prospector
/prəˈspektər/ noun [C] NATURAL RESOURCESDefinition
› a person or company whose job is searching for gold, oil, or other valuable substances on or under the surface of the Earth: Up to 600 prospectors have been clambering across the rugged Canadian Shield, hoping to find gold or base metals. a diamond/gold/oil prospector
(Definition of prospector noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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