Every fresh exploration had only served to magnify the conception of the incredible vastness of that deposit.

Could a fresh exploration of the mine, undertaken by the engineer, account for such a long absence?

There are warehouses in London that are choked to the beams of the roof with them, and every fresh exploration furnishes another shelf-load.

Hammond said he expected the immediate focus of the investment by Iran to be on improving hydrocarbon infrastructure to increase production, rather than fresh exploration.