Forty-niner.
Gold prospector.
A person who searches for surface gold could be called a "prospector."
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They are called archaeologists.
A person that searches for new land might be called an explorer. They could also be a tourist just looking for new places.
A person that searches for new land might be called an explorer. They could also be a tourist just looking for new places.
A prospector is someone that searches for minerals or metals to mine.
The word for a person who searches for something is "seeker."
A person who works with gold is called a goldsmith.
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gold-digger
A gold digger.