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Papers

(The median citation count of Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review is 3. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
A Densimetric Analysis of Flotation Concentrate from Kupferschiefer-type Copper Ore	50
Recovery of Scandium from Bauxite Residue Using Sulfation Roasting-Assisted Water Leaching Process	45
Liberation of Valuable Materials from Spent Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Batteries via Semi-Autogenous Attrition	45
Total Lithium Extraction from Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Using Tartaric and Formic Acids: Comparative and Kinetic Study	37
A Multi-Method Machine Learning Framework for Simulating Power Dynamics in an Iron Ore Cone Crusher Plant	31
Selective Flocculation/Magnetic Separation of Ultrafine Iron Ore Particles with Corn Starch and Polyacrylamides: A Comparative Study	30
The Direct Leaching of Nickel Sulfide Flotation Concentrates – A Historic and State-of-the-Art Review Part I: Piloted Processes and Commercial Operations	30
CFD-DEM investigation of fluid and particle motion behaviors in initial stage of spiral separation process at low solids concentration	30
Mitigating the Adverse Effect of Salts on Gangue Recovery Using a Reflux Flotation Cell	28
Exploring Dextrin as an Eco-Friendly Depressant for Selective Flotation Separation of Scheelite and Calcite Minerals	26
Unveiling the Mechanism in Nickel Loss During the Neutralization of Pregnant Acid Leach Solution by Various Alkaline Chemicals Using Electron Imaging, X-Ray Diffraction, and Electron Energy Loss Spect	26
An innovative approach to replace bentonite in hematite ore pelletizing with organic binder	25
Understanding the Role of Calcium Lignosulphonate in Flotation Separation of Chalcopyrite from Talc	25
Compressive Strength Behavior of Briquettes Produced from Manganese Ore Fines and Metal Dust: Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology	25
The Direct Leaching of Nickel Sulfide Flotation Concentrates – A Historic and State-of-the-Art Review Part III: Laboratory Investigations into Atmospheric Leach Processes	24
Selective Separation of Coloring Impurities from Feldspar Ore by Innovative Single-stage Flotation	24
Developing of a Counter-Current Copper Leaching Process Using Response Surface Methodology	23
Exploring the Challenges and Advances in Concentrating Ultrafine Iron Ore Particles with a Focus on Goethite	22
Selective Separation of Fluorite from Calcite Using Saponified Tridecanoic Acid as a Novel Collector	21
Flotation Separation of Chalcopyrite from Pyrite Using a Green Organic Phosphonic Acid as a Novel Collector in Low-Alkalinity Environment	20
The Novel Lixiviants for Maximizing Antimony Extraction from Tetrahedrite-Rich Concentrate: Mechanism and Kinetic Studies	20
Application of Hydrodynamics Using CFD in Evaluating Efficacy of External Loop Air-lift Reactor Biochemical Leaching of Sea Nodules	19
Determination of Mineral Liberation of a Bauxite Ore Based on 3D Compositional and Textural Characteristics Using X-ray Microtomography	17
A Simple Process for the Recovery of Rare Earth Elements and Iron from Sulfuric Acid Leaching Solution of NdFeB Magnets by Double Salt Precipitation	16
Investigation of Liberation Properties and Mineral Fracture Mechanisms of Iron Ores with Different Mineral Grain Sizes at Different Grinding Degrees	16

Filtering Hydrocyclone Performance: A Review of Literature	15
Bubble Loading in a Fluidized Column: Effects of Bubble Size, Particle Size, Contact Angle and Particle Density	15
Effect of Sodium Hexametaphosphate on Flotation of Quartz and Hematite with Starch/Etheramine in the Presence of Ca and Mg Ions	15
Kinetics Investigation of Phosphorus Leaching from Steelmaking Slag	14
