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Metals (ISSN 2075-4701) is an open access journal of related scientific research and technology development. Metals provides a forum for publishing papers which advance the in-depth understanding of the relationship between processing, structure, and properties or functions of all kinds of metals.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals
Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X) is an international open access journal that covers the broad fields of mineralogy, mineral geochemistry and geochronology, economic mineral resources, mineral exploration, innovative mining techniques, and advances in mineral processing.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/minerals
Mining (ISSN 2673-6489) is an advanced forum for studies related to mining science and engineering in the 21st century. The research area covers all components of mining (geology; mine and extraction; ore processing and beneficiation; environmental management) and the whole mining life cycle (exploration; feasibility; construction; operation; closure).