Great Orme Copper Mines
E334970
Great Orme Copper Mines is an extensive prehistoric copper mining complex in North Wales, renowned as one of the largest Bronze Age mine systems discovered in Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Orme Copper Mines canonical | 2 |
| Great Orme Mines Ltd | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3194127 — 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: Great Orme Copper Mines Context triple: [Llandudno, hasAttraction, Great Orme Copper Mines]
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A.
Penrhyn Slate Quarry
Penrhyn Slate Quarry is a historic and once world-leading slate mine in Bethesda, North Wales, central to the region’s industrial heritage and landscape.
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B.
Dinorwig Slate Quarry
Dinorwig Slate Quarry is a historic former slate mine in northwest Wales, renowned for its vast industrial landscape and role in the region’s 19th-century slate boom.
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C.
Nantlle Valley slate quarries
The Nantlle Valley slate quarries are a historic complex of slate mines in northwest Wales, renowned for their role in the region’s industrial heritage and distinctive quarrying landscape.
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D.
Pwll Du quarries
Pwll Du quarries are historic limestone quarries in South Wales that formed a key part of the Blaenavon area's 18th–19th century iron and industrial operations.
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E.
Arenig quarry
Arenig quarry is a disused slate quarry in the Arenig Fawr area of Snowdonia, north Wales, historically worked for roofing slate.
- 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: Great Orme Copper Mines Target entity description: Great Orme Copper Mines is an extensive prehistoric copper mining complex in North Wales, renowned as one of the largest Bronze Age mine systems discovered in Europe.
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A.
Penrhyn Slate Quarry
Penrhyn Slate Quarry is a historic and once world-leading slate mine in Bethesda, North Wales, central to the region’s industrial heritage and landscape.
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B.
Dinorwig Slate Quarry
Dinorwig Slate Quarry is a historic former slate mine in northwest Wales, renowned for its vast industrial landscape and role in the region’s 19th-century slate boom.
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C.
Nantlle Valley slate quarries
The Nantlle Valley slate quarries are a historic complex of slate mines in northwest Wales, renowned for their role in the region’s industrial heritage and distinctive quarrying landscape.
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D.
Pwll Du quarries
Pwll Du quarries are historic limestone quarries in South Wales that formed a key part of the Blaenavon area's 18th–19th century iron and industrial operations.
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E.
Arenig quarry
Arenig quarry is a disused slate quarry in the Arenig Fawr area of Snowdonia, north Wales, historically worked for roofing slate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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prehistoric copper mine ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| approximateArea | several hectares ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected archaeological landscape ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discovered | 1987 ⓘ |
| estimatedWorkingsLength | several kilometres of tunnels ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
antler picks
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bone tools ⓘ smelting evidence ⓘ stone hammers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive network of prehistoric tunnels
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surface excavations ⓘ underground tour route ⓘ visitor centre ⓘ |
| hasTouristActivity |
guided underground tours
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self-guided surface walks ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bronze Age copper mining
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being one of the largest Bronze Age copper mine systems in Europe ⓘ extensive prehistoric underground workings ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalArea |
English
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Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Conwy County Borough
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Great Orme ⓘ Llandudno ⓘ North Wales ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| materialExtracted | copper ore ⓘ |
| near |
Irish Sea
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Llandudno Bay ⓘ |
| openedToPublic | 1991 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Great Orme Mines Ltd
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linked to:
Great Orme Copper Mines
|
| partOf |
Great Orme headland
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Orme
|
| period |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Late Neolithic ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| researchField |
archaeology
ⓘ
prehistoric mining studies ⓘ |
| safetyCertification | managed visitor access with safety measures ⓘ |
| significance |
important for understanding Bronze Age trade networks in Europe
ⓘ
major evidence for early large-scale metal production in Britain ⓘ |
| usedMiningTechnique |
fire-setting
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stone hammering ⓘ |
| website | https://www.greatormemines.info/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Orme Copper Mines Description of subject: Great Orme Copper Mines is an extensive prehistoric copper mining complex in North Wales, renowned as one of the largest Bronze Age mine systems discovered in Europe.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Great Orme Copper Mines