Mines and Geosciences Bureau
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The Mines and Geosciences Bureau is a Philippine government agency responsible for the administration and regulation of the country’s mineral resources and geoscience development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mines and Geosciences Bureau canonical | 11 |
| Mine Safety, Environment and Social Development Division | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2520104 — 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: Mines and Geosciences Bureau Context triple: [Department of Environment and Natural Resources, hasDivision, Mines and Geosciences Bureau]
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A.
Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile
El Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile es la institución estatal encargada de la investigación geológica, la gestión de recursos minerales y la supervisión de riesgos geológicos y volcánicos en Chile.
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B.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology is a Philippine government agency responsible for monitoring and studying earthquakes, volcanic activity, and related geotectonic processes to support disaster risk reduction and public safety.
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C.
Division of Mineral Resources
The Division of Mineral Resources is a unit of New York State government responsible for regulating the exploration, development, and conservation of oil, gas, and other mineral resources within the state.
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D.
Geophysical Service Incorporated
Geophysical Service Incorporated was an early geophysical exploration company that evolved into Texas Instruments, playing a foundational role in the development of modern electronics and semiconductor technology.
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E.
Geological Survey of Canada
The Geological Survey of Canada is a federal scientific agency that conducts research, mapping, and monitoring of Canada’s geology, natural resources, and geohazards.
- 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: Mines and Geosciences Bureau Target entity description: The Mines and Geosciences Bureau is a Philippine government agency responsible for the administration and regulation of the country’s mineral resources and geoscience development.
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A.
Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile
El Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería de Chile es la institución estatal encargada de la investigación geológica, la gestión de recursos minerales y la supervisión de riesgos geológicos y volcánicos en Chile.
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B.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology is a Philippine government agency responsible for monitoring and studying earthquakes, volcanic activity, and related geotectonic processes to support disaster risk reduction and public safety.
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C.
Division of Mineral Resources
The Division of Mineral Resources is a unit of New York State government responsible for regulating the exploration, development, and conservation of oil, gas, and other mineral resources within the state.
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D.
Geophysical Service Incorporated
Geophysical Service Incorporated was an early geophysical exploration company that evolved into Texas Instruments, playing a foundational role in the development of modern electronics and semiconductor technology.
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E.
Geological Survey of Canada
The Geological Survey of Canada is a federal scientific agency that conducts research, mapping, and monitoring of Canada’s geology, natural resources, and geohazards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Philippine government agency
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government agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | MGB ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Finance and Administrative Division
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Geosciences Division ⓘ Metallurgical Technology Division ⓘ Mine Safety, Environment and Social Development Division ⓘ
linked to:
Mines and Geosciences Bureau
Mining Tenements Management Division ⓘ |
| hasRegionalOfficeIn |
CARAGA Region
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Cordillera Administrative Region ⓘ Region I ⓘ Region II ⓘ Region III ⓘ Region IV-A ⓘ Region IX ⓘ Region V ⓘ Region VI ⓘ Region VII ⓘ Region VIII ⓘ Region X ⓘ Region XI ⓘ Region XII ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Metro Manila
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Quezon City ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Philippines ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Filipino ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
DENR Administrative Orders on mining
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Philippine Mining Act of 1995 ⓘ Republic Act No. 7942 ⓘ |
| parentAgency | Department of Environment and Natural Resources ⓘ |
| partOf | Philippine executive branch ⓘ |
| responsibility |
administration of mineral resources
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assessment of groundwater resources ⓘ geohazard assessment ⓘ geological mapping ⓘ geoscience development ⓘ implementation of mining laws and regulations ⓘ issuance of mining permits and licenses ⓘ landslide and flood susceptibility mapping ⓘ mine safety and environmental management in mining ⓘ mineral land administration ⓘ monitoring of mining operations ⓘ promotion of sustainable mineral resources development ⓘ provision of geoscientific information ⓘ regulation of mineral resources ⓘ |
| sector |
geosciences
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mining ⓘ |
| website | https://www.mgb.gov.ph/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mines and Geosciences Bureau Description of subject: The Mines and Geosciences Bureau is a Philippine government agency responsible for the administration and regulation of the country’s mineral resources and geoscience development.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Mines and Geosciences Bureau
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hasDivision
→
Mine Safety, Environment and Social Development Division
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linked to: Mines and Geosciences Bureau