Barite Hill gold deposit
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The Barite Hill gold deposit is a significant gold and base-metal mineralization site in South Carolina associated with volcanic-sedimentary rocks of the Carolina Slate Belt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barite Hill gold deposit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13318277 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barite Hill gold deposit Context triple: [Carolina Slate Belt, contains, Barite Hill gold deposit]
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A.
Geita Gold Mine
Geita Gold Mine is one of Tanzania’s largest open-pit gold mines, operated by AngloGold Ashanti and located near the town of Geita in the country’s northwest.
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B.
Millie Hill Mine
Millie Hill Mine is a historic iron mining site in Iron Mountain, Michigan, now known for its nearby bat viewing area and role as a local heritage landmark.
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C.
Stockmar Gold Mine
Stockmar Gold Mine is a historic gold mining site in Villa Rica, Georgia, that reflects the area’s early gold rush heritage and industrial past.
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D.
Haile Gold Mine
Haile Gold Mine is a historic and still-active gold mining operation in the southeastern United States, known as one of the nation’s oldest and most productive gold mines.
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E.
Reed Gold Mine
Reed Gold Mine is a historic site in North Carolina recognized as the location of the first documented gold discovery in the United States and the nation’s first major gold mining operation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barite Hill gold deposit Target entity description: The Barite Hill gold deposit is a significant gold and base-metal mineralization site in South Carolina associated with volcanic-sedimentary rocks of the Carolina Slate Belt.
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A.
Geita Gold Mine
Geita Gold Mine is one of Tanzania’s largest open-pit gold mines, operated by AngloGold Ashanti and located near the town of Geita in the country’s northwest.
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B.
Millie Hill Mine
Millie Hill Mine is a historic iron mining site in Iron Mountain, Michigan, now known for its nearby bat viewing area and role as a local heritage landmark.
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C.
Stockmar Gold Mine
Stockmar Gold Mine is a historic gold mining site in Villa Rica, Georgia, that reflects the area’s early gold rush heritage and industrial past.
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D.
Haile Gold Mine
Haile Gold Mine is a historic and still-active gold mining operation in the southeastern United States, known as one of the nation’s oldest and most productive gold mines.
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E.
Reed Gold Mine
Reed Gold Mine is a historic site in North Carolina recognized as the location of the first documented gold discovery in the United States and the nation’s first major gold mining operation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold deposit
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mineral deposit ⓘ volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit ⓘ |
| alterationType |
chloritization
ⓘ
sericitization ⓘ silicification ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carolina terrane
ⓘ
linked to:
Carolina Slate Belt
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| developmentStatus | past-producing mine ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
U.S. Geological Survey
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Geological Survey
|
| environmentalConcern | acid mine drainage ⓘ |
| environmentalStatus | abandoned mine site ⓘ |
| gangueMineral |
barite
ⓘ
quartz ⓘ |
| geneticModel | volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) ⓘ |
| hostLithology |
felsic volcanic rocks
ⓘ
volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hostRockAge | Neoproterozoic ⓘ |
| hostRockType | volcanic-sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carolina Slate Belt
ⓘ
McCormick County, South Carolina ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ |
| minedFor |
base metals
ⓘ
gold ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| mineralizationStyle |
disseminated sulfides
ⓘ
stratabound sulfide lenses ⓘ |
| near |
McCormick, South Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Town of McCormick, South Carolina
|
| oreControl |
lithologic contacts
ⓘ
stratigraphic layering ⓘ |
| oreMineral |
chalcopyrite
ⓘ
galena ⓘ pyrite ⓘ sphalerite ⓘ |
| partOf |
Appalachian mineral belt
ⓘ
linked to:
Appalachian gold belt
|
| primaryCommodity | gold ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
Carolina Slate Belt metallogeny
ⓘ
Neoproterozoic arc-related VMS systems ⓘ |
| secondaryCommodity |
barite
ⓘ
copper ⓘ lead ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| structuralControl | folded and faulted stratigraphy ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
South Carolina Geological Survey
ⓘ
U.S. Geological Survey ⓘ
linked to:
United States Geological Survey
|
| tectonicSetting | island-arc volcanic environment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barite Hill gold deposit Description of subject: The Barite Hill gold deposit is a significant gold and base-metal mineralization site in South Carolina associated with volcanic-sedimentary rocks of the Carolina Slate Belt.
Referenced by (1)
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