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research > exploration

Preferred term

exploration  

Definition

  • The search for economic deposits of minerals, ore, gas, oil, or coal by geological surveys, geophysical prospecting, boreholes and trial pits, or surface or underground headings, drifts, or tunnels.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/3057

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