Submissions from 2026
A Comprehensive Dataset for Underground Miner Detection in Diverse Scenario, Cyrus Addy, Ajay Kumar Gurumadaiah, Yixiang Gao, and Kwame Awuah-Offei
Public Preferences for Critical Mineral Mining in the U.S.: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment, Bamidele Ajiga, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and Mahelet G. Fikru
SADQN-Based Residual Energy-Aware Beamforming for LoRa-Enabled RF Energy Harvesting for Disaster-Tolerant Underground Mining Networks, Hilary Kelechi Anabi, Samuel Frimpong, and Sanjay Madria
Mechanism-based Assessment of Respirable Dust Exposure in Miners: Integrating CFD-DPM Simulation with Personalized Monitoring for Occupational Health Risk, Jiajun An, Fan Geng, Yuqing Feng, Changgeng Gui, Shihang Li, Xinjian He, Guang Xu, Zheng Zhang, and Yibao Wang
Comparison of Explosively Driven Shock Tube and Open-air Blast Wave Propagation, Rachel L. Bauer and Catherine E. Johnson
Current State of Hydrometallurgical Processing for the Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Primary and Secondary Sources: Part I —Resources and Market Context, Physical Beneficiation, and Leaching Strategies, Bridget Afua Afrah Bonfu, Meriem Merah, Fardis Nakhaei, Lana Alagha, Michael Moats, and Kwame Awuah-Offei
Fundamental Surface Chemistry and Mechanistic Insights into the Flotation of Tellurium-bearing Pyrite from Sulfide Tailings, Mulenga Chibesa, Fardis Nakhaei, and Lana Alagha
A Critical Review and Methodological Recommendations for Life Cycle Assessment of Electrochemical CO₂ Mineralization, Dennis Dadzie and Kwame Awuah-Offei
Response of Curved Laminated Glass under Quasistatic and Blast Loads, Lamies Elgholmy, Ahmed Elbelbisi, Alaa Elsisi, Andrew Bowman, Hani Salim, Kyle Perry, and Jacob Meier
Electroactive PVDF/Ti3C2Tx MXene Functionalized Nanofiber Mats with High Surface Potential for High-efficiency Indoor & Outdoor Submicron PM(0.3-2)μm Filtration, Ashish Kakoria, Mirza Muhammad Zaid, Aamir Iqbal, Mahsa Moradi, Lina Zheng, and Guang Xu
Sulfuric Acid Mist Generation, Calculation, and Suppression Mechanism and Methods in Electrowinning: A Review, Ashish Kakoria, Mirza Muhammad Zaid, and Guang Xu
Long Range Battery-free Wireless Power Transfer Testbed for Underground Mines IoT and LPWAN Devices, Anabi Hilary Kelechi, Samuel Frimpong, and Sanjay Madria
A Literature Review and Conceptual Framework for Sustainability in Open-pit Mine Planning, Raymond Kudzawu-D'Pherdd, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Esteban Koberg de La Cruz, Marcos Goycoolea, Andrea Brickey, and Alexandra M. Newman
Current State of Hydrometallurgical Processing for the Recovery of Nickel and Cobalt from Primary and Secondary Sources: Part II—Metal Separation and Purification Approaches, Meriem Merah, Bridget Afua Afrah Bonfu, Lana Alagha, Michael Moats, and Kwame Awuah-Offei
Utilizing Digital Twins to Model and Optimize Hydraulic Excavator Operator Performance Through Arena Simulation, Mateo Fernando Montenegro Defaz and Kwame Awuah-Offei
Stall Detection in Hydraulic Excavator Operations using Heuristics and Machine Learning: A Case Study, Mateo Fernando Montenegro Defaz, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and Yixiang Gao
Efficiency Comparison of Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) Composite-Incorporated Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibrous Filters for Respirable Crystalline Silica Dust and Coal Dust, Mahsa Moradi, Ashish Kakoria, Lina Zheng, and Guang Xu
Selective Extraction of Nickel and Cobalt from Limonitic Laterite via Optimized Sulfation Roasting–Water Leaching and Solvent Extraction, Maryam Osali, Farid Ahani, Mohammad Reza Aboutalebi, Mandana Adeli, Javad Moghaddam, Saeid Karimi, Janaka Jayamini Wijenayake, and Lana Alagha
