Heap leach operations

A method of heap leaching comprising:

• forming a heap lift comprising a first heap layer placed underneath a second heap layer by placing ore extracted from a mine onto a leach pad, the heap lift being irrigated using a solvent formulated to leach a first chemical element of economic interest from the ore into a solution comprising the solvent and the first chemical element;
• installing a horizontal solution collection system between the first heap layer and the second heap layer, the horizontal solution collection system comprising a horizontal tubing with a first wireline data collection tool disposed therein;
• providing a heap leach model for modeling the heap leach operation, the heap leach operation comprising a solvent formulation and a irrigation setting;
• obtaining collected data from the first wireline data collection tool while irrigating the heap lift, the collected data comprising in-situ material parameters of the first heap layer and the second heap layer and in-situ solution parameters of a solution flowing in the first heap layer and the second heap layer;
• modeling the heap leach operation using the collected data based on the heap leach model to generate a result;
• adjusting the heap leach operation based on the result;
• drilling a borehole through at least the first heap layer and the second heap layer;
• and
• completing the borehole with a second wireline data collection tool disposed therein, wherein the collected data is further obtained from the second wireline data collection tool while irrigating the heap lift.