Much work has been undertaken quantifying the abundance of phyllosilicate clay minerals
in soils, sediments and rocks of Earth's crust. However, no detailed global compilation of …

X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, as one of the most powerful methods, has been widely used
to identify and quantify minerals in earth science. How to improve the precision of mineral …

Sulfidic mine waste usually contains elevated amounts of valuable and hazardous metal
(loid) s, which may pose environmental risks but can also provide opportunities for resource …

Macroscopic properties of sandstone are commonly attributed to the degradation of its
microstructure during heating treatment processes. However, few previous studies have …

Although numerous studies have been implemented on identifying the impact of acoustic
waves on mineral beneficiation, its fundamental aspects remain unclear in the literature. The …

Profound knowledge of the structure and texture of rocks and ores as well as the behavior of
the materials under external loads is essential to further improvements in size reduction …

Water content plays a critical yet ambivalent role in the physical and geochemical stability of
mine tailings and waste rock, but its effects on individual chemical weathering reactions …

The current metallurgical process for the treatment of bastnaesite concentrates was
developed when comprehensive utilization of resources and environmental impacts were …

The analysis of hydrothermal alteration in exploration drill cores allows for fluid–rock
interaction processes to be traced, for fluid flow paths to be identified, and thus for vectors in …

In this study, a thorough exploration was performed on the mechanism of microwave
enhancement in the treatment of cyanide tailings by the microwave chlorination heat …