Special Issues

Minerals publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Removal and Separation of Noble Metal Ions Using Ion Exchange and Solvent Extraction
edited by and Virgínia Sampaio Teixeira Ciminelli
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open
Keywords: ion exchange; solvent extraction; noble metals; separation; extraction; gold; silver; platinum group metals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
New Methods and Technologies for Mineral Geological and Geophysical Exploration in China, 2nd Edition
edited by , , and Xin Wu
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 133 | 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)
Isomorphism, Chemical Variability, and Solid Solutions of Minerals and Related Compounds, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemical composition; crystal chemistry; isomorphism; solid solution; doping; color centers; chemical defects; chemical zoning; trace elements; thermodynamics control of major and trace elements in substitutions and solid solutions; geochemical markers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals)
Environment and Geochemistry of Sediments, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2303 | 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)
Unlocking Critical Elements in Base Metal Supply Chains: Challenges and Opportunities submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1766 | 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)
Recycling of Mining and Solid Wastes submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1196 | 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)
Acid Mine Drainage: A Challenge or an Opportunity?
edited by , and Kagiso More
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1057 | 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 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | 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)
Geomaterials and Cultural Heritage
edited by , and Lucilla Fabrizi
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 616 | Submission Open
Keywords: geomaterials; cultural heritage; conservation; museums; earth sciences; heritage science; archaeometry; materials science; environmental science; natural history museums; sustainability
New Discovery and Exploration Methods of Porphyry and Epithermal Mineral Deposits
edited by Chao Yang, and Gangyang Zhang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open
Keywords: porphyry; epithermal; formation; geology; exploration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
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
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 257 | 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 219 | 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 submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: stylolite; pressure solution; stress inversion; chemical compaction; sedimentary rocks; permeability
Role of Granitic Magmas in Porphyry, Epithermal, and Skarn Deposits submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: porphyry; epithermal; and skarn deposits; granitic magmas; magma evolution; geochemistry; ore genesis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Deposits)
Provenance Analyses of Ancient Stones Using Scientific Methods
edited by Walter Prochaska and Vasiliki Anevlavi
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 62 | 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 , Lucie Stetten and Maxim I. Boyanov
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1374 | 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 | Viewed by 84 | 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 and Shen Gao
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3322 | 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)
Advances in Reagents for Mineral Processing, 2nd Edition
edited by , , Liang Zhao and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open
Keywords: mineral chemistry (surface reactivity; surface broken bonds; surface absorbability; etc.); reagents (collectors; depressants; dispersants; etc.); reagent chemistry (QSAR; molecular design; assembly; etc.); mineral/reagent interaction (MD simulation; quantum chemistry simulation; XPS; etc.); flotation kinetics; flotation bubbles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Application of UAV and GIS for Geosciences, 2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles; GIS; remote sensing; photogrammetery; GNSS; multispectral cameras; hyperspectral cameras; thermal cameras; lidar
Graphite Minerals and Graphene, 2nd Edition
edited by , and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 70 | 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 submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 51 | 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)
Environmental Pollution and Assessment in Mining Areas submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11854 | 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
submission deadline 23 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 257 | 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 , Peilun Shen, Jia Tian and Ya Gao
submission deadline 23 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 130 | 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)
Advances in Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy of Base and Precious Metals
edited by and Jaeheon Lee
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4176 | 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, and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1195 | 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 , Farhad Ahmadnejad, Kunyue Ling and Batoul Taghipour
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 631 | 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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15655 | 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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10452 | 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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6860 | 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
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5948 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomineralization; organimineralization; bioremediation; biomining; biosynthesis; microbial oxidation and reduction; nanoparticles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomineralization and Biominerals)
Advances in Precious and Critical Mineral Beneficiation and Extraction submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4896 | Submission Open
Keywords: precious and critical minerals; complex ore bodies; physical separation and beneficiation; biomining; hydrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; solvent extraction and ion exchange; wastes and secondary metal sources; recycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Flotation of Fine-Grained Minerals
edited by , Weijun Peng and Shulei Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4695 | Submission Open
Keywords: flotation of mineral fines; interface phenomenon; interaction; hydrodynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Metallogenic Regularity and Metallographic Prediction of Strategic Deposits
edited by Shanbao Liu, Chenghui Wang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4560 | 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)
Green Mining, Waste Recovery and Efficient Disposal of Metal Mines
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3762 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3091 | 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)
Sedimentary Basins: Sedimentation, Stratigraphy, Petrology and Tectonics
edited by Yong Sik Gihm, and Byung Choon Lee
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2610 | Submission Open
Keywords: drainage basins; depositional environments; subsidence; partial melting; metamorphism; deformation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Geochemistry and Geochronology)
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, and Mario Vera
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1561 | 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)
Applications of Paleomagnetism and Rock Magnetism in Geochronology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 820 | 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)
Advances in Mantle–Crust Interactions for Petrogenesis and Ore-Forming Processes
edited by Feng Huang, Liang Guo, Xiyao Li, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open
Keywords: mantle– crust interactions; petrology; geochemistry; magmatic evolution; mineralization
(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 submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 299 | 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)
Siliciclastic Sandstone Diagenesis: Are Existing Models Correct?
edited by Nicolaas Molenaar and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 257 | 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 193 | 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)
Tracing Precambrian Pathways: Neoproterozoic Rocks and Their Global Context
edited by Junyong Li, Jinlong Yao and Guangyi Wei
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 159 | 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 | Viewed by 157 | 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)
Ferroalloy Minerals Processing and Technology, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 147 | 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)
Surface Chemistry and Reagents in Flotation submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: flotation; surface chemistry; hydrophobicity; frother; collector; depressant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy)
Physicochemical Properties and Purification of Quartz Minerals
edited by , Mei Xia and Jianguo Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 115 | 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)
Geophysical Signatures of Mineral Deposits in Tropical and Subtropical Settings
edited by and Marcelo Henrique Leão-Santos
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 113 | 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)
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