Minerals Engineering

Papers
(The TQCC of Minerals Engineering is 10. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
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Adsorption of Si(OH)4 and Al(OH)4 onto arsenopyrite surface: Exploring the sealing feasibility of geopolymer to arsenopyrite266
Mass balance and economic study of a treatment chain for rare earths, base metals and precious metals recovery from used smartphones120
Unlocking the microscale secrets: A comprehensive study on uranium occurrence and eco-friendly processing techniques in Lanhe granite-type uranium deposits, Northern Guangdong Province, China111
Extraction of rare earths from bastnaesite concentrates: A critical review and perspective for the future105
Mineralogy and distribution of rare earth elements in the Waterberg coalfield high ash coals86
Mixed thiol collector system in the flotation of copper ore using the REFLUX Flotation Cell (RFC)73
Selective separation and recovery aluminum oxide from secondary aluminum dross by ammonium sulfate roasting transformation followed by cooling crystallization71
Adsorption of amine surfactants onto kaolinite: A multiscale investigation69
Reverse calcite flotation applied for the beneficiation of the Queguay Formation limestone67
Thermodynamic analysis and in situ PXRD study of mineralogy phase transformation of arsenopyrite in acid pressure oxidation66
Phase transformations and microstructure evolution of boron-containing iron concentrate during roasting under CO-CO2-N2 atmosphere: Synergistic effect of soda-ash and CO concentration65
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Modelling, analysis and validation of a dynamic dense medium separation circuit model for detecting medium losses57
A computational algorithm coupled with a particle selection routine for the simulation of the Bond locked-cycle test56
Study on the integrated roasting process of kalsilite ore-CaCl2·2H2O system55
A novel process for extracting bismuth from high iron content copper smelting dust by magnetic separation and leaching process55
To flange or not to flange?55
Experimental study on the overall settling behavior of copper tailings suspension55
Insight on the mechanism of hexagonal pyrrhotite depression by starch during flotation52
Development of a simplified test for the determination of the Bond Ball Mill Work Index using a modified Hardgrove test51
Influence of bed material density on fluidized bed flotation performance: A study on the flotation performance of quartz and alumina beds in the HydroFloat50
Characterisation and prediction of acid rock drainage potential in waste rock: Value of integrating quantitative mineralogical and textural measurements50
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Analysis of force–deformation and force–time profiles of 3D-printed specimens of single and binary mineral composition tested with Short Impact Load Cell48
Agitation effect on particle dispersion and separation in an agitated reflux classifier48
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Effect of platy gangue minerals in sulfide flotation: Part I-transport rates45
Fundamental study on preferential reduction of Ni in NiFe2O445
A novel switchable collector for selective flotation of fine copper oxide from silica45
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Characterizing the behaviour of platinum group minerals in a grinding circuit43
Modelling and model validation of particle stability and detachment from the particle-laden surface43
Leaching characteristics of Sc-enriched, Fe-depleted acidic slags43
Polygonal concave wear and irregular packing behavior of grinding balls for vertical grinding mill42
Activation mechanism of diasporic bauxite calcined with sodium carbonate42
Enhancing flotation separation of fine copper oxide from silica by microbubble assisted hydrophobic aggregation42
Depression effect of acid surface pretreatment on the flotation behaviors of four classified titanaugites41
Purification of highly concentrated cyanide-containing wastewater via stepwise recovering of valuable components41
A thermodynamic analysis on thiosulfate leaching of gold under the catalysis of Fe3+/Fe2+ complexes40
Flotation of auriferous arsenopyrite from pyrite using thionocarbamate39
Recovery of fine gold loss to tailings using advanced reactor pneumatic flotation ImhoflotTM39
Flotation bank profiling revisited39
The electrochemical catalytic role of Pb2+ in thiosulfate gold oxidation process39
Awaruite (Ni3Fe), a new large nickel resource: Electrochemical characterization and surface composition under flotation-related conditions38