Hydrometallurgical Approach to Recover Vanadium and Aluminum from the Sulfuric Acid Manufacturing Spent Catalyst	14
The Direct Leaching of Nickel Sulfide Flotation Concentrates - A Historic and State-of-the-Art Review Part II: Laboratory Investigations into Pressure Leaching	13
A New Approach to Magnesium Removal in Cobalt Precipitation	13
Feldspar Purification from Iron Impurities: A Review of Treatment Methods	13
Reduction mechanism of the porous hematite in limonite ore magnetization roasting	12
Natural Graphite Froth Flotation-An Overview	12
Washability Analysis of Coal Using RhoVol: A Novel 3D Image-based Method	11
Process Mineralogy Assisted Iso-Floatability of Copper-Zinc-Lead Minerals from Iron Tailings at Marcona Iron Ore Mine	11
Improve Bastnaesite Flotation via Synergistic Effect of Octyl Hydroxamic Acid and Octyl Phenol Ethoxylated Surfactants	11
Mixed Anionic/Cationic Collectors for Pyrite Flotation: An Experimental and Theoretical Study	11
Effect of Magnesium Substitution on Siderite Thermal Decomposition in Air Atmosphere	11
Effect of Copper and Lead Cations on Flotation Behavior of Pyrite in Alkaline Seawater	10
Impact of Pyrite Textures Prevalence on Flotation Performance in Mount Isa Copper Orebodies	10
Pyrometallurgy and Electrometallurgy of Rare Earths – Part A: Analysis of Metallothermic Reduction and Its Variants	10
Flotation Separation of Galena from Pyrite in a Low-Alkalinity Media Using Welan Gum as a New Depressant	10
A Green Approach for Selective Ionometallurgical Separation of Lithium from Spent Li-Ion Batteries by Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES): Process Optimization and Kinetics Modeling	10
Reclamation of Red Mud for the TiO ₂ Production by Ilmenite Smelting at Lower Temperature	10
Magnetization Roasting of Specularite Ore: Phase Transformation, Magnetism and Kinetics	10
Hydrometallurgical Roadmaps and Future Strategies for Recovery of Rare Earth Elements	10
Effects of Pure and Modified Nanobubbles on the Reverse Flotation of Kaolinite from Hematite	9
Enhanced flotation of Pb(II)-activated wolframite using a novel collector	9
Thermal Decomposition of Siderite Ore in Different Flowing Atmospheres: Phase Transformation and Magnetism	9
Comparison of Approaches to Predict Grinding in An Industrial Rod Mill Operating at Low Fillings	9
Process Applications and Challenges in Mineral Beneficiation and Recovery of Niobium from Ore Deposits – A Review	9
Reuse of Iron Ore Tailings by Magnetic Separation Using Functionalized Magnetic Particles	9
Online techniques for performance and condition monitoring of hydrocyclone: present status and the future	9
Investigation of the Induration Mechanism of Red Mud Pellets with Tartaric Acid Additions	8
Oxidative Flotation Separation of Chalcopyrite and Pyrite Using K ₂ FeO ₄ in Seawater	8
A Review on the Recovery of Lithium and Iron from Spent Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries	8
Electromagnetic Vertical Ring High-Gradient Magnetic Separation Technology and Equipment: Research Progress and Future Trends	8
Approaches for Coprocessing Tellurides: A Critical Minerals Perspective with Emphasis on Mineralogy and Metallurgy	8
Innovative Recovery of Gallium and Zinc from Corundum Flue Dust by Ultrasound-Assisted H ₂ SO ₄ Leaching	8
Overview of Fine Coal Filtration. Part I: Evaluation of Filtration Performance and Filter Cake Structure	7
Elaboration of an Economic and Efficient Pulp Conditioning Method for a Low-Quality Coarse Coal Slime	7
A Review on Floc-Flotation of Fine Particles: Technological Aspects, Mechanisms, and Future Perspectives	7
Processing of Refractory Gold-Bearing Sulfide Concentrates: A Review	7
Ultrasonic-Assisted Synthesis of Lead Citrate as Precursor for Preparation of Lead Oxide from Lead Sulfate	7
