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GCSE History · key term
A person who searches for valuable mineral deposits, such as gold.
Used by AQA and OCR
Paper 1
Revise: Early Settlers and ChallengesFarmers hoped to grow more crops and face less competition for land than in the East. Their aim was usually a lasting livelihood rather than the sudden fortune sought by gold prospectors.
Paper 3
A person who searches for valuable minerals, such as gold.
Revise: Gold RushDuring 1849, a mass migration followed as prospectors arrived from elsewhere in the United States and from overseas. Those who came in 1849 became known as 49ers.
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