unexploited
adjective
un·ex·ploit·ed
ˌən-ik-ˈsplȯi-təd 
: not exploited or developed : not taken advantage of
unexploited resources
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Key to striking oil was convincing Billy Bob Thornton, after a memorable cameo in 1883, to play the oil field fixer Tommy Norris, the catalyst for an exploration into a boom-or-bust world that had been relatively unexploited for its dramatic potential.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 June 2025
In early 2024, the kingdom’s ministry of industry and mineral resources increased its estimate of the value of its unexploited mineral resources from $1.3 trillion to $2.5 trillion, boosted by the discovery of the aforementioned elements and metals.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Canada is a natural resource superpower, and this fact would become part of the U.S.
Second, Canada has vast unexploited potential, which would further boost U.S. GDP and GDP per capita over the medium-term.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Argentina has some of the largest shale oil and gas reserves in the world, much of it unexploited.
—José R. Cárdenas, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2017
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 June 2025
In early 2024, the kingdom’s ministry of industry and mineral resources increased its estimate of the value of its unexploited mineral resources from $1.3 trillion to $2.5 trillion, boosted by the discovery of the aforementioned elements and metals.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Canada is a natural resource superpower, and this fact would become part of the U.S.
Second, Canada has vast unexploited potential, which would further boost U.S. GDP and GDP per capita over the medium-term.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Argentina has some of the largest shale oil and gas reserves in the world, much of it unexploited.
—José R. Cárdenas, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2017
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“Unexploited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unexploited. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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