prospecting
Hunting for gold
Prospecting is searching for valuable resources—originally minerals like gold or oil: prospecting for gold in the Yukon.
The term extends to any systematic search for potential opportunities: sales prospecting means identifying potential customers, and recruiters prospect for talent.
The prospector surveys territory hoping to strike something worth developing.
Statement of ownership or truth
- panningLateral camera traverse
- placerMineral-rich sediment accumulation
- nuggetSmall solid lump
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
lode · motherlode · assay · stake · grubstake · sluice · dredge · pickaxe
Edge of settlement
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- discoveryAct of finding something
scouting · trailblazing · uncharted · pathfinding · reconnaissance · fieldwork · backcountry · bushwhacking
Latent capacity for development
- promiseCommitment to act
- possibilityState of being achievable
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- pursuitAct of chasing something
seeking · searching · speculation · venture · futurity · foresight · expectancy · hope
Goes in front
- cold-callingContacting prospects without introduction
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- outreachProactive community assistance
- CRMCustomer interaction tracking system
B2B · targeting · funnel · qualification · conversion · networking · pitch · engagement
Measuring and charting terrain
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- terrainLand's physical features
- outcropSurfacing native stone
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
sedimentary · mineralization · geochemistry · sampling · core drilling · deposit · formation · bedrock
claim
Statement of ownership or truth
gold rush · lode · motherlode · assay · stake · grubstake · sluice · dredge · pickaxe · shaft
frontier
Edge of settlement
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
discovery · scouting · trailblazing · uncharted · pathfinding · reconnaissance · fieldwork · backcountry · bushwhacking · staking
potential
Latent capacity for development
- promiseCommitment to act
- possibilityState of being achievable
- anticipationState of awaiting something
pursuit · seeking · searching · speculation · venture · futurity · foresight · expectancy · hope · ambition
leads
Goes in front
- cold-callingContacting prospects without introduction
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- outreachProactive community assistance
CRM · B2B · targeting · funnel · qualification · conversion · networking · pitch · engagement · lead generation
surveying
Measuring and charting terrain
stratigraphy · sedimentary · mineralization · geochemistry · sampling · core drilling · deposit · formation · bedrock · alluvial
- exploratory venturesexpedition, voyage, safari, trek, quest
- diamond prospectingkimberlite, diamond mines, rough diamonds, pipes, diamond rush
- Goldfieldsgoldfields, gold mining, gold mines, prospectors, mining tunnels
- mininggold, mines, gold mines, mine, coal
- Gold RushCalifornia Gold Rush, gold miners, gold mining, gold flakes, gold nuggets
- salessale, sales, selling, salesperson, salesman
prospectingextraction
Act of removing
mining · excavation · production · harvesting · exploitation
prospectingsure thing
Guaranteed outcome or agreement
certainty · known quantity · abandoning · safe bet · giving up
prospectingaccount management
Overseeing customer relationships professionally
customer retention · nurturing · closing · fulfillment · farming
- gold prospectingSearching for native ore
- prospective partnerPotential romantic match