Buscon

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000867",
  "term": "Buscon",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An independent prospector or miner, particularly in historical Spanish or Latin American mining contexts. These individuals searched for mineral deposits on their own account or worked small claims under a tribute system. Under this system, the buscon would pay a percentage of the ore or its value to the owner of the mineral rights.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Buscon",
    "es": "buscón",
    "fr": "buscon"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/buscon/"
}