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Prospect

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004535

An area of land that shows potential for containing economically valuable mineral deposits, based on geological indications or preliminary exploration. Prospecting involves searching for mineral occurrences and evaluating their potential for future development. A prospect requires further investigation, such as drilling or trenching, to confirm its viability.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004535
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: prospektieren; Spanish: prospectar; French: prospecter
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004535",
  "term": "Prospect",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An area of land that shows potential for containing economically valuable mineral deposits, based on geological indications or preliminary exploration. Prospecting involves searching for mineral occurrences and evaluating their potential for future development. A prospect requires further investigation, such as drilling or trenching, to confirm its viability.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "prospektieren",
    "es": "prospectar",
    "fr": "prospecter"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/prospect/"
}

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