issue 2 publication date 2018-04-01

• Sustainable development and environmental challenges in Cameroon’s mining sector: A review
• Removal of Te and Se anions in alkaline media in presence of cyanide by quaternary ammonium salts
• Investigation of arsenic removal parameters by a new nano-hybrid adsorbent produced from red mud and fly ash
• Application of stochastic programming for iron ore quality control
• Effect of thermal treatment on specific rate of breakage of manganese ore
• Forecasting copper price using gene expression programming
• Introducing Mesozoic siliciclastic-rich refractory sand levels based on geochemical and physical properties in Iran
• Application of spectrum-volume fractal modeling for detection of mineralized zones
• Effects of temperature and confining pressure on mode II fracture toughness of rocks (Case study: Lushan Sandstone)
• Comparison of various extractants for recovery of Copper from Sarcheshmeh Chalcopyrite concentrate Ammonia/Ammonium Carbonate Leaching
• Random forests algorithm in podiform chromite prospectivity mapping in Dolatabad area, SE Iran
• Bio-accumulation of major, trace, and rare earth elements by two Astragalus species grown on Agh-Dareh and Zarshouran gold deposits, Takab, NW Iran
• An insight into effect of surface functional groups on reactivity of Sphalerite (110) surface with Xanthate collector: a DFT study
• Presenting an experimental creep model for rock salt
• Introducing hard rock TBMs’ downtime analysis model with reference to past case histories’ data
• Using selective sequential extraction techniques to evaluate tendency of soil fractions in Cd removal by Fe3O4 nanoparticles in continuous flow system
• Stability analysis of support systems using a coupled FEM-DFN model (Case study: a diversion tunnel at Lorestan dam site, Iran)
• Estimation of geochemical elements using a hybrid neural network-Gustafson-Kessel algorithm
• Porosity classification from thin sections using image analysis and neural networks including shallow and deep learning in Jahrum formation
• A practical approach to open-pit mine planning under price uncertainty using information gap decision theory
• Effect of frother type and operational parameters on nano bubble flotation of quartz coarse particles