A
pulsed power drilling tool (100) configured for passing a pulsed current through a
mineral matrix (400) to crush the
mineral matrix (400), the drilling tool (100) comprising: a
pulsed power generator (110) for generating a
high voltage current pulse; a
drill bit (120) comprising at least one
electrode pair (200), the at least one
electrode pair (200) comprising at least a first
electrode (201) and a second electrode (202), the first electrode (201) comprising a first
solid electrode portion (203) and the second electrode comprising a second
solid electrode portion (204), the first
solid electrode portion (203) and the second solid electrode portion (204) being electrically connectable to a
pulsed power generator (110); and at least one
ionization device (130), the invention relates to a device (100) for generating at least one ionizing fluid zone (210, 210 ') extending at least from a first solid electrode portion (203) to a surface of a mineral substrate (400) and / or at least from a second solid electrode portion (204) to a surface of the mineral substrate (400), in order to allow a high-
voltage current pulse (150) to pass through the at least one ionizing fluid zone (210, 210'). 210 ') and the
mineral matrix (400) pass between the first solid electrode portion (203) and the second solid electrode portion (204), where the at least one
ionization device (130) comprises at least one first
laser emitting device (131) configured to generate a first
laser beam (135) and to emit the first
laser beam (135) in a direction towards the mineral matrix (400), the first laser beam (135) is configured to ionize a fluid present between the
drill bit (120) and the mineral matrix (400) to form a first ionized fluid zone (210) of the at least one ionized fluid zone.