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Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration
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Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

2524-3462

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/42461

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Earth Science 566 11 14 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 67
Documents by Best Scientists*: 91
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 40
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.457
Impact Factor: 2

Top Publications

  • Extending geometallurgy to the mine scale with hyperspectral imaging: a pilot study using drone- and ground-based scanning

    Isabel F. Barton;Matthew J. Gabriel;John Lyons-Baral;Mark D. Barton

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • Leaching Behavior of Lithium from Bauxite Residue Using Acetic Acid

    Hannian Gu;Wanyan Li;Zehai Li;Tengfei Guo

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Distribution of Rare Earth Elements in the Illinois Basin Coals

    Alireza Valian;John G. Groppo;Cortland F. Eble;James C. Hower

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Characterization of Respirable Dust Generated from Full-Scale Laboratory Igneous Rock Cutting Tests with Conical Picks at Two Stages of Wear

    (2022)
    4 Citations
  • Occurrence Modes of Niobium in Kaolin Clay From Guizhou, China

    Li Zhu;Hannian Gu;Yongqiong Yang;Hanjie Wen

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • The Mercer Clay in Pennsylvania as a Polymetallic Mineral Resource: Review and Update

    Peter L. Rozelle;Maureen D. Feineman;Timothy S. White;Nicholas A. Crescenzo

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Assessing Effectiveness of Various Wear-Resistant Materials Used as Hard Facings in Mining Applications

    Wei Hu;Jamal Rostami;Omid Frough

    (2020)
    3 Citations
  • Stability Assessment of a Tailings Pond Considering the Effect of Staged Construction and Embankment Raising Rate: a Numerical Study

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • Study on Mine Tailings Classification Effected by Co-disposal of Drilling Wastes with Geochemical Cations

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Mechanical Response Characteristics and Stability Evaluation of Surrounding Rock in Complex Stratum Excavation of Kilometer Deep Shaft

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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