Editor-in-Chief: Professor Adam Smoliński
Journal of Sustainable Mining (ISSN 2300-3960) is an international, scholarly, peer-reviewed and open access journal. This journal casts a new light on the wide range of issues surrounding mining that are impacting its sustainability. It brings together wide-ranging approaches, globally, in order to develop a forum for discussion of mining practices, always with an eye towards their impact on sustainability and efficiency. Journal of Sustainable Mining is published quarterly online by Central Mining Institute – National Research Institute (Główny Instytut Górnictwa – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, GIG-PIB) and hosted on Digital Commons, an Elsevier platform.
Read MoreCurrent Issue: Volume 25, Issue 1 (2026)
Research Articles
Investigating frozen paste surface disposal as a climate change adaptation strategy: Case study of Mont-Wright Mine
Khalil Hashem, Agus P. Sasmito, Laxmi Sushama, Ferri Hassani, and Mehrdad Kermani
Assessment of heavy metal contamination in surface water near tailings dam
Gera Techane Mengistu, Tesema Kebede, Enatfenta Melaku, and Engdasew Temere
Study on visualization simulation and system dynamic optimization of the ore drawing process in mine chutes
Liang Juan, Zhu Quanjie, Hao Yingnan, Quan Zhongxue, Zhang Zhiwu, Liu Xiaohuic, and Ouyang Zhihua
An innovative implicit modeling technique to 3D deposit modeling: a case study of the chromite mine
Ali Can Ozdemir Ozdemir and Yavuz Tore
Multivariate stochastic mine scheduling targeting stationary grades considering risk uncertainty and hierarchical variables
Augusto A. T. Toledo, Joao F. C. L. Costa, Diego M. Marques, and Luciano N. Capponi
The impact of natural cavities on mining feasibility in Brazil: dilemma between the sustainability of mining operations and the environment
Tiago Leite, Felipe Souza, Mariana Silva, Iuri Brandi, and Hernani de Lima
Review
A review study of the relationship between coal fly ash characteristics and the presence of rare earth metals from steam power plants in Indonesia
Muhammad F. Shafiyurrahman, Shofa Rijalul Haq, Nurkhamim Nurkhamim, Ade Kurniawan, Rofa D Bulopa, and Rizki Khoiriah Nasution
Technical note
Intrinsically safe pneumatic seismic source for controlled rock mass ,monitoring and imaging in underground mining
Przemysław Sierodzki, Leszek Remiorz, Mateusz Ćwiękała, and Krzysztof Krawiec