An Adaptive Immersive Training Framework for Miner Self-Escape Readiness in Underground Mining Emergencies, Muhammad Azeem Raza, Samuel Frimpong, and Saima Ghazal
Review of Recovery Processes of Palladium, Platinum, Gold, and Silver from Metallurgical Wastes, Luis Sanchez-Calderon, Marthias Silwamba, and Lana Alagha
Nanobubble Flotation Strategy of Fluorite Integrating Experimental and DFT Analysis, Ahmed Sobhy, Hadeer El-Shamy, Nourhan Ahmed, and Mohsen Farahat
Sex-based Effects of Shock Energy Exposure in Warfighters, Melissa Sutter and Catherine Johnson
Underground Mine Tunnel Fire Dynamics: Experimental Investigation and AI-driven Characterization of Flame Behavior, Jingmin Xu, Rui Tian, Ashish Kakoria, Aamir Iqbal, Tao Yang, Lina Zheng, and Guang Xu
Submissions from 2025
Evaluating Feasibility of Incorporating Fuel Cell Drive Trains into Existing Haul Trucks, Ayorinde Akinrinlola, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and Abdullah Al Moinee
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Models for Predicting the Metallurgical Performance of Complex Sulfide Ore Flotation Process, Danish Ali, Muhammad Badar Hayat, Lana Alagha, Keitumetse Catherine Monyake, and Hammas Khalid
Using Telemetry to Assess Operator Effects on Hydraulic Shovel Energy Efficiency. Part II: Assessing Operator Effects, Noah Adekunle Aluko and Kwame Awuah-Offei
Energy-Harvesting Concurrent LoRa Mesh with Timing Offsets for Underground Mine Emergency Communications, Hilary Kelechi Anabi, Samuel Frimpong, and Sanjay Madria
Stochastic Modeling of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation through Extreme Dust Conditions in Underground Mines using Vector Parabolic Approach, Emmanuel Atta Antwi, Samuel Frimpong, Muhammad Azeem Raza, and Sanjay Madria
Myelin Quantification Using Ultrashort Echo Time Magnetization Transfer Ratio In A Mouse Model Of Traumatic Brain Injury, Jiyo S. Athertya, Xin Cheng, Qingbo Tang, Dina Moazamian, Eric Y. Chang, Catherine E. Johnson, Jiankun Cui, Zezong Gu, Yajun Ma, and Jiang Du
Enrichment of Sphalerite and Hemimorphite in Zinc Tailing for the Potential Recovery of Gallium and Germanium, Hazal Melis Aytac, Fardis Nakhaei, and Lana Z. Alagha
Application of Gurney and Flight of Fragment Calculations for Water Jet Velocities in Explosive Applications, Rachel L. Bauer, Tate B. Friedrich, and Catherine E. Johnson
Blast Tube Design: How Shape and Size Influence the Resultant Shock Wave, R. L. Bauer and C. E. Johnson
Optimizing HY Wet Ball Mill Efficiency using Response Surface Methodology, Peng Chen, Ying Hou, Hongxu Lv, and Ahmed Sobhy
Surface Chemistry and Activation of Pyrite in Flotation: Enhancing Critical Minerals Recovery, Mulenga Chibesa, Fardis Nakhaei, and Lana Alagha
Enhancing Autonomous Truck Navigation in Underground Mines: A Review of 3D Object Detection Systems, Challenges, and Future Trends, Ellen Essien and Samuel Frimpong
Navigation in Underground Mine Environments: A Simulation Framework for Quadruped Robots, Yixiang Gao and Kwame Awuah-Offei
Understanding the Usefulness of Self-Escape Technologies in Underground Mining: Perspectives of Metal/Nonmetal Miners, Eugene A. Gyawu, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and D. A. Baker
Comparative Fire Hazards of Lithium-ion Battery Chemistries: Linking Thermal Behavior, Gas Toxicity, and State-of-charge to Composite Risk Profiles, Aamir Iqbal, Ashish Kakoria, Syed Talha Riaz, Jingmin Xu, Robert Illango Pushparaj, and Guang Xu
Experimental Determination of TNT Equivalence Values for Binary Energetic Materials, Gracie May M. James, Rachel L. Bauer, Emily M. Johnson, and Catherine E. Johnson
Optimizing Acid Mist Suppression: Unraveling Surfactant Effects on Bubble Formation and Bursting Dynamics in Copper Electrowinning, Ashish Kakoria, Mirza Muhammad Zaid, Aamir Iqbal, Ellen Amoako Afful, and Guang Xu
