploration; economic geology; exploration methodology; geochemical exploration; geophysical exploration; novel exploration techniques; modern exploration techniques

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

Geology, Geochemistry, Genesis, Modeling, Structure and Exploration of Copper Polymetallic Deposits

edited by Bo Li,

Xinghai Lang

, Zhongfa Liu and Xinfu Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7253 | Submission Open

Keywords: copper polymetallic deposits; geology and geochemistry; fluid inclusion and ore-forming fluid; metallogenic age; ore genesis and metallogenic mechanism; metallogenic model; ore field structural system; exploration and prospecting prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)

Surface Chemistry and Reagents in Flotation

edited by

Shiva Mohammadi-Jam

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2385 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation; surface chemistry; hydrophobicity; frother; collector; depressant

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

Mineral Chemistry: Tool for Vectoring towards Mineral Deposits

edited by Ivan Belousov,

Lejun Zhang

,

Jonathan Cloutier

and

Jeffrey Steadman

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral chemistry; vectoring; fertility; porphyry Cu; IOCG; orogenic Au; VHMS; LA ICP MS

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

Mineralogical and Chemical Characterization of Rocks, Soils, Sediments, and Water Containing Hazardous Substances

edited by

Silvia Fornasaro

,

Nosir Shukurov

and

Gevorg Tepanosyan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: potentially toxic elements; emerging organic contaminants; technology-critical elements; elemental mobility; risk assessment; rock weathering; geogenic vs. anthropogenic sources; persistent organic pollutants; metal-rich airborne particles

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

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