10.26180/5de58f1db9b24 RADHIKA SHEHAN VIDANAGE DE SILVA RADHIKA SHEHAN VIDANAGE DE SILVA Rock fracture stimulation using a slow energy releasing fracturing compound for permeability enhanced in-situ leaching Monash University 2019 soundless cracking demolition agents in-situ leaching discrete element method fracture stimulation Geomechanics and Resources Geotechnical Engineering Mining Engineering 2019-12-02 22:24:27 Thesis https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Rock_fracture_stimulation_using_a_slow_energy_releasing_fracturing_compound_for_permeability_enhanced_in-situ_leaching/11307149 Declining ore grades and increasing demand is stressing the mining industry and are making conventional mining increasingly uneconomic. In-situ leaching (ISL) is an alternative mining technology, which could potentially lower the carbon footprint and the cost of conventional mines. However, ISL is limited by the permeability of the mineral-bearing rock. This thesis develops a non-explosive rock fracturing compound for permeability enhanced ISL of mineral-bearing rock.