Tungsten extraction from scheelite hydrochloric acid decomposition residue by hydrogen peroxide38
Study on the mineral characteristics and separation performances of a low-TiO2 ilmenite37
Unifying high-pressure grinding rolls models37
Technospheric mining of scandium from hydrometallurgical tailings of nickel laterite processing: Selection of lixiviant and optimisation of leaching variables37
Dodecylamine enhanced coal gasification fine slag flotation and its molecular dynamics simulation36
Enhancement mechanism of polyoxyethylene nonyl phenyl ether on the bioleaching of chalcopyrite36
Study on the reduction of Fe2O3 pellets by CO-CO2 and H2-H2O: Reaction kinetics and pore network model36
Impact of hydrodynamic conditions on the structure of clay-based tailings aggregates flocculated in freshwater and seawater35
Understanding the hetero-aggregation mechanism among sulfide and oxide mineral particles driven by bifunctional surfactants: Intensification flotation of oxide minerals35
Kinetics and mechanisms of arsenic and sulfur release from crystalline orpiment34
Phosphatic waste clay: Origin, composition, physicochemical properties, challenges, values and possible remedies – A review34
Modelling of particulate and fluid flow in laboratory scale SMDs using coupled DEM-SPH simulations34
Dodecylbenzene sulfonate isopropanolamine as an eco-friendly collector for selective separation of cassiterite from quartz34
Influence of water rate, gas rate, and bed particle size on bed-level and coarse particle flotation performance34
Solvent extraction of La, Nd, and Eu using a newly designed solutions spray system34
Evaluating the sulphidisation and flotation of oxidised chalcopyrite34
Iodide-assisted leaching of chalcopyrite concentrate in acidic chloride solution: Effect of different parameters on the copper extraction rate33
Disclosure hesitancy and disaster risk: A survey of tailings professionals in the global mining industry33
Short-long temporal graph convolution network for grade monitoring in a first zinc rougher33
Sulfide precipitation characteristics of Mn, Ni, Co, and Zn in the presence of contaminant metal ions32
Evaluation of end-of-life zinc-air hearing aid batteries for zinc recovery32
Advancements in oxygen blast furnace technology and its application in the smelting of vanadium-titanium magnetite: A comprehensive review32
Interpretation of run-of-mine comminution and recovery parameters using multi-element geochemical data clustering31
The effects of saline water on the recovery of lead and zinc sulfide during froth flotation31
Hydrodynamic force analysis of magnetite medium inside dense medium cyclone using multiphase GPU parallelized ASM model31
Agglomeration-flotation of finely ground chalcopyrite using surfactant-stabilized oil emulsions: Effects of co-existing minerals and ions31
Rock hardness and copper recovery prediction using textural clustering31
Quantifying pyrrhotite superstructures in copper-gold ore flotation through synchrotron X-ray diffraction analysis31
Use of Kirkpatrick evaluation model in simulation-based trainings for the mining industry - A case study for froth flotation31
Numerical simulation for magnetic field analysis and magnetic adsorption behavior of ellipse magnetic matrices in HGMS: Prediction magnetic adsorption behavior via numerical simulation31
Efficient recovery of valuable metals from lead-zinc smelting by-products by ultrasonic strengthening30
Gravity separation of fine itabirite iron ore using the Reflux Classifier – Part I – Investigation of continuous steady state separations across a wide range of parameters30
The use of spent liquors from paper and pulp industry as binders for the pelletization of chromite fines30
Gold recovery improvements in grinding and flash flotation circuit30
Vertical adhesion force between particle and different positions on bubble surface30
Central composite design modelling and developing a method for removing sulphate from an alunitic kaolin ore29
A review of the dry methods available for coal beneficiation29
Evaluation of disodium carboxymethyl trithiocarbonate as a depressant reagent for chalcocite: An electrochemical approach29
Optimizing coarse chalcopyrite separation in fluidized bed flotation: Role of the self-generated bed29
Transferring behavior and reaction kinetics of saprolitic laterite during metalized reduction in the presence of calcium fluoride29
Enhancing froth flotation performance of iron oxide apatite ore tailings through synergistic utilization of organosolv lignin particles and tall oil fatty acid-based collector29