Empirical Study of Far-field Radio Frequency Wireless Power Transfer Testbed for Underground Mines Based on 1.8 GHz, Anabi Hilary Kelechi and Samuel Frimpong
Electrochemical Insights into the Direct Dissolution of Impure Sphalerites and Their Partial Oxidation in an Acidic Environment, Gholamreza Khodadadmahmoudi, Saeid Karimi, Hadi Abdollahi, Milad Karimi, Ali Rezaei, and Lana Alagha
Enhancing Safety in U.S. Coal Mines Through a Rib Support Recommendation Tool, Alper Kirmaci, Dakshith Ruvin Wijesinghe, Dogukan Guner, Kutay E. Karadeniz, Cameron Mitchell, and Taghi Sherizadeh
Method to Measure Blast overpressure Exposure on Military Personnel using Orthogonal Sensor Orientations, Nicholas W. Kuehl and Catherine E. Johnson
Synthesis and Characterization of a Guar Gum-based Flocculant and its Flocculation-dewatering Mechanism in Coal Mine Wastewater, Na Li, Yuping Fan, Xianshu Dong, Xiaomin Ma, Ruxia Chen, Ming Chang, and Guang Xu
Synthesis Optimization of a Hydrophobic Cationic Flocculant and its Mechanism Study in Clay Suspension: Experiment and Simulation, Na Li, Yuping Fan, Xianshu Dong, Xiaomin Ma, Ruxia Chen, Ming Chang, and Guang Xu
Research On Wireless Monitoring System For Internal Temperature Field Of Coal Gangue Mountain, Xiaofei Liu, Chunhao Liang, Jifa Qian, Xiaolin Li, Xuemei Li, Baoli Li, Guang Xu, and Bin Zhou
UTE MRI for Assessing Demyelination in an mTBI Mouse Model: An Open-field Low-intensity Blast Study, Yajun Ma, Qingbo Tang, Xin Cheng, Jiyo S. Athertya, David Coughlin, Eric Y. Chang, Catherine E. Johnson, Jiankun Cui, Zezong Gu, and Jiang Du
Assessment of White Matter Changes using Quantitative T1ρ Mapping in an Open-Field Low-Intensity Blast Mouse Model of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), Dina Moazamian, Shengwen Xie, Jiyo S. Athertya, Qingbo Tang, Roland R. Lee, Eric Y. Chang, Jeffrey M. Tomlin, Catherine E. Johnson, Jiang Du, and Yajun Ma
Investigating Rib Brow Potential Through Monitoring in a Room-and-Pillar Coal Mine, Khaled Mohamed, Yuting Xue, Alper Kirmaci, Dogukan Guner, and Taghi Sherizadeh
Cracking the Code: Harnessing Serpentinization-Driven Micro-Crack Networks for Hydrogen Generation and Subsurface Resource Recovery, U. Mutlu, G. Boitnott, A. Lisjak, J. Ha, O. Mahabadi, P. Connolly, B. N. Tunnell, T. Sherizadeh, S. Nowak, and J. E. Olson
Unlocking the Potential of Copper Sulfide Tailings as a Secondary Source for Tellurium and Precious Metals: A Comprehensive Characterization Study, Fardis Nakhaei, Lana Alagha, and Gary Wyss
Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives of Critical Elements Recovery from Sulfide Tailings, Fardis Nakhaei, Jose Corchado-Albelo, Lana Alagha, Michael S. Moats, and Noelia Munoz-Garcia
Predicting Miner Localization in Underground Mine Emergencies using a Hybrid CNN-LSTM Model with Data from Delay-Tolerant Network Databases, Patrick Nonguin, Samuel Frimpong, and Sanjay Madria
Human-machine Collaboration in Mining: A Critical Review of Emerging Frontiers of Intelligence Systems in the Mining Industry, Rosebella Osei, Samuel Frimpong, and Allada Venkat
Effect of System Type And Information on Miners’ Decisions and Trust in AI-based Monitoring Systems, Michael Owusu-Tweneboah, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Devin Michael Burns, and Saima Ghazal
Exploring the Link Between HY Wet Ball Mill Work Index and Grinding Energy Consumption, Chen Peng, Hou Ying, Lv Hongxu, and Sobhy Ahmed
Past, Present, and Future of Cement Manufacturing and Decarbonization in the United States, Duah Philip and Awuah Offei Kwame
A Simulation-Based Training Framework for Mine Rescue and Self-Escape Readiness, Muhammad Azeem Raza and Samuel Frimpong
