Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Vol. 133, No. 3, out now

Carbothermal reduction, gold recovery and the extraction of neodymium metal are among the topics discussed in this issue.

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This issue contains the following articles:

Gallium distribution between slag and metal phases during the carbothermal reduction of bauxite
Tomofumi Nakamura, Kouji Yasuda, Tetsuya Uda
pp. 65–72
DOI: 10.1177/25726641241261220

Optimization of direct smelting for mercury-free gold recovery in artisanal and small-scale gold mining
Sospeter Pastory Maganga, Ombeni John Mdee, Godlisten Gladstone Kombe, Justin William Ntalikwa
pp. 73–81
DOI: 10.1177/25726641241262603

Effect of iron bearing minerals on iron ore processing
Mahdi Ostadrahimi, Saeed Farrokhpay, Khodayar Karimnejad, Mohammad Reza Karimi, Morteza Sadeghi
pp. 82–90
DOI: 10.1177/25726641241265201

A suggested eco-friendly procedure for the recovery of uranium from Egyptian Abu Tartur phosphorites before industrial processing
Walid M. Abdellah
pp. 91–100
DOI: 10.1177/25726641241273525

Study on the extraction of neodymium metal by calciothermic reduction process
Deepak Kumar Sahoo, Prafulla S Sarode, Dipali N Ambare, Soumyadip Mondal, Dhruva K Singh
pp. 101–108
DOI: 10.1177/25726641241276483

Recovery of copper from ammonia–ammonium chloride leach liquor using sterically hindered beta-diketone
Ayo F. Balogun, Alafara A. Baba, Daud T. Olaoluwa
pp. 109–118
DOI: 10.1177/25726641241276265

Leaching a complex copper–cobalt oxide ore from Zebesha Mine in Zambia, a novel method
Foibe DL Uahengo, Yotamu RS Hara, Olga Bazhko
pp. 119–127
DOI: 10.1177/25726641241276737