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Minerals is a peer-reviewed and open-access journal published by MDPI. Impact Factor: 2.2 (2023). CiteScore 4.4 (2024).

15/12/2025

📢 Editor’s Choice in Minerals

🪙 Controls, Expressions, and Discovery Potential of Gold Mineralization in the Central-Eastern Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: New Insights from an Integrated Targeting Study

✍ Authors: Oliver P. Kreuzer, Bijan Roshanravan, Amanda J. Buckingham, Daniel P. Core, Brian A. Konecke, Daniel McDwyer, Roger Mustard

🏛 Affiliations: Corporate Geoscience Group: James Cook University; Birjand University of Technology; University of Birjand Fathom Geophysics Australia Pty Ltd; The University of Western Australia; University of Michigan; St Barbara Limited

📊 Impact Factor (JCR): 2.2 | CiteScore (Scopus): 4.4

🔗 https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/15/12/1255

12/12/2025

🔶 Meet the Invited Speaker | IOCMS 2026
We are delighted to welcome Prof. Dr. Kate Kiseeva (American Museum of Natural History, USA & University College Cork, Ireland) as an Invited Speaker for Session 6: Emerging Frontiers in Mineral Science: Breakthrough Areas and Future Directions.
Prof. Kiseeva is a leading expert in mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry, with a distinguished career spanning the Australian National University, the University of Oxford, University College Cork, and currently the American Museum of Natural History.
Her research sheds new light on:
💠 The lithospheric & sublithospheric mantle
💠 Mantle transition zone processes
💠 Mantle xenoliths & mineral inclusions in diamonds
💠 Mantle oxidation state & high-pressure phase transitions
💠 Deep carbon cycle and mantle metasomatism
We look forward to her insightful presentation:
💎 “Pushing the Limits of Diamond Research”
📅 Join us online | March 10–12, 2026
🔗 Register for FREE: https://tinyurl.com/mr2cyz4n

12/12/2025

📢 New Review Article Published in Minerals!

🌱⛏️ Critical Contribution of Biomass-Based Amendments in Mine Ecological Restoration: Properties, Functional Mechanisms, and Environmental Impacts

👥 Authors: Si-Mai Peng, Xin-Yue Li, Jia Xie, Wen-Hui Liu, Su-Xin Li, Jian-Lan Luo, Lei Zhao

🏫 Affiliations:

Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Geochemical Processes and Resource Environmental Effects | Geophysical and Geochemical Survey Institute of Hunan Province | Harbin Institute of Technology

🔗 Read the full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/15/12/1250

11/12/2025

📢 Editor’s Choice in Minerals!

📜 Geostatistically Enhanced Learning for Supervised Classification of Wall-Rock Alteration Using Assay Grades of Trace Elements and Sulfides

✍ Abhishek Borah, Parag Jyoti Dutta, Xavier Emery

🏛️ Affiliations: Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam

🔗 Read the full article: https://doi.org/10.3390/min15111128

11/12/2025

📢 New Topical Collection in Minerals!

🔬 Structure and Composition of Fossils

We are pleased to highlight the Minerals Topical Collection “Structure and Composition of Fossils”, part of the Biomineralization and Biominerals section.

🪨 Fossils offer invaluable insights into past life on Earth. This collection focuses on:

• Biogenic and diagenetic origins of biominerals

• Mineralogical and geochemical transformations during fossilization

• “Living fossils” and their significance

• Applications in paleoenvironmental reconstruction, paleoclimatology, paleophysiology, and phylogenetics

• Inspiration for creating new biomaterials

📄 The collection welcomes high-quality contributions addressing the formation, structure, and composition of both biogenic and diagenetic minerals.

👥 Collection Editors:

Dr. Yannicke Dauphin from Museum national d'Histoire naturelle

Dr. Jean-Pierre Cuif from Museum national d'Histoire naturelle

🔗 Submit your manuscript and explore recent research in fossil mineralogy here: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/minerals/topical_collections/9U45V47Y46

10/12/2025

📢 Editor’s Choice in Minerals!

🧪 New Research Published

🔍 Hybrid Linear–Nonlinear Model with Adaptive Regularization for Accurate X-Ray Fluorescence Determination of Total Iron Ore Grade

✍ Authors: Lanhao Wang, Zhenyu Zhu, Lixia Li, Zhaopeng Li, Wei Dai, and Hongyan Wang

🏫 Affiliations:

China University of Mining and Technology
Northeastern University, China
LONGi MAGNET CO., LTD., Shenyang

📄 Read the full article:

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/15/11/1179

10/12/2025

Special Issue: Mineralogy and Geochemistry of High-Energy Events and Extinctions 🌍💥

Mineralogy and geochemistry are key tools for studying biological extinctions ⚰️ and high-energy events like meteorite impacts 🌑, cyclones 🌪️, or tsunamis 🌊. Submit your research to this Special Issue of Minerals.

