prospecting

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022548",
  "term": "prospecting",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The search for outcrops or surface exposures of mineral deposits. Searching for new deposits; also preliminary explorations to test the values of lodes or placers already known to exist.\n\n2. Search for outcrops or surface exposures of mineral deposits. Searching for new deposits; also preliminary explorations to test the values of lodes or placers already known to exist.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/prospecting/"
}