A CFD Analysis of Equipment Fires in an Underground Development Heading for Improved Auxiliary Ventilation Design, Oluwafemi B. Salami, Jurgen F. Brune, and Guang Xu
The Role of Oxidizing Agents in the Recovery of Precious Metals and PGMs During the Alkaline Leaching of Selenium-Rich Metallurgical Wastes, L. Sanchez-Calderon, W. Kirk, M. Silwamba, and Lana Z. Alagha
Ultrahigh Electric Charge Density Harvested from Pre-compressed Ferroelectric Ceramics, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, Alexander S. Shkuratov, and Christopher S. Lynch
Dynamic Tensile Properties of Thermally Treated Concrete Specimens Subjected to Varied Heating Rates: An Investigation using the Digital Image Correlation Method, Ronghua Shu, Jiabao Cheng, Guang Xu, Yuzhang Lai, and Lijinhong Huang
Early Developments in Waterjet Technical Growth, David A. Summers
Academia and Growth of Waterjet Technology, David A. Summers and Greg Galecki
Preliminary Investigation of the Potential Health Risks of Non-formFitting Body Armor with a Focus on Female Warfighters, Melissa Sutter and Catherine E. Johnson
Viscoelastic Materials Evaluated for Blast-resistant Designs, M. Sutter, C. Thomas, A. D. Douglas, F. Dogan, and C. E. Johnson
Examining Shock Wave Flow Past the Brim of a Helmet using Schlieren Imaging, Cody Thomas and Catherine E. Johnson
An Approach to the Mesostructure Sealing in Coal by Mine Water Clathrate, Haiyang Yi, Ze Li, Tao Yang, Zhuang Zhuo, Tingxiang Chu, Xianfeng Shi, and Guang Xu
Submissions from 2024
Numerical Investigation For The Effect Of Joint Persistence On Rock Slope Stability Using A Lattice Spring-Based Synthetic Rock Mass Model, Mariam Al-E'Bayat, Dogukan Guner, Taghi Sherizadeh, and Mostafa Asadizadeh
The Effect Of Methyl Isobutyl Carbinol “MIBC” On The Froth Stability And Flotation Performance Of Low-Grade Phosphate Ore, Ashraf Alsafasfeh, Lana Z. Alagha, and Amal Al-Hanaktah
Using Telemetry to Assess Operator Effects on Hydraulic Shovel Energy Efficiency. Part I: Algorithms for Extracting Explanatory Variables from Sensor Data, Noah Adekunle Aluko and Kwame Awuah-Offei
Optimized Canopy Air Curtain Dust Protection using a Two-Level Manifold and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Nana A. Amoah, Mirza Muhammad Zaid, Ashish R. Kumar, Ping Chang, and Guang Xu
A Review on Floc-Flotation of Fine Particles: Technological Aspects, Mechanisms, and Future Perspectives, Kaveh Asgari, Hamid Khoshdast, Fardis Nakhaei, Mohammad Reza Garmsiri, Qingqing Huang, and Ahmad Hassanzadeh
Evaluation Of Buoyant Action Of Groundwater And Surface Water Interaction On Pit Slope Stability Using Hydrogeological-Stratigraphic-Structural Assessment Within The Kawere Catchment Of The Nsuta Mine, Emmanuel Coffie-Anum, Jerry S.Y. Kuma, Michal Affam, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and Anthony Ewusi
Derivation of Fractured Rock Hybrid Analytical Equation for Estimation of Groundwater Inflow into Mine Pit using Major Fault Trigonometry, Emmanuel Coffie-Anum, Jerry S.Y. Kuma, Anthony Ewusi, Michael Affam, Yao Yevenyo Ziggah, and Kwame Awuah-Offei
Tellurium Enrichment in Copper Tailings: A Mineralogical and Processing Study, José L. Corchado-Albelo and Lana Alagha
Enrichment Feasibility of Tellurium, Gold, and Silver from Copper Tailings, Jose L. Corchado-Albelo, Lana Z. Alagha, and Fardis Nakhaei
Road Condition Monitoring Utilizing UAV Photogrammetry Aligned To Principal Curve Of Mine Haul Truck Path, Alexander Douglas, Martin Langenderfer, and Catherine E. Johnson
A Review of the Dry Methods Available for Coal Beneficiation, Nikki Hughes, Marco le Roux, Quentin Peter Campbell, and Fardis Nakhaei
