issue 4 publication date 2017-10-01

• Optimization of parameters affecting recovery of copper from Sarcheshmeh low-grade sulfide ore using Bioleaching
• Modofication of the Sarcheshmeh copper complex flotation circuit in response to a reduction in feed grade
• Application of perfect mixing model for simulation of vertical roller mills
• Sub-pixel classification of hydrothermal alteration zones using a kernel-based method and hyperspectral data; A case study of Sarcheshmeh Porphyry Copper Mine and surrounding area, Kerman, Iran
• Prediction of effect of fine particle removal on efficiency of a spiral circuit by size-by-size partition curves
• An improvement in RTM method to image steep dip petroleum bearing structures and its superiority to other methods
• Investigation of leaching kinetics of zinc from a low-grade ore in organic and inorganic acids
• Determination of geochemical anomalies and gold mineralized stages based on litho-geochemical data for Zarshuran Carlin-like gold deposit (NW Iran) utilizing multi-fractal modeling and stepwise factor analysis
• Comparison of various knowledge-driven and logistic-based mineral prospectivity methods to generate Cu and Au exploration targets Case study: Feyz-Abad area (North of Lut block, NE Iran)
• Effect of temperature as well as heating and cooling cycles on rock properties
• Influence of modeling material on undercut slope failure mechanism
• Development of a site-specific regression model for assessment of road-header cutting performance of Tabas coal mine based on rock properties
• Application of continuous restricted Boltzmann machine to detect multivariate anomalies from stream sediment geochemical data, Korit, East of Iran
• Evolution of AG mill shell liner design at Gol-E-Gohar concentration plant
• Determination of constant coefficients of Bourgoyne and Young drilling rate model using a novel evolutionary algorithm