Most individual prospectors who discovered veins of precious metal ___________________.
A) mined their claims by themselves
B) sold their claims to mining syndicates
C) mined their claims with a few friends
D) were denied their claims due to government fraud

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Most individual prospectors, upon discovering veins of precious metal, often lacked the resources to mine these claims extensively on their own. As a result, they frequently sold their claims to mining syndicates, which had the necessary capital and equipment to undertake large-scale mining operations.

Most Individual Prospectors Who Discovered Veins of Precious Metal ___________________