Guest Editor: Dr. Francisco Javier Ruiz Rodríguez, Universidad de Huelva, Spain 🏫

Deadline: 31 July 2026 📅

Submit your manuscript: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/minerals/special_issues/VDA9N3C1IB

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09/12/2025

📢 New Article Published in Minerals!

🔬 Exploring the Structure–Property Relationship in Montmorillonite–Carbon Quantum Hybrid Nanomaterials

✍ Authors: Elaine S. M. Cutrim, Aline S. Figueredo, Lucilene A. Silva, Vanesa Fernández-Moreira, Ana C. S. Alcântara

🏫 Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH), Universidad de Zaragoza

📖 Read the full article here: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/15/11/1146

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09/12/2025

📢 Editor’s Choice Article Published in Minerals!

🔬 Functional PS-DVB-CTAB-PAX Nanocollectors to Promote Selective Fine-Particle Chalcopyrite Flotation

📝 Authors: Enoque Diniz Mate, Yesica L. Botero, Pedro Robles, Luis A. Cisternas, Ricardo I. Jeldres

🏫 Universidad de Antofagasta | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso | Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC)

🔗 Read the full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/15/11/1201

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08/12/2025

📢 New Special Issue Open for Submissions in Minerals!
🪨 Advancements in Mineral Resource Characterization Using Machine Learning
We are pleased to announce a Special Issue focused on innovative applications of machine learning, geostatistics, and advanced analytical methods in mineral resource characterization. Researchers working in mining engineering, geosciences, and data-driven resource evaluation are invited to contribute.
👥 Guest Editors
🔸 Dr. Nadia Mery From Department of Mining Engineering, University of Chile, Chile
🔸 Dr. Mohammad Maleki from Department of Metallurgical and Mining Engineering, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile
🔸 Dr. Emmanouil Varouchakis from School of Mineral Resources Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece
🔸 Dr. Saeed Soltani-Mohammadi from Department of Mining Engineering, University of Kashan,, Iran
🗓 Submission Deadline: 31 March 2026
📊 Minerals
• Impact Factor: 2.2
• CiteScore: 4.4
🔗 Learn more & submit your manuscript:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/minerals/special_issues/9YMM5ZEZ61

08/12/2025

📢 New Article Published in Minerals!

🧪 Carbonate Mineral Formation by Microalgae: Precipitation Potential and Morphological Analysis

✍ Hamed Abdeh Keykha, Sumit Joshi, Maria Mavroulidou, Hadi Mohamadzadeh Romiani, Afshin Asadi

🏫 London South Bank University | Buein Zahra Technical University (BZTE) | EnvoGeotechnique Limited

🔗 https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/15/11/1096

🌱 Part of the Special Issue: Exploring Novel Interactions Between Microbes and Minerals

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05/12/2025

📢 New Editor’s Choice Article Published in Minerals!

🔬 Molecular Dynamics Investigation of Mineral Surface Wettability in Oil–Water Systems: Implications for Hydrocarbon Reservoir Development

This study used molecular dynamics simulations to unlock the atomic-scale secrets of mineral surface wettability—knowledge essential for optimizing enhanced oil recovery strategies. We systematically studied five reservoir minerals plus graphene, revealing that while all minerals exhibit hydrophilic behavior, increasing salinity weakens water wettability, with Ca²⁺ ions showing the strongest effect due to their high charge density. Remarkably, graphene displays exceptional oleophilicity with hydrocarbon interaction energies reaching −7043 kcal/mol for C₁₈H₃₈, and heavy hydrocarbons preferentially adsorb on mineral surfaces forming highly ordered structures. These molecular-level insights—inaccessible through traditional macroscopic measurements—enable strategic design of injection fluid chemistry for wettability alteration, providing fundamental understanding for salinity management in low-salinity waterflooding operations and maximizing recovery efficiency in heterogeneous shale reservoirs.

👨‍🔬 Authors: Honggang Xin, Xuan Zuo, Liwen Zhu, Bao Jia

🏛️ China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | PetroChina Changqing Oilfield Company

🔗 Read the full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/15/11/1194

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