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noun
1.
Usually, prospects.
a.
an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc.
b.
the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
2.
anticipation; expectation; a looking forward.
3.
something in view as a source of profit.
4.
a potential or likely customer, client, etc.
5.
EXPANDa potential or likely candidate.
6.
a view, especially of scenery; scene.
7.
outlook or view over a region or in a particular direction.
8.
a mental view or survey, as of a subject or situation.
9.
Mining.
a.
an apparent indication of ore or native metal.
b.
a place giving such indications.
c.
a mine working or excavation undertaken in a search for additional ore.
10.
COLLAPSEArchaic. sight; range of vision.
verb (used with object)
11.
to search or explore (a region), as for gold.
12.
to work (a mine or claim) experimentally in order to test its value.
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Prospecting
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verb (used without object)
Idiom13.
to search or explore a region for gold or the like.
14.
in prospect, under consideration; expected; in view: He had no other alternative in prospect.
Related forms
pros·pect·less, adjective
non·pros·pect, noun
un·der·pros·pect, noun
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prospecting
search for economically exploitable mineral deposits. Until the 20th century prospecting involved roaming likely areas on foot looking for direct indications of ore mineralization in outcrops, sediments, and soils. Colours have been a traditional guide to ores. The reds, browns, and yellows of limonitic material, for example, can indicate leaching of sulfide-bearing veins and disseminated ore bodies. On weathered outcrops, greens and blues could indicate oxidized copper minerals, black could mean oxidized manganese minerals, and yellows and greens the presence of silver halides.
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