An automated mineralogy derived criterion for clustering ore samples for mineral liberation studies28
Application of microwave imaging in sensor-based ore sorting28
Co-processing of e-waste with natural resources and their products to diversify critical metal supply chains28
Investigation of the effect of mineral composition and size on particle separation in Wet low and high intensities magnetic separators: An industrial case28
Enhancement mechanism of metal ions on the flotation behavior of muscovite in sodium oleate system28
Selective fabrication of hydrophilic BiOCl deposition layer on bismuthinite surface for efficient molybdenite/bismuthinite separation28
Optimisation of the chemical immobilisation by limestone filler of heavy metals and metalloids in contaminated soils via response surface methodology (RSM)28
Assessment of a bio-inspired frothing agent derived from Vitamin E in mineral processing28
Characterization and leaching options of a Zn and Ni-containing secondary sulfide28
Enhanced Machine Learning Molecular Simulations for optimization of flotation selectivity: A perspective paper28
Strengthening desilication of coal fly ash by alkaline leaching with the addition of ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid28
Evaluation of hydrolyzed polymaleic anhydride as a non-toxic depressant for flotation separation of chalcopyrite from galena: Experimental tests and DFT calculation28
Froth flotation separation of fluorite ore using(E)-N-(2-hydroxyethyl)octadec-9-enamide as the flotation collector28
Review on comprehensive utilization of nickel laterite ore27
Impact of axial segregation characteristics on the particle collision energy in rotating drums27
The origin of interparticle aggregation: Probing the long-range hydrophobic forces between particles induced by nanobubbles in aqueous solutions27
Removal of iron and aluminum from hydrometallurgical NMC-LFP recycling process through precipitation27
A study on the correlation between fractal dimension and particle breakage for tungsten ores under impact crushing27
Assessment of different energy-based breakage distribution functions in population balance model of an industrial scale continuously operated wet stirred media mill27
Enhanced degradation of butyl xanthate by hydrogen peroxide and persulfate using micro–nano bubble27
Effect of solids concentration and operational variables on the performance of a geometrically optimized concentrator hydrocyclone employing a pseudoplastic fluid27
Freeze-thaw weathering assisted beneficiation of graphite from natural ore resources in cold regions26
Leaching kinetics of ash impurities from aphanitic graphite by combining dual-ultrasound and hydrochloric acid–potassium hydrogen fluoride26
Enhancement of xanthate adsorption on lead-modified and sulfurized smithsonite surface in the presence of ammonia26
Magnesiothermic reduction of beryllium fluoride: Reaction mechanism and kinetic study26
Adsorption and accumulation of N2 at the solid–liquid interface: The impact of hydration films26
Feature selection and Gaussian process prediction of rougher copper recovery26
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Pre-concentration and partial fractionation of rare earth elements by ion exchange26
Quantum chemistry assisted screening of zircon flotation collectors26
Efficient removal of the residual ammonium from weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth tailings by a ternary compound eluent25
Interactions between coarse and fine galena and quartz particles and their implications for flotation in NaCl solutions25
Ozonation of recalcitrant O-isopropyl-N-ethylthionocarbamate catalyzed by galena in flotation effluents and its dissolution behaviors25
Dry laboratories – Mapping the required instrumentation and infrastructure for online monitoring, analysis, and characterization in the mineral industry25
Uncertainties in quantitative mineralogical studies using scanning electron microscope-based image analysis25
Effect of surface oxidization on quartz slime coating in the sulfidization-amine flotation of smithsonite25
The process mineralogy of leaching sandstone-hosted uranium-vanadium ores25
Flotation separation of magnesite from dolomite with gellan gum as depressant and its depression mechanism25
Torque-based evaluation of mixing optimization and shear sensitivity during transport of flocculated tailings25
The effects on the grinding parameters of chemical, morphological and mineralogical properties of three different calcites in a Hardgrove mill25
