prospector
Example Sentences
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JOHANNESBURG—In 1886, prospectors struck gold here on a stretch of farmland more than a mile above sea level.
Northern Pacific Railway prospectors began exploiting the vast coal deposits starting with 18 miners in 1886.
From Seattle Times
Pizzuto, who now has terminal cancer and other debilitating illnesses, has spent more than three decades on death row for his role in the 1985 slayings of two gold prospectors.
From Washington Times
The federal government is awarding grants worth tens of millions of dollars to lithium prospectors and processors.
From New York Times
In recent years, an estimated 20,000 prospectors contaminated vital waterways with mercury used to separate gold.
From Seattle Times
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