Enhanced method for borehole mining comprising: drilling a borehole using a low-frequency pulsing sonic, hydraulic mining system including a pulsed jet assembly; inserting casing into the borehole above target deposit depth; inserting and rotating assembly into the casing with a sub-coupling and a shoe rock bit positioned below the casing; pumping fluid into the borehole; evaluating slurry at surface; fracturing and disaggregating materials at target deposit with pulsing jets from the sub-coupling and rock bit causing light slurry to flow upwardly to the annulus between the borehole casing and the downhole assembly, then upwardly through the annulus to the surface of the borehole thereby causing heavy slurry to concentrate in a sump, located below the pulse jet rock bit; continuing to form cavity at target location; removing pulsed jet assembly from borehole; running core barrel to extract heavy slurry from sump; analyzing slurry to determine whether to continue with operation.

An improvement to a sonic drilling system comprising a high-pressure, high-volume water pump connected to a fluid supply and a length of casing in a borehole; an elastic sonic rod string; an eductor coupling having an upwardly directed convergent nozzle; a transition rod; a sub-coupling having a laterally directed convergent nozzle; and a shoe rock bit having a downwardly directed convergent nozzle. The water pump provides fluid down the bore of the sonic rod string, the eductor, the transition rod, the sub-coupling and the rock bit whereby adjustable high-pressure, high-volume fluid is forced through the sonic rod string, the eductor, the transition rod, the sub-coupling and the rock bit to fracture, cut and agitate targeted mineral into slurry and whereby the light slurry is directed effectively upwardly through the annulus to the surface for extraction and heavy slurry gravitates into a sump trap and is recovered with a core barrel.

A method for constructing an artificial water-conducting channel through pulse hydraulic fracturing of drainage boreholes in a roof aquifer includes constructing an artificial water-conducting channel in a sandstone fissure aquifer through arrangement of drainage boreholes and pulse hydraulic fracturing, which improves the permeability of dense and intact sandstone rock masses. The artificial water-conducting channel formed through arrangement of drainage boreholes is connected to discontinuous water-bearing areas and water-rich areas, and water from roof sandstone fissures is diverted to the drainage boreholes through the artificial water-conducting channel, thereby achieving effective drainage of the boreholes and expanding a radiation range of single-borehole drainage. The method not only avoids the arrangement of excessive drainage boreholes and significantly improves the drainage efficiency of prospecting and drainage boreholes, but also facilitates advance drainage during the mining process. The method enables effective control of mine water hazards, thereby ensuring safe production of the mine.

A method for constructing an artificial water-conducting channel through pulse hydraulic fracturing of drainage boreholes in a roof aquifer includes constructing an artificial water-conducting channel in a sandstone fissure aquifer through arrangement of drainage boreholes and pulse hydraulic fracturing, which improves the permeability of dense and intact sandstone rock masses. The artificial water-conducting channel formed through arrangement of drainage boreholes is connected to discontinuous water-bearing areas and water-rich areas, and water from roof sandstone fissures is diverted to the drainage boreholes through the artificial water-conducting channel, thereby achieving effective drainage of the boreholes and expanding a radiation range of single-borehole drainage. The method not only avoids the arrangement of excessive drainage boreholes and significantly improves the drainage efficiency of prospecting and drainage boreholes, but also facilitates advance drainage during the mining process. The method enables effective control of mine water hazards, thereby ensuring safe production of the mine.