prospector

Example Sentences

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While prospectors have long proposed mining the ocean floor, much like oil companies drill offshore, such efforts have come to nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Picking individual gold or silver miners is like betting on which prospector will find the nugget.

From MarketWatch

A century ago, the discovery by prospectors of precious stones south of the Orange River, which now forms part of South Africa's border with Namibia, led to a diamond rush that changed the land forever.

From BBC

Native Americans mined for thousands of years before prospectors arrived in the 19th century ahead of surging demand for the original electrical build-out.

From The Wall Street Journal

JOHANNESBURG—In 1886, prospectors struck gold here on a stretch of farmland more than a mile above sea level.

From The Wall Street Journal