Effect of grain size on the bacterial oxidation of a refractory gold sulfide concentrate and its dissolution by cyanidation25
Investigating the evolution of surface physico-chemistry in arsenide minerals during flotation process: A study of skutterudite, gersdorffite, and nickeline25
Theoretical and experimental comparison of rare earths extraction by [P6,6,6,1,4][Decanoate] bifunctional ionic liquid and D2EHPA acidic extractant25
Application of zinc ferrite reduction in the extraction of Zn, Ga and In from zinc refinery residue25
New cognitions into three new classified titanaugite in mineralogical characteristics and fundamental performances25
Flotation of quartz using imidazole ionic liquid collectors with different counterions25
Review of influence of steric effect on aggregation behavior of fine particles25
Investigation on the evolution of flow field stability in a spiral separator24
Modelling the curing of agglomerated ores with comparison to micro-CT24
New insights into mechanisms of pyrite flotation enhancement by hydrodynamic cavitation nanobubbles24
Efficient improvement for the direct reduction of high-iron red mud by co-reduction with high-manganese iron ore24
Research on the strengthening mechanism of potassium leaching process to potassium feldspar24
Influence of calcium and ferric ions on the depression of chalcopyrite by CMC: Flotation performance and adsorption mechanism study24
Estimation of turbulent dissipation rates and its implications for the particle-bubble interactions in flotation24
Adsorption of cupferron on malachite (−2 0 1) surface and implication for flotation24
Impact of geological origin on flotation separation of apatite from dolomite using β-naphthyl sulfonate formaldehyde condensate as depressant24
New insights of selective rupture of synthetic sample under high voltage pulse discharge: A numerical simulation of electric field distribution23
Synergistic harmless treatment of phosphogypsum leachate wastewater with iron-rich electrolytic manganese residue and electric field23
Crushing characteristics and performance evaluation of iron ore in a cone crusher: A numerical study23
Surface characterisation of pyrite exposed to A. brierleyi23
Effect of bubble loading on the recovery of coarse mineral particles by flotation23
Application of copper for sufficient metal extraction from zinc leaching residue: Process optimization and copper reuse23
Hydrometallurgical Processing of Sulfide Minerals from the Perspective of Semiconductor Electrochemistry: A Review23
Assessing load in ball mill using instrumented grinding media23
Comparison of chemical and biological leaching methods with the effect of chloride on the recovery of nickel, cobalt and copper from a pentlandite-pyrrhotite concentrate23
Assessment of capillary rise in rocks by Time Lapse Digital Imaging23
A review of deep learning in image classification for mineral exploration23
How copper dump leaching works23
Application of hydroxyethylidene diphosphonic acid as a depressant for efficient pyrite separation from serpentine: a performance and mechanistic study22
Evaluation of the effects of L-cysteine addition on the bioleaching of zinc and cadmium from sphalerite flotation concentrate22
Effect of nanobubbles on particle flocculation in sodium oleate-calcite flotation system22
A novel approach to accelerate carbon dioxide sequestration of ladle furnace slag using sodium bicarbonate solution22
An integrated experimental and computational investigation of N,9,10-trihydroxyoctadecanamide as a potential collector for the flotation separation of fluorite and calcite22
Acidic decomposition of scheelite by organic sodium phytate at atmospheric pressure22
Recovery of iron and alumina from iron–aluminum symbiotic ore via low–calcium carbothermal reduction22
New strategy for sustainable treatment of residual xanthate in mineral processing wastewater by using natural pyrite22
Flotation chemistry of scheelite and its practice: A comprehensive review22
Pressure leach of β-spodumene with carbonic acid: Weak acid process for extraction of lithium22
Geochemical modelling of diethylenetriamine in tailings management areas21
Improving flotation separation of micro Si/SiC particles from silicon sawing waste by surface hydrophilic modification21
Evaluation of lactate esters as novel biobased and environmentally friendly flotation frothers within PGM ore processing21
Role of nanobubbles in the flotation of fine rutile particles21
