Prospecting for natural resources is a global lottery: The largest oil field in Mexico was found by a fisherman who noticed noticed slicks on his boat back in t

Prospecting for natural resources is a global lottery: The largest oil field in Mexico was found by a fisherman who noticed noticed slicks on his boat back in the 70s. It took world class geologists to characterize/pull it out, though. And I think Pemex gave him a cushy lifetime job too!