prospected
Example Sentences
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Small fragments of the specimen were "prospected" using ultraviolet lights at night.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2023
Bolsonaro’s father prospected for gold at Serra Pelada, where Dirceu first saw gold mining, and the president sometimes draws on his upbringing to rally support from prospectors.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2022
On Svalbard, a Kautokeino drilling company prospected for material that, two years later, wouldn’t be worth the money it costs to extract.
From Scientific American • Nov. 18, 2019
Miners prospected for gold and other minerals across Owyhee County starting in the 1860s, drilling into the hills of the Owyhee Front until World War II slowed the work to a standstill.
From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2018
At every likely spot their companions, experienced miners, prospected: they found gold everywhere, but not in paying quantities.
From A Claim on Klondyke A Romance of the Arctic El Dorado by Roper, Edward