Evaluation of Mesophilic Species Performance in Extraction of Cobalt and Manganese from Hot Filter Cake of Zinc Processing Plant	7
Influence of Two-Stage Dosing on Flocculation and Settlement of Kaolinite and Associated Mechanisms	7
A Convolutional Neural Network for Classification of Froth Mobility in an Industrial Flotation Cell	7
Improved Titanium Transfer in Submerged Arc Welding of Carbon Steel through Aluminum Addition	7
Exploring Bioflocculation: A Novel Approach for Iron Recovery From Red Mud – a Review	7
A Review on the Recent Developments in the Dissolution of Rhodium and Iridium Metals from Spent Catalysts	6
Recovery of Non-Ferrous (Cu & Ni) and Precious (Au) Metals from Waste Random Access Memory (RAM)	6
Glutamate Leaching of Spent Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode in Weak Acidic-Neutral Condition: New Insight on Kinetics and Dissolution Mechanism	6
Development of a vibration sensor-based tool for online detection of roping in small-diameter hydrocyclones	6

Dissolution of Ruthenium Metal by Combined Oxidizing and Reducing Action of Sodium Hypochlorite and HCl Solution	6
Characterization of Gold in Complex Historical Refractory Tailings for Enhanced Process Optimization	6
A Review on Green Method of Extraction and Recovery of Energy Critical Element Cobalt from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs)	6
In-Situ Probing the Interface Electrochemical Properties of Chalcopyrite Modified by Amidoxime-Dithiocarbamate Ester: Implications to Flotation Mechanism	6
A New Perspective on the Understanding of High-Intensity Conditioning: Incompatibility of Conditions Required for Coarse and Fine Coal Particles	6
Aerosol Collector Addition in Coarse Particle Flotation – A Review	6
A Review of the Mineral Contact Angle Measurements and Applications in the Froth Flotation Process: Techniques and Influential Parameters, Part II	6
Effect of Ultrasonic Pre-Treatment on the Reverse Flotation of Kaolinite From Bauxite	5
What Controls the Leaching of Magnesite with Concentrated Solutions of Hydrochloric or Nitric Acid?	5
The Production of Rare Earth based Magnesium and Aluminium Alloys – A Review	5
Development of a Hydrometallurgical Process for the Recovery of Valuable Metals from Synthetic Sulfuric Acid Leaching Solution of Ni-MH Batteries	5
Separation of Au(III) and Pd(II) from the Etching Solutions of Printed Circuit Boards by Chemical Reduction and Oxidative Precipitation	5
A Comprehensive Review on Occurrence and Processing of Phosphate Rock Based Resources- Focus on REEs	5
Development of a Generalized Partition Curve Model for Hydrocyclones	5
Review of High-Pressure Technology in Terms of Technological and Economic Benefits Achieved in Raw Materials Processing	5
Solubility of Gold in FeO _x -SiO ₂ -Al ₂ O ₃ Slags at 1300°C	5
A Review of the Solid-State Reduction Aspects of Ilmenite for Efficient and Sustainable Production of TiO ₂ Slag	5
Review on the mineral processing in ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents	5
Specifically Adsorbed Ions in the Reverse Cationic Flotation of Iron Ore	5
Gravity Concentration of Gold-Bearing Ores and Processing of Concentrates: A Review	5
Review of Recent Advances in HPGR Designs	5
Process Enhancement of Gold Extraction from a Copper-Rich Gold Ore by EDTA-Assisted Cyanide Leaching	4
A review of the technologies for antimony recovery from refractory ores and metallurgical residues	4
Separation of Palladium and Platinum Metals by Selective Dissolution Using a Mixture of Sulfuric Acid and Oxidizing Agents	4
A Review of the Mineral Contact Angle Measurements and Applications in the Froth Flotation Process: Techniques and Influential Parameters, Part I	4