Quantitative Proteomic Profiling in Brain Subregions of Mice Exposed to Open-field Low-intensity Blast Reveals Position-dependent Blast Effects, M. Jackson, S. Chen, P. Liu, M. Langenderfer, C. Li, H. R. Siedhoff, A. Balderrama, R. Li, Catherine E. Johnson, C. M. Greenlief, I. Cernak, R. G. DePalma, and J. Cui
The Interplay of Casing Material and Detonation Wave Shock Parameters in Steel Witness Plate Dent Formation, Emily M. Johnson and Catherine E. Johnson
Failure Analysis of Abutment-Loaded Underground Coal Mine Stoppings during Explosion, Kutay E. Karadeniz, Dogukan Guner, and Taghi Sherizadeh
Comparative Analysis of Different CFD Turbulence Models for a Diesel Pool Combustion Event in an Underground Mine: A Case Study, Ashish Ranjan Kumar, Oluwafemi Salami, Nana A. Amoah, and Guang Xu
A Review of Current Safe Distance Calculations and the Risk of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, A. R. Loflin and C. E. Johnson
Examining Pull-Out Tests for Grouted Rib Bolts: A Comprehensive Analysis, Khaled Mohamed, Alper Kirmaci, Yuting Xue, Taghi Sherizadeh, and Dogukan Guner
Generation of Micro-fracture Clouds in Rocks: Mechanisms and Applications, U. Mutlu, G. Boitnott, A. Lisjak, O. Mahabadi, Taghi Sherizadeh, D. Guner, S. Nowak, and A. Ghassemi
Sulfide Tailings as Potential Secondary Sources of Critical Minerals: Tellurium, Fardis Nakhaei, Lana Z. Alagha, Jose L. Corchado-Albelo, Michèle Heitz, and Noelia Munoz-Garcia
Editorial for Special Issue “Design, Modeling, Optimization and Control of Flotation Process”, Fardis Nakhaei, Ahmad Hassanzadeh, and Luis A. Cisternas
Editorial for Special Issue “Design, Modeling, Optimization and Control of Flotation Process”, Fardis Nakhaei, Ahmad Hassanzadeh, and Luis A. Cisternas
Numerical Back Analysis Of An Underground Bulk Mining Operation Using Distributed Optical Fiber Sensors For Model Calibration, Samuel Nowak, Taghi Sherizadeh, Mina Esmaeelpour, Paul Brooks, Dogukan Guner, and Kutay Karadeniz
Geomechanical Monitoring of an Underground Bulk Mining Operation using a Novel Distributed Optical Fiber Strain Sensing Method, Samuel Nowak, Taghi Sherizadeh, Mina Esmaeelpour, Paul Brooks, Dogukan Guner, Kutay Karadeniz, Gunnar Wurst, and Alper Kirmaci
Verification and Validation of Modeling of Fluid–Solid Interaction in Explosion-Resistant Designs using Material Point Method, Mohammed H. Saffarini, Zhen Chen, Ahmed Elbelbisi, Hani Salim, Kyle A. Perry, Andrew L. Bowman, and Stephen D. Robert
Enhancing Fire Safety In Underground Mines: Experimental And Large Eddy Simulation Of Temperature Attenuation, Gas Evolution, And Bifurcation Influence For Improved Emergency Response, Oluwafemi B. Salami, Ashish Ranjan Kumar, Iqbal Aamir, Robert Ilango Pushparaj, and Guang Xu
Minimizing Leaching of Al, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, and Ni during Discharge of Lithium-Ion Batteries, L. A. Sanchez-Calderon and Lana Z. Alagha
Influence of Two-Stage Dosing on Flocculation and Settlement of Kaolinite and Associated Mechanisms, Huaizhi Shao, Ying Wang, Yan Liu, Ahmed Sobhy, Yijiang Li, Xiaoming Wang, and Dongping Tao
Hybrid Mechanism of Electrical Breakdown in Ferroelectric Materials under High-Pressure Shock Loading, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, Vladimir G. Antipov, Jay B. Chase, and Christopher S. Lynch
Dielectric Permittivity Of PZT 95/5 Ferroelectric Ceramics And 0.27PIN-PMN-0.26PT Single Crystals Under Pulsed High Electric Fields, Sergey I. Shkuratov, Jason Baird, Vladimir G. Antipov, and Christopher S. Lynch
Dynamic Compressive Behaviors Of High-Temperature-Cement Mortar Specimen Subjected To Different Cooling Methods, Ronghua Shu, Lijinhong Huang, Guang Xu, and Yongchao Gong
Dynamic Compressive Properties of Heat-Treated and Pre-Stressed Cement Mortar Specimen Subjected to Cyclic Impact Loading, Ronghua Shu, Guang Xu, and Lijinhong Huang
