Mineralium Deposita

Aims & Scope

The journal Mineralium Deposita introduces new observations, principles, and interpretations from the field of economic geology, including nonmetallic mineral deposits, experimental and applied geochemistry, with emphasis on mineral deposits.

It offers short and comprehensive articles, review papers, brief original papers, scientific discussions and news, as well as reports on meetings of importance to mineral research.

The emphasis is on high-quality content and form for all articles and on international coverage of subject matter.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.9
2024	4.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.051

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	116

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1368

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1307

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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
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Earth and Planetary Sciences, 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.

• Major types and time–space distribution of Mesozoic ore deposits in South China and their geodynamic settings

  Citation: 892

  Authors: Mao, Cheng, Chen, Franco

• Discriminant diagrams for iron oxide trace element fingerprinting of mineral deposit types

  Citation: 480

  Authors: Céline, Georges

• Trace elements in magnetite as petrogenetic indicators

  Citation: 418

  Authors: Sarah A. S., Sarah-Jane, Georges, Julien, Emilie, Christophe

• Multiple Mesozoic mineralization events in South China—an introduction to the thematic issue

  Citation: 414

  Authors: Rui-Zhong, Mei-Fu

• A revaluation of the Co/Ni ratio in pyrite as geochemical tool in ore genesis problems

  Citation: 373

  Authors: A., G., F.

• Enrichment of U–Se–Mo–Re–V in coals preserved within marine carbonate successions: geochemical and mineralogical data from the Late Permian Guiding Coalfield, Guizhou, China

  Citation: 371

  Authors: Shifeng, Vladimir V., Colin R., James C., Yunwei, Weiguo, Weijiao, Peipei

• Intrusion-related gold deposits associated with tungsten-tin provinces

  Citation: 368

  Authors: J. F. H., R. H., T., J. R., J. K.

• Recycling of orogenic arc crust triggers porphyry Cu mineralization in Kerman Cenozoic arc rocks, southeastern Iran

  Citation: 361

  Authors: Behnam, Michael, Jamshid

• The crustal continuum model for late-Archaean lode-gold deposits of the Yilgarn Block, Western Australia

  Citation: 360

  Authors: D. I.

• The physical and chemical evolution of low-salinity magmatic fluids at the porphyry to epithermal transition: a thermodynamic study

  Citation: 324

  Authors: Christoph A.

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