Gove bauxite mine
E382300
The Gove bauxite mine is a major bauxite mining operation in Australia's Northern Territory that has historically supplied ore to the nearby Gove alumina refinery and contributed significantly to the region’s economy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gove bauxite mine canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3712942 — 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: Gove bauxite mine Context triple: [Nhulunbuy, nearbyMine, Gove bauxite mine]
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A.
Wande Coal
Wande Coal is a Nigerian singer and songwriter known for his influential role in modern Afrobeats and his smooth, soulful vocal style.
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B.
Mount Whaleback mine
Mount Whaleback mine is one of the world’s largest open-cut iron ore mines, located in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
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C.
Panguna mine
Panguna mine is a large, now-closed open-cut copper and gold mine in Papua New Guinea that was once among the world’s biggest and played a central role in the Bougainville conflict.
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D.
Los Pelambres mine
Los Pelambres mine is a large open-pit copper and molybdenum mining operation located in the Coquimbo Region of Chile and operated by Antofagasta plc.
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E.
Santa Bárbara mine
Santa Bárbara mine is a historic mercury mine near Huancavelica in Peru, once one of the most important sources of mercury for Spanish colonial silver mining.
- 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: Gove bauxite mine Target entity description: The Gove bauxite mine is a major bauxite mining operation in Australia's Northern Territory that has historically supplied ore to the nearby Gove alumina refinery and contributed significantly to the region’s economy.
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A.
Wande Coal
Wande Coal is a Nigerian singer and songwriter known for his influential role in modern Afrobeats and his smooth, soulful vocal style.
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B.
Mount Whaleback mine
Mount Whaleback mine is one of the world’s largest open-cut iron ore mines, located in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
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C.
Panguna mine
Panguna mine is a large, now-closed open-cut copper and gold mine in Papua New Guinea that