“Exploration” or “prospecting” means the search for minerals by geological, geophysical, geochemical or other techniques, including, but not limited to, sampling, assaying, drilling, or any surface or underground works needed to determine the type, extent, or quantity of minerals present.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 2007
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Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1131.
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