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Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration

An Official International Peer-reviewed Journal of the Society

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Overview

Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration is SME’s journal covering topics related to mining, mineral and metallurgical processing, and geology and exploration.

  • Flagship journal of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME).
  • Started in 1984 as Minerals & Metallurgical Processing.
  • Publishes original research papers, review articles and other communications on matters pertinent to the mining and minerals community.

Executive Editor
  • Ronel Kappes
Journal Oversight Committee

Journal metrics

Journal Impact Factor
2.0 (2024)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
2.1 (2024)
Submission to first decision (median)
30 days
Downloads
241.5k (2024)

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Latest issue

Special Focus Sections – Special Focus Section: Collection on Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry (continued). Editor: Zach Agioutantis; Collection in Honor of Dr. Jan D. Miller. Editor: Jiaqi Jin; Collection on Intelligent Mining (continued). Editor: Andrea J. Brickey; Collection on Health and Safety in Mining (continued). Editor: Pratt Rogers

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Journal information

Electronic ISSN
2524-3470
Print ISSN
2524-3462
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
  2. BFI List
  3. Baidu
  4. CLOCKSS
  5. CNKI
  6. CNPIEC
  7. Current Contents/Engineering, Computing and Technology
  8. Dimensions
  9. EBSCO
  10. EI Compendex
  11. Google Scholar
  12. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  13. Naver
  14. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  15. Portico
  16. ProQuest
  17. SCImago
  18. SCOPUS
  19. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  20. TD Net Discovery Service
  21. Wanfang

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