OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review is 4. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Liberation of Valuable Materials from Spent Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Batteries via Semi-Autogenous Attrition	65
Recovery of Scandium from Bauxite Residue Using Sulfation Roasting-Assisted Water Leaching Process	57
Total Lithium Extraction from Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries Using Tartaric and Formic Acids: Comparative and Kinetic Study	45
Selective Flocculation/Magnetic Separation of Ultrafine Iron Ore Particles with Corn Starch and Polyacrylamides: A Comparative Study	44
A Critical Review of Leaching Pathways for Silver Recovery from EoL Photovoltaic Modules and Prospects for Flotation	35
The Direct Leaching of Nickel Sulfide Flotation Concentrates – A Historic and State-of-the-Art Review Part III: Laboratory Investigations into Atmospheric Leach Processes	34
A Multi-Method Machine Learning Framework for Simulating Power Dynamics in an Iron Ore Cone Crusher Plant	34
Exploring Dextrin as an Eco-Friendly Depressant for Selective Flotation Separation of Scheelite and Calcite Minerals	32
Understanding the Role of Calcium Lignosulphonate in Flotation Separation of Chalcopyrite from Talc	31
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
Compressive Strength Behavior of Briquettes Produced from Manganese Ore Fines and Metal Dust: Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology	29
An innovative approach to replace bentonite in hematite ore pelletizing with organic binder	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
Developing of a Counter-Current Copper Leaching Process Using Response Surface Methodology	25
Mitigating the Adverse Effect of Salts on Gangue Recovery Using a Reflux Flotation Cell	25
Kinetics Investigation of Phosphorus Leaching from Steelmaking Slag	22
Exploring the Challenges and Advances in Concentrating Ultrafine Iron Ore Particles with a Focus on Goethite	21
A New Approach to Magnesium Removal in Cobalt Precipitation	21
Hydrometallurgical Approach to Recover Vanadium and Aluminum from the Sulfuric Acid Manufacturing Spent Catalyst	20
Effect of Sodium Hexametaphosphate on Flotation of Quartz and Hematite with Starch/Etheramine in the Presence of Ca and Mg Ions	20
Filtering Hydrocyclone Performance: A Review of Literature	20
Feldspar Purification from Iron Impurities: A Review of Treatment Methods	17
Bubble Loading in a Fluidized Column: Effects of Bubble Size, Particle Size, Contact Angle and Particle Density	17
Flotation Separation of Chalcopyrite from Pyrite Using a Green Organic Phosphonic Acid as a Novel Collector in Low-Alkalinity Environment	16

A Simple Process for the Recovery of Rare Earth Elements and Iron from Sulfuric Acid Leaching Solution of NdFeB Magnets by Double Salt Precipitation	15
Natural Graphite Froth Flotation-An Overview	15
Reduction mechanism of the porous hematite in limonite ore magnetization roasting	15
Selective Separation of Fluorite from Calcite Using Saponified Tridecanoic Acid as a Novel Collector	15
The Direct Leaching of Nickel Sulfide Flotation Concentrates - A Historic and State-of-the-Art Review Part II: Laboratory Investigations into Pressure Leaching	14
Process Mineralogy Assisted Iso-Floatability of Copper-Zinc-Lead Minerals from Iron Tailings at Marcona Iron Ore Mine	14
Investigation of Liberation Properties and Mineral Fracture Mechanisms of Iron Ores with Different Mineral Grain Sizes at Different Grinding Degrees	14
Effect of Magnesium Substitution on Siderite Thermal Decomposition in Air Atmosphere	14
Washability Analysis of Coal Using RhoVol: A Novel 3D Image-based Method	13
Mixed Anionic/Cationic Collectors for Pyrite Flotation: An Experimental and Theoretical Study	13
Impact of Pyrite Textures Prevalence on Flotation Performance in Mount Isa Copper Orebodies	13
Effect of Copper and Lead Cations on Flotation Behavior of Pyrite in Alkaline Seawater	12
Flotation Separation of Galena from Pyrite in a Low-Alkalinity Media Using Welan Gum as a New Depressant	12
Reclamation of Red Mud for the TiO ₂ Production by Ilmenite Smelting at Lower Temperature	12
