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prospecting

small-scale form of mineral exploration
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prospecting

Summary

prospecting is an activity[1]. prospecting draws 913 Wikipedia views per month (activity category, ranking #88 of 272).[2]

Key Facts

  • prospecting's instance of is recorded as activity[3].
  • prospecting's instance of is recorded as occupation[4].
  • prospecting is a type of search[5].
  • prospecting is a type of mineral exploration[6].
  • prospecting's practiced by is recorded as prospector[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include activity[3] and occupation[4]. Recorded subclass of include search[5] and mineral exploration[6].

Why It Matters

prospecting draws 913 Wikipedia views per month (activity category, ranking #88 of 272).[2] prospecting has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] prospecting is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). prospecting. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/prospecting
MLA “prospecting.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/prospecting.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_prospecting_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{prospecting}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/prospecting}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → activity, occupation
    Subclass of → —
    Practiced by → prospector
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007541389705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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