Vol. 34 No. 4 (2018): Octubre-Diciembre

Mining and Geology publishes the fourth issue of the year. On this occasion 10 articles on topics related to Geology, Mines, Environment, Extractive Metallurgy and Physical Metallurgy are presented. Of particular interest is the first article of the issue relating to the existence of scandium in the lateritic deposits of Moa. The fifth with the results of a methodology to implement the new Qa aeration parameter in the operation of the Punta Gorda leaching plant, with the purpose of attenuating losses of Co and Ni by segregating coprecipitation with the OHH and the last relative to obtaining metallic alloys of iron and slag from the aluminothermic processing of industrial solid waste.This presentation closes a year of success for the magazine, which has managed to improve its positioning in different databases that guarantee the continuity of the editorial work.Therefore, the editorial committee thanks all those who have contributed to this result.