Systems and methods for lixiviant injection and electrokinetic sequences for in-situ mining

A system for in-situ mining of a rock formation in an area of interest, comprising:

• a first well extending downward from a ground surface in the area of interest, the first well configured to:
• receive a lixiviant from a lixiviant source;
• perform at least one of:
• injecting the lixiviant into a permeable layer of the rock formation to dissolve a target material to form a solution containing the lixiviant and the target material;
• or
• operating as a first electrode to apply an electric field to at least one of the lixiviant or the solution;
• and
• a second well extending downward from the ground surface in the area of interest, the second well configured to:
• when the first well is operating as a first electrode, operate as a second electrode to apply the electric field to at least one of the lixiviant or the solution;
• receive the solution;
• and
• pump the solution to a processing plant to separate the target material from the lixiviant,
• wherein one or both of the injecting the lixiviant or the applying the electric field are changed according to a timing sequence during an operational period of the in-situ mining.