prospecting

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By covering more ground in less time, they could improve both resource prospecting and the search for signs of past life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

In January, the government proposed opening 70 new blocs to prospecting, more than half of them in the Arctic waters of the Barents Sea.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Once, when Blanchard was out prospecting with friends, they found old buttons from Levi’s jeans dating back to the mid-1800s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Fergusson has been prospecting as a hobby for about a decade, and finally bought his own claim after searching around for five years.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

Soon after Thanksgiving, we deployed two reporters to go prospecting.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times