A study of rock joint influence on rock fracturing using a static fracture stimulation method

In-situ leaching (ISL) could be a viable alternative to conventional open cut mining, which is becoming increasingly uneconomic and energy intensive with increasing global mineral extraction and decreasing ore-grade. However, ISL is only applicable in permeable rock media. ISL has the potential to be adopted as an economic and energy efficient mining technology, provided that effective and safe artificial fracture stimulation can be performed in...