Prospector may refer to:

Space exploration

Prospector (spacecraft) Prospector was a proposed lunar probe that was intended to be flown in support of the Apollo lunar missions. History Prospector arose as a result of President John F. Kennedy's desire to rehabilitate the tarnished image of US spaceflight. In 196 ...

, a planned lunar probe, canceled in 1962 * '' Lunar Prospector'', a NASA spacecraft

Trains

Prospector (train) The ''Prospector'' was a passenger train operated by the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad between Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah. There were two incarnations of the train: a streamlined, diesel multiple unit train that operat ...

, a passenger train operated by the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad *

The Prospector (train) ''The Prospector'' is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between East Perth and Kalgoorlie. On this service, two trains depart almost at the same time in opposite directions, one travelling between East P ...

, a service in Western Australia

Other uses

Prospector (library catalog) The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries is an association of a number of libraries in Colorado and Wyoming. Purpose The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries was established in 1974. One major purpose of the Alliance is to share resources ...

, a unified catalog for Colorado and Wyoming *

Prospecting Prospecting is the first stage of the geological analysis (followed by exploration) of a territory. It is the search for minerals, fossils, precious metals, or mineral specimens. It is also known as fossicking. Traditionally prospecting rel ...

, exploring an area for natural resources such as minerals, oil, flora or fauna * ''Prospectors'' (TV series), a weekly reality television series that premiered in 2013 on The Weather Channel * ''The Prospector'', a statue outside the

Sitka Pioneer Home The Sitka Pioneer Home is an assisted living home, located in the U.S. state of Alaska at 120 Katlian Street in downtown Sitka. It is operated by the Division of Pioneer Homes within the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services and it is ...

in Sitka, Alaska, United States * ''

Le Chercheur d'or ''Le Chercheur d'or'' is a novel written in French by French Nobel laureate writer J. M. G. Le Clézio and translated into English as ''The prospector'' by Carol Marks and published by David R. Godine, Boston. Plot introduction Alexis L'Estan ...

'', a French novel by French J. M. G. Le Clézio and translated into English as ''The prospector'' by Carol Marks * "The Prospector", nickname of American archer

Brady Ellison Brady Ellison (born October 27, 1988) is an American archer who competes in recurve archery. He is currently a Resident Athlete at the United States Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. He holds the record for the longest conti ...

* ''The Prospector'', student newspaper at the

University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American stud ...

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