prospected
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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
Arctic Drilling ASA, a company owned by a local man, Roy Karlsen, prospected on a ring of mountains that surrounded a fjord.
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
In 1779 he prospected at French Lick, returned to Watauga, raised a colony, and in the fall led it forth.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