A Review on Recovery of Terbium from Primary and Secondary Resources: Current State and Future Perspective	4
Use of Lithium Manganese Oxide Ion Sieves in Fixed Bed Columns for Lithium Recovery: A Mini-Review	4
Flotation of Platinum Group Elements Ores: A Review	4
Extraction of Critical Elements–Gallium, Germanium, and Indium–Using Ionic Liquids: A Review	4
Hydrodynamics and Response Analysis of a Cutting-Edge Pulse Bed Mineral Scrubber (PBMS) Featuring U-Type Motion, Pulsation Bed, and Fluidization for Low-Grade Iron Ore Processing	4
An Analysis of Copper Concentrate from a Kupferschiefer-type Ore from Legnica-Glogow Copper Basin (SW Poland)	4
Lithium Extraction from Spodumene via Fluidized Roasting: Phase Transformation and Kinetics	4
Characteristics of Spent Lithium Ion Batteries and Their Recycling Potential Using Flotation Separation: A Review	4
A State-Of-The-Art Review on Materials Production and Processing Using Solar Energy	4
The Effect of Ultrasound Treatment on Oil Agglomeration of Barite	4
Experimental Measurements of Slag/Matte/Metal/Tridymite Phase Equilibria in the Cu-Fe-O-S-Si System at 1200ºC	4
Lateritic Nickel and Cobalt Recovery Routes: Strategic Technologies	4
Modeling the Liberation of Iron Ores with Different Grain Sizes Considering Intergranular Fracture	3
Beneficiation Process of Kyanite-Rich Mineral Assemblages from Thassos Island Aegean Sea, Greece	3
Preparation of Reduced Iron Powder from High-Phosphorus Iron Ore: A Pilot-Scale Rotary-Kiln Investigation	3
Analysis of the Possibility of Copper Recovery from Flotation Stratiform Copper Ore Tailings	3
A Comprehensive Review on Cobalt Bioleaching from Primary and Tailings Sources	3
The Hydrometallurgical Approach in the Production of a High Content of Titanium Dioxide (TiO ₂ ) from Ilmenite, Direct Hydrochloric and Sulfuric Acid Leaching and Pr	3
Asymptotic Water Split Behavior of Hydrocyclones; A Unique Design Characterization Methodology	3
Application potential of vibration sensors for online process monitoring of hydrocyclones	3
Low-Grade Chromite Beneficiation Through Spiral Concentration: A Review from the Turkish Market Perspective	3
Review of Fracturing Techniques (Microwaves, High-Voltage Pulses, and Cryogenic Fluids) for Application as Access Creation Method in Low-Permeability Hard Rocks for Potential in situ Metal Recovery	3
International Trends in Mining Tailings Research through Machine Learning Method: Retrospective or Prospective Oriented Research?	3
Review of the Influence of Native and Modified Biopolymers on Carbonaceous Gangue Depression in Selective Flotation	3
Ammoniacal Leaching for the Extraction of Valuable Metals from Secondary Resources: A Review	3
Characterization Techniques of Flotation Frothers - A Review	3
The effect of calcium ions on the flotation behavior of fluorapatite	3
Evaluation of Compressive Strength of Manganese Oxidized Ore Briquettes: Effects of Compaction Pressure, Curing Time, and Percentage of Binder	3
Understanding the Effects of Hydrophobic Particle Densities on Bubble-Liquid Motion and Gangue Entrainment in the RFC’s Reverse Fluidized Bed Through CFD Simulation	3
Application of a Floatex density separator for iron recovery from Pilbara iron ore plant rejects	3
Iron Ore Pelletization: Part II. Inorganic Binders	3
Investigation of the effect of different parameters on lixiviant ion migration in a laboratory scale study of electrokinetic in-situ recovery	3
Mineral Processing and Metal Extraction on the Lunar Surface - Challenges and Opportunities	3
Effect of Operational and Geometric Variables in Hydrocyclones to Improve Separation Efficiency and Reduce Energy Consumption: A Review and New Insights	3
A Novel Process for the Separation of Rare Earth Elements to Recover Pure Nd(III) Solution from the NdFeB Magnets	3