Gold and silver deportment in sulfide ores – A case study of the Freiberg epithermal Ag-Pb-Zn district, Germany21
Numerical analysis on the effect of the length of arc-shaped vortex finder on the hydrocyclone’s flow field and separation performance21
Effects of lead contaminants on engineering properties of Iranian marl soil from the microstructural perspective21
Lime use in gold processing – A review21
Foaming behaviour of frothers in the presence of PAX and salt21
Simulation of bubble–particle collision process and estimation of collision probability using a coupled smoothed particle hydrodynamics–discrete element method model21
Quantifying the variability of a complex ore using geometallurgical domains21
Selective depression mechanism of locust bean gum in the flotation separation of chalcopyrite from pyrite in a low-alkalinity media21
Extraction of high purity magnetite from bauxite residue21
Improving the sustainable management of mining tailings through microbially induced calcite precipitation: A review21
Column rougher flotation of fine niobium-bearing particles assisted with micro and nanobubbles21
The fate of atmospheric carbon sequestrated through weathering in mine tailings21
Adsorption configuration of dodecylamine at gas–liquid interface and its relationship with foam stability: MD simulation and ToF-SIMS investigation21
Establishing an optimized flotation scheme for a complex Base-Metal sulfide ore using a modified xanthate reagent scheme20
A novel approach for microbial activity assessment in bioleaching. Towards to a standardised fast starting up protocol20
Investigating the reprocessing potential of abandoned zinc-lead tailings ponds: A comprehensive study using physicochemical, mineralogical, and 3D geometallurgical assessments20
A comprehensive review on the distribution behaviors of precious metals through pyrometallurgical processes and implications for recycling20
Computational modeling of cetyl phosphate adsorption on magnesite (1 0 4) surface20
Incorporation of chloride ion in a copper solvent extraction process: A thermodynamic view20
Optimizing flotation circuits: A comprehensive approach using design of experiments and stochastic simulation in cycle test validation20
Phosphorus removal from steelmaking slag by selective leaching in the steel pickling waste liquor20
Effect of Na+ alkaline activation on the geopolymerization of a pure metakaolin at room temperature20
Recent advancements in aqueous electrowinning for metal recovery: A comprehensive review20
Processing of micro-CT images of granodiorite rock samples using convolutional neural networks (CNN), Part II: Semantic segmentation using a 2.5D CNN20
Validation of a population balance model for iron ore dry grinding at the IJmuiden pelletizing plant20
The mechanism of selective separation of stibnite and arsenopyrite by Cu2+ coordination assembly KBX collector20
Life cycle assessment of recycling lithium-ion battery related mineral processing by-products: A review19
Recycling iron from oolitic hematite via microwave fluidization roasting and magnetic separation19
Mextral® 6103H/naphthenic acid/TOPO synergistic extraction system for recovery of nickel and cobalt from nickel laterite19
Heterogenous carrier flotation technique for recovering finely ground chalcopyrite particles using coarse pyrite particles as a carrier19
Innovative technology for defluorination of secondary aluminum dross by alkali leaching19
Comparative study of acid mine drainage neutralization by calcium hydroxide and concrete sludge–derived material19
Selective separation of wolframite from calcite by froth flotation using a novel amidoxime surfactant: Adsorption mechanism and DFT calculation19
Enhancing flotation kinetics: Investigating hydrodynamic impact for improved predictive modeling19
Leaching of complex gold ore using a cyanide-glycine solution19
Investigating the system flotation kinetics of fine chalcopyrite in a REFLUX™ flotation cell: Part II low-grade ores19
Effect of tartaric acid complexing agent on the extraction and separation of Pr and Nd by HDEHP in hydrochloric acid medium19
Enhanced flotation of chalcopyrite particles by grinding with short cylinder media19
Comparative atmospheric leaching characteristics of scandium in two different types of laterite nickel ore from Indonesia19
A 3D cellular automata ore stockpile model – Part 2: Simulation and industrial validation of dynamic discharging and trajectory segregation mechanisms19
The environmental and economic case for valuing water recovery and its relationship with tailings storage conservation19
