exploration for minerals

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• exploration — /ek spleuh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination. 2. the investigation of unknown regions. [1535 45; < L exploration (s. of exploratio) an examination, equiv. to explorat(us) searched out, examined (ptp …   Universalium

• Minerals and Metals Group — Type Wholly owned subsidiary Industry Mining Founded …   Wikipedia

• Exploration geophysics — is the applied branch of geophysics which uses surface methods to measure the physical properties of the subsurface Earth, in order to detect or infer the presence and position of concentrations of ore minerals and hydrocarbons. Exploration… …   Wikipedia

• exploration expenditure — The cost of geological or geophysical work in prospecting for oil and gas or other minerals. See mine exploration costs …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• exploration — The examination and investigation of land supposed to contain valuable minerals, by drilling, boring, sinking shafts, driving tunnels, and other means, for the purpose of discovering the presence of ore and its extent …   Black's law dictionary

• exploration — The examination and investigation of land supposed to contain valuable minerals, by drilling, boring, sinking shafts, driving tunnels, and other means, for the purpose of discovering the presence of ore and its extent …   Black's law dictionary

• Mineral exploration — is the process of finding ore (commercially viable concentrations of minerals) to mine. Mineral exploration is a much more intensive, organized and professional form of mineral prospecting and, though it frequently uses the services of… …   Wikipedia

• Earth exploration — Introduction   the investigation of the surface of the Earth and of its interior.  By the beginning of the 20th century most of the Earth s surface had been explored, at least superficially, except for the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Today the… …   Universalium

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