Many sound prospects for prospectors (5)
I believe the answer is:
lodes
'many sound prospects for prospectors' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'many sound' is the wordplay.
'many' becomes 'loads'.
'sound' shows a homophone (sound like).
'loads' is a homophone of 'LODES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lodes that I've seen before include "Doles out in metal veins" , "Metal containers" , "Veins of metal ore" , "Pockets of metal ore" , "Deposit of valuable ores" .)