Quick links
prospecting
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
This entry may contain outdated or offensive information, terms, and examples.
n.
the searching of an area for mineral deposits.
Quotations
1868
Though the prospecting license was accorded, its terms were so illiberal that Mr. Campbell and his friends had to abandon the project, for which tools, machinery, miners, and a vessel to transport them had already been purchased.
1952
. . . transportation facilities outside of that radius are extremely difficult, a factor which may hamper further extension of prospecting on a large scale.