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Prospecting — is the physical search for minerals, fossils, precious metals or mineral specimens, and is also known as fossicking. Prospecting is synonymous in some ways with mineral exploration which is an organised, large scale and at least semi scientific… … Wikipedia
prospecting — UK US /ˈprɒspektɪŋ/ noun [U] NATURAL RESOURCES ► the activity of searching for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the Earth: »Most of the prospecting so far has been conducted by an Australian mining engineer.… … Financial and business terms
prospecting — ▪ mining search for economically exploitable mineral deposits (mineral deposit). Until the 20th century prospecting involved roaming likely areas on foot looking for direct indications of ore mineralization in outcrops, sediments, and soils … Universalium
prospecting — /ˈprɒspɛktɪŋ/ (say prospekting) noun 1. the exploration of a region in search of precious metal, as gold, silver, etc. –adjective 2. of or relating to the search for gold or the like: prospecting tools; prospecting pan …
Prospecting — Prospect Pros pect, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prospecting}.] To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prospecting — noun Prospecting is used after these nouns: ↑gold … Collocations dictionary
prospecting — naudingųjų iškasenų paieška ir žvalgyba statusas Aprobuotas sritis geologija apibrėžtis Ekonominę vertę turinčių naudingųjų iškasenų sankaupų geologinis tyrimas, įskaitant mėginių ėmimą, jungtinių mėginių ėmimą, gręžimą, žvalgybinių griovių ir… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
prospecting of hydrocarbons resources — angliavandenilių išteklių paieška statusas Aprobuotas sritis geologija apibrėžtis Angliavandenilių išteklių geologinio tyrimo etapas, kuriuo vykdomi nuotoliniai ir (ar) tiesioginiai geologinio tyrimo darbai galimuose angliavandenilių plotuose… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
prospecting — the search for fish stocks in areas thought to be suitable for the species sought and the estimate of the abundance and distribution of that stock … Dictionary of ichthyology
prospecting — pros·pect || prÉ‘spekt / prÉ’spekt n. chance, probability of advancement or success; hope, promise; view, vista, scene; outlook, perspective; potential customer (Economics) v. search for valuable materials (such as gold, oil, etc.); examine an… … English contemporary dictionary
