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Record 1 2003-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineral Prospecting
  • Mining Rights and Concessions
  • Economic Geology
  • Geological Research and Exploration
DEF

Provide with a grubstake.

CONT

An investor would grubstake a prospector, that is supply food, etc., in return for a share of the gold or other minerals discovered.

OBS

grubstake (n.): Material or provisions supplied to an enterprise in return for a share in the resulting profits (originally in prospecting for ore).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prospection minière
  • Droit minier
  • Géologie économique
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques

Spanish

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