Revolutionising Gold Dissolution Via Chloride-Triggered Inorganic Radicals from Peroxymonosulfate	12
Improve Bastnaesite Flotation via Synergistic Effect of Octyl Hydroxamic Acid and Octyl Phenol Ethoxylated Surfactants	12
Pyrometallurgy and Electrometallurgy of Rare Earths – Part A: Analysis of Metallothermic Reduction and Its Variants	11
A Green Approach for Selective Ionometallurgical Separation of Lithium from Spent Li-Ion Batteries by Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES): Process Optimization and Kinetics Modeling	11
Magnetization Roasting of Specularite Ore: Phase Transformation, Magnetism and Kinetics	11
Hydrometallurgical Roadmaps and Future Strategies for Recovery of Rare Earth Elements	11
Comparison of Approaches to Predict Grinding in An Industrial Rod Mill Operating at Low Fillings	11
Enhanced flotation of Pb(II)-activated wolframite using a novel collector	10
Reuse of Iron Ore Tailings by Magnetic Separation Using Functionalized Magnetic Particles	10
Approaches for Coprocessing Tellurides: A Critical Minerals Perspective with Emphasis on Mineralogy and Metallurgy	10
Online techniques for performance and condition monitoring of hydrocyclone: present status and the future	10
Thermal Decomposition of Siderite Ore in Different Flowing Atmospheres: Phase Transformation and Magnetism	10
Electromagnetic Vertical Ring High-Gradient Magnetic Separation Technology and Equipment: Research Progress and Future Trends	10
Effects of Pure and Modified Nanobubbles on the Reverse Flotation of Kaolinite from Hematite	10
A Review on the Recovery of Lithium and Iron from Spent Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries	9
Investigation of the Induration Mechanism of Red Mud Pellets with Tartaric Acid Additions	9
Influence of Two-Stage Dosing on Flocculation and Settlement of Kaolinite and Associated Mechanisms	9
Innovative Recovery of Gallium and Zinc from Corundum Flue Dust by Ultrasound-Assisted H ₂ SO ₄ Leaching	9
Ultrasonic-Assisted Synthesis of Lead Citrate as Precursor for Preparation of Lead Oxide from Lead Sulfate	9
Oxidative Flotation Separation of Chalcopyrite and Pyrite Using K ₂ FeO ₄ in Seawater	9
Overview of Fine Coal Filtration. Part I: Evaluation of Filtration Performance and Filter Cake Structure	9
A Convolutional Neural Network for Classification of Froth Mobility in an Industrial Flotation Cell	9
Exploring Bioflocculation: A Novel Approach for Iron Recovery From Red Mud – a Review	8
Surface Chemistry and Activation of Pyrite in Flotation: Enhancing Critical Minerals Recovery	8
A Review of the Mineral Contact Angle Measurements and Applications in the Froth Flotation Process: Techniques and Influential Parameters, Part II	8
Evaluation of Mesophilic Species Performance in Extraction of Cobalt and Manganese from Hot Filter Cake of Zinc Processing Plant	8
Elaboration of an Economic and Efficient Pulp Conditioning Method for a Low-Quality Coarse Coal Slime	8
A Review on Floc-Flotation of Fine Particles: Technological Aspects, Mechanisms, and Future Perspectives	8
Processing of Refractory Gold-Bearing Sulfide Concentrates: A Review	8
Separation of Co(ii), Mn(ii), and Ni(ii) from Synthetic Sulfuric Acid Leaching Solution of Nickel Laterite Ore by Precipitation	8
Dissolution of Ruthenium Metal by Combined Oxidizing and Reducing Action of Sodium Hypochlorite and HCl Solution	7
A Review on Green Method of Extraction and Recovery of Energy Critical Element Cobalt from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs)	7
A Comprehensive Review on Occurrence and Processing of Phosphate Rock Based Resources- Focus on REEs	7
Aerosol Collector Addition in Flotation – Pathways to Improvement Through Understanding of the Mechanisms	7
Development of a vibration sensor-based tool for online detection of roping in small-diameter hydrocyclones	7
In-Situ Probing the Interface Electrochemical Properties of Chalcopyrite Modified by Amidoxime-Dithiocarbamate Ester: Implications to Flotation Mechanism	7

A New Perspective on the Understanding of High-Intensity Conditioning: Incompatibility of Conditions Required for Coarse and Fine Coal Particles	7