Submarine mineral resources: A potential solution to political conflicts and global warming19
Effect of sulfidization on the surface property and flotation behavior of heterogenite19
Selective sulfate sorption from boric acid factory process liquor: Chitosan-bentonite biocomposite film synthesis as sorbent18
Slow-release of fluorite and its effect on flotation separation of magnesite from calcite18
Two-stage method recovery of metals from copper slag: Realize the resource utilization of all components18
Carbonaceous matter degradation by fungal enzyme treatment to improve Ag recovery from an Au-Ag-bearing concentrate18
Efficient removal of impurities from phosphogypsum during preparation of α-hemihydrate gypsum18
Evaluation of acid mine drainage (AMD) from tailings and their valorization by copper recovery18
Insights into formation and dissolution mechanism of bio-ore pellets in the one-step uranium leaching process by Aspergillus niger18
Evaluation of rock characterization tests as geometallurgical predictors of bond work index at the Tasiast Mine, Mauritania18
A review of electrokinetic, ultrasonic and solution pulsing methods for mass transfer enhancement in in-situ processing18
Thermo-responsive ion imprinted polymer on the surface of magnetic carbon nanospheres for recognizing and capturing low-concentration lithium ion18
Full-process analysis on volatilizing gold, zinc by chlorination roasting and synchronous recovery vanadium by water leaching of carbonaceous gold ore18
A review on bornite (bio)leaching18
Effect of ore types on high temperature sintering characteristics of iron ore fines and concentrate18
Utilising convolutional neural networks to perform fast automated modal mineralogy analysis for thin-section optical microscopy18
The adsorption properties of steel slag-based porous geopolymer for Cu2+ removal18
Simulation of bubble–particle attachment process and estimation of attachment probability using a coupled smoothed particle hydrodynamics–discrete element method model18
Modelling releases from tailings in life cycle assessments of the mining sector: From generic models to reactive transport modelling18
Effects of redox potential on chalcopyrite leaching: An overview17
Enhancing cassiterite flotation by 1-hydroxydodecylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid (HDDPA)17
Adsorption of polyacrylamides on mineral oxides: Effect of solution pH and polymer molecular weight17
Gold extraction using alternatives to cyanide: Ultrasonic reinforcement and its leaching kinetics17
Four stage precipitation for efficient recovery of N, P, and F elements from leachate of waste phosphogypsum17
Sulfuric acid leaching of metals from waste Li-ion batteries without using reducing agent17
Low residual dissolved phosphate in spent medium bioleaching enables rapid and enhanced solubilization of rare earth elements from end-of-life NiMH batteries17
Revisiting a flotation cell benchmark17
Chlorination roasting of the cathode material contained in spent lithium-ion batteries to recover lithium, manganese, nickel and cobalt17
Early-age reactivity and strength development in high volume mine tailings-based alkali activated binders and their application potential17
Enhanced bioleaching efficiency of vanadium from stone coal vanadium ore by adding biochar and plasma treatment17
Comprehensive extraction of valuable metals from waste ternary lithium batteries via roasting and leaching: Thermodynamic and kinetic studies17
Modelling for froth flotation control: A review17
Flotation separation of bastnaesite from calcite using a novel Gemini surfactant as the collector17
Effect of aluminum ions on the adsorption of carboxymethyl cellulose onto talc17
Quantization of the hydration and dodecylamine adsorption characteristics of hematite and quartz surface active sites to forecast the flotation behavior of minerals17
Studies on the application of N,N-bis(phosphonomethyl)-sulfamic acid in the selective flotation separation of pyrite from serpentine17
Molecular-level study of hydrophobic interactions during low-rank coal particle-bubble attachment17
A dynamic flotation model to infer process characteristics from online measurements17
Reverse froth flotation separation of limonite and quartz with cationic gemini surfactant17
Extractant structures and their performance for palladium extraction and separation from chloride media: A review17
Investigating the System Flotation Kinetics of Fine Chalcopyrite in a REFLUX™ Flotation Cell using a Standardised Flotation Cell Reference Method17
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