International Journal of Mining and Mineral Engineering

Aims & Scope

IJMME is an interdisciplinary and refereed international journal that fosters innovative solutions to the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible exploration and extraction of mineral resources.

It promotes feasible mining system design, development, and management, bringing together sustainable technologies, the people, and sound processes.

It provides cross learning between various scientific and technological, as well as business and economics, disciplines.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24637

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.149

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	20

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Microwave heating of dry and water saturated basalt, granite and sandstone

  Citation: 95

  Authors: Thomas, Friedemar, Philipp, Peter, Hubert, Uwe, Nikolaus A.

• A review on utilisation of coal mine overburden dump waste as underground mine filling material: a sustainable approach of mining

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Anup Kumar, Biswajit

• Utilising of linear and non-linear prediction tools for evaluation of penetration rate of Tunnel Boring Machine in hard rock condition

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Alireaza, Mohammad

• Implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies in the mining industry - a case study

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Mike, Arnesh

• A numerical modelling study of longwall face stability in mining thick coal seams in China

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Gaofeng, Yoginder P., Jiachen

• Evaluation of a mining project using Discounted Cash Flow analysis, Decision Tree analysis, Monte Carlo Simulation and Real Options using an example

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Erkan

• A linkage of truck-and-shovel operations to short-term mine plans using discrete-event simulation

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Elmira, Hooman Askari

• Mine health and safety: influence of psychosocial factors on musculoskeletal disorders among miners in Pakistan

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Izhar Mithal, Jonhatan Magno Norte Da, Saleem Raza, Paras, Xiang, Ebelia

• Simultaneous prediction of blast-induced flyrock and fragmentation in opencast limestone mines using back propagation neural network

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Ratnesh, T.N., A.K.

• A multi-step approach to long-term open-pit production planning

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Mohammad, Clemens, Hooman Askari

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