Aerosol Collector Addition in Coarse Particle Flotation – A Review	7
A Review on the Recent Developments in the Dissolution of Rhodium and Iridium Metals from Spent Catalysts	7
Recovery of Non-Ferrous (Cu & Ni) and Precious (Au) Metals from Waste Random Access Memory (RAM)	7
A Review of Phytomining	7
Review on the mineral processing in ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents	7
Glutamate Leaching of Spent Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode in Weak Acidic-Neutral Condition: New Insight on Kinetics and Dissolution Mechanism	7
What Controls the Leaching of Magnesite with Concentrated Solutions of Hydrochloric or Nitric Acid?	6
A Review of the Solid-State Reduction Aspects of Ilmenite for Efficient and Sustainable Production of TiO ₂ Slag	6
Specifically Adsorbed Ions in the Reverse Cationic Flotation of Iron Ore	6
The Production of Rare Earth based Magnesium and Aluminium Alloys – A Review	6
Characterization of Gold in Complex Historical Refractory Tailings for Enhanced Process Optimization	6
Effect of Ultrasonic Pre-Treatment on the Reverse Flotation of Kaolinite From Bauxite	6
Gravity Concentration of Gold-Bearing Ores and Processing of Concentrates: A Review	6
Development of a Generalized Partition Curve Model for Hydrocyclones	6
Behavior of Technical Copper Telluride During Vacuum Thermal Treatment	5
Lateritic Nickel and Cobalt Recovery Routes: Strategic Technologies	5
Lithium Extraction from Spodumene via Fluidized Roasting: Phase Transformation and Kinetics	5
A Review on Recovery of Terbium from Primary and Secondary Resources: Current State and Future Perspective	5
Process Enhancement of Gold Extraction from a Copper-Rich Gold Ore by EDTA-Assisted Cyanide Leaching	5
Review of High-Pressure Technology in Terms of Technological and Economic Benefits Achieved in Raw Materials Processing	5
Method and Mechanism of Selective Separation of Fluorite from Calcite Using a Ternary-Coordination Complex Collector	5
A Review of the Mineral Contact Angle Measurements and Applications in the Froth Flotation Process: Techniques and Influential Parameters, Part I	5
Solubility of Gold in FeO _x -SiO ₂ -Al ₂ O ₃ Slags at 1300°C	5
Separation of Au(III) and Pd(II) from the Etching Solutions of Printed Circuit Boards by Chemical Reduction and Oxidative Precipitation	5
Use of Lithium Manganese Oxide Ion Sieves in Fixed Bed Columns for Lithium Recovery: A Mini-Review	5
Chalcopyrite Flotation: A Comprehensive Review with Emphasis on Pyrite Separation	5
Development of a Hydrometallurgical Process for the Recovery of Valuable Metals from Synthetic Sulfuric Acid Leaching Solution of Ni-MH Batteries	5
Experimental Measurements of Slag/Matte/Metal/Tridymite Phase Equilibria in the Cu-Fe-O-S-Si System at 1200ºC	5
Review of Recent Advances in HPGR Designs	5
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	5
The Effect of Ultrasound Treatment on Oil Agglomeration of Barite	5
A State-Of-The-Art Review on Materials Production and Processing Using Solar Energy	4
Review of the Influence of Native and Modified Biopolymers on Carbonaceous Gangue Depression in Selective Flotation	4
A Review on the Dissolution and Separation of Osmium and Ruthenium	4
Characteristics of Spent Lithium Ion Batteries and Their Recycling Potential Using Flotation Separation: A Review	4
Flotation of Platinum Group Elements Ores: A Review	4
Understanding the Effects of Hydrophobic Particle Densities on Bubble-Liquid Motion and Gangue Entrainment in the RFC’s Reverse Fluidized Bed Through CFD Simulation	4
Low-Grade Chromite Beneficiation Through Spiral Concentration: A Review from the Turkish Market Perspective	4
Preparation of Reduced Iron Powder from High-Phosphorus Iron Ore: A Pilot-Scale Rotary-Kiln Investigation	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
Extraction of Critical Elements–Gallium, Germanium, and Indium–Using Ionic Liquids: A Review	4
The Graphite Processing Sector: A Global Perspective on Practices, Applications, Trade, and Trends Toward 2047	4
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	4
Application of a Floatex density separator for iron recovery from Pilbara iron ore plant rejects	4