The invention relates to an in-situ leaching and liquid collecting method for weathered crust leaching-deposited rare-earth ore. The method comprises the following steps: (1) distributing
liquid injection holes, which reach a semi-weathered layer, on the surface of an ore body to form a grid, and inserting a PVC
pile into each
liquid injection hole so that a leaching agent can reach the semi-weathered layer; (2) drilling liquid collecting guide holes, which are perpendicular to the ore body or are inclined upwards at angle of 2-5 degrees, with a kilometer
drill in positions 5-20cm below the interface between the semi-weathered layer and the
bedrock of a valley of the ore body, and drilling holes in a circle along the ore body from a lower part of the valley; (3) building a liquid collecting
ditch along the ore body from a lower part of the valley so as to lead rare-earth
leachate, which flows out of the ore body, into the liquid collecting
ditch; and (4) building a liquid collecting
pool, which is connected with the lower end of the liquid collecting
ditch, at the downstream part of the valley so that the rare-earth
leachate flows into the liquid collecting
pool via the liquid collecting ditch, pumping the rare-earth
leachate in the liquid collecting
pool into a hydrometallurgical workshop, and performing treatment and extraction to obtain a rare-earth product. According to the method, rare-earth leachate can be recovered to the maximum extent, the rare-earth
recovery ratio is effectively increased, and favorable
economic benefits are achieved.