prospecting

n.

探矿；勘探；勘查；

geophysical prospecting地球物理勘探

seismic prospecting地震勘探；地震探查

geochemical prospecting地球化学勘探

mineral prospecting探矿；矿物勘探

electrical prospecting电法勘探

gravity prospecting重力勘探

1. After months of prospecting he finally struck gold.
   经过数月的勘探，他终于发现了金矿。
2. He spent a year prospecting for the elusive metal.
   他花了一年的功夫去勘探那种很难到手的金属。

Introduction to Geophysical Prospecting
Electrical methods in geophysical prospecting
Informed dispersal: prospecting by birds for breeding sites
Timing of Prospecting and the Value of Information in a Colonial Breeding Bird
Book Reviews: Introduction to Geophysical Prospecting
Deepwater area——the new prospecting targets of northern continental margin of South China Sea
Basic theory of the magneto-telluric method of geophysical prospecting
A Sociology of Expectations: Retrospecting Prospects and Prospecting Retrospects
Surficial geology, spectral-reflectance characteristics, and their influence on hyperspectral imaging as a drift-prospecting techniq...
Enhancement of Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery for residual soil mapping in SW Minais Gerais State, Brazil: A prospecting case histo...