Minerals MDPI

14/08/2025

🏆 Congratulations! 🏆

We are thrilled to announce that Vysetti Balaram (CSIR—National Geophysical Research Institute) has won the Best Paper Award for the article:

"Potential Future Alternative Resources for Rare Earth Elements: Opportunities and Challenges"

👏 A well-deserved recognition for outstanding research advancing the future of sustainable resource exploration!

🔗 Read the paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/13/3/425

13/08/2025

🚨 New in Minerals 🚨

📄 Automated Hyperspectral Ore–Waste Discrimination for a Gold Mine: A Comparative Study of Data-Driven and Knowledge-Based Approaches in Laboratory and Field Environments

🖊 Mehdi Abdolmaleki, Saleh Ghadernejad, Kamran Esmaeili

🏫 University of Toronto

📚 Read the full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/15/7/741

13/08/2025

🚨 Call For Reading 🚨

The Minerals special issue "Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Mars: Everything You Need to Know about the Red Planet" is now closed for submissions!

📚 6 new papers are now available and you can check them here: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/minerals/special_issues/H865WP8CZ2

Guest Editors:

👨‍🔬 Dr. Michael T. Thorpe – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, CRESST II, University of Maryland, USA
👩‍🔬 Dr. Maëva Millan – LATMOS, Georgetown University, USA
👩‍🔬 Dr. Lucie Riu – European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Astronomy Center, Spain

📊 Impact Factor: 2.2 | CiteScore: 4.4

🔍 Explore groundbreaking research from leading experts in planetary science and geology.

12/08/2025

🚨 New in Minerals 🚨

📄 From Pulp to Froth: Decoding the Role of Nanoparticle Colloidal Silica in Scheelite Flotation as a Calcite Depressant

🖊 Borhane Ben Said, Suvarna Patil, Martin Rudolph, Daniel Goldmann, Lucas Pereira

🏫 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf | Clausthal University of Technology (TUC)

🔍 Discover how nanoparticle colloidal silica influences froth flotation efficiency by acting as a calcite depressant in scheelite recovery.

📚 Read the full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/15/8/834

11/08/2025

📣 Award Opportunities

🏆 Exciting news! will offer six awards of CHF 200 for the best oral and poster presentations.

If you’re presenting your research at the conference, you could be one of the winners!

💻 Join us online 10–12 March 2026

📝 Submit your abstract by 10 November 2025 → https://tinyurl.com/3twre2mc

🎟️ Register before 5 March 2026 → https://tinyurl.com/mr2cyz4n

11/08/2025

🚨 Editor’s Choice Article Alert 🚨

📄 Adsorption of Antibiotics by Natural Clay Minerals

🖊 Leonid Perelomov, Maria Gertsen, Saglara Mandzhieva, Vadim Sychev, Tamara Dudnikova, Ilya Khaidanov, Irina Perelomova, Tatiana Minkina, Yurii Atroshchenko

🏫 Tula State Lev Tolstoy Pedagogical University | Southern Federal University | Tula State University

📚 Read the full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/15/7/733 #

06/08/2025

🚨 Special Issue Announcement 🚨

📢 Minerals invites submissions for the Special Issue:

"Bauxite: Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Potential Industrial Application"

🔍 Topics include:

• Bauxite’s mineralogy & geochemistry
• Red mud processing & utilization
• Laterite deposits
• Supergenic weathering processes
• Alumina extraction and industrial applications

‍🔬 Guest Editors:

Dr. Leonardo Boiadeiro Ayres Negrão / Malvern Panalytical

Dr. Roberto Buccione / Università degli Studi della Basilicata

🗓 Deadline: 28 October 2025

👉 Submit your manuscript here: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/minerals/special_issues/UCJUVE39AI

06/08/2025

🚀 New Research Published in Minerals MDPI

📄 Use of Fine Residues from Dimension Stone Processing as Stone Meal and Risk of Soil Salinization

✍ Authors: Mirna A. Neves, Gabriella T. Mateus, Eduardo B. Duarte, Diego L. Burak

🏛 Affiliations: Federal University of Espírito Santo | Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

📊 Impact Factor: 2.3 | CiteScore: 4.0

🔗 Read the full article: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/15/7/680

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The processing of dimension stones for the construction sector involves transforming rock blocks into slabs via sawing and polishing. This process generates a fine-grained waste composed largely of rock powder derived from the processed rock. Several studies indicate that the rock powder produced as...

05/08/2025

🚀 New Research Published in Minerals MDPI

📄 Distribution of Thallium in Sediments of the Fiora River Catchment, Central Italy: Implications for Its Sources

✍ Authors: Alessia Nannoni, Pierfranco Lattanzi, Guia Morelli, Cesare Fagotti, Rossella Friani, Valentina Rimondi, Pilario Costagliola

🏛 Affiliations: Pilario Costagliola | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-IGG | ARPA Toscana-Area Vasta Sud

📊 Impact Factor: 2.2 | CiteScore: 4.4

🔗 Read the full article https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/15/7/678

05/08/2025

🚀 New Research Published in Minerals MDPI

📄 A Predictive Geometallurgical Framework for Flotation Kinetics in Complexes Platinum Group Metal Orebodies: Mode of Occurrence-Based Modification of the Kelsall Model Using Particle Swarm Optimization

👨‍🔬 Authors: Alain M. Kabemba, Kalenda Mutombo, Kristian E. Waters

🏛 Affiliations: McGill University (Canada) | CSIR (South Africa)

📊 Impact Factor: 2.2 | CiteScore: 4.4

🔗 Read the full article https://www.mdpi.com/journal/minerals

04/08/2025

📢 abstract submission is now open! Don’t miss sharing your work in mineral science.

🌍✍️ Calling scientists worldwide! Submit your latest research at IOCMS 2026, an inclusive free virtual conference—join us 10 12 March 2026 from wherever you are.

💡 With topics across from mineral geochemistry to nano minerals, plus presentation awards (CHF 200) and publication opportunities, it’s an ideal platform to gain visibility and connect with peers

📝 Submit your abstract by 10 November 2025 → https://tinyurl.com/3twre2mc

🎟️ Register before 5 March 2026 → https://tinyurl.com/ak3dud48

Slide into global mineral science conversations—see you there!

04/08/2025

🔶 Meet the Session Chair | IOCMS 2026
We are honored to welcome Prof. Dr. Jianhua Chen (School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, China) as the Chair of Session 5: Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Innovations: From Extraction to Refinement.
With expertise in flotation theory, reagents, and DFT simulation, Prof. Chen brings extensive knowledge in advancing mineral processing and metallurgical techniques.
📅 Join us online | March 10–12, 2026
📝 Submit your abstract before 10 Nov 2025: https://tinyurl.com/3twre2mc
🔗 Register for FREE now: https://tinyurl.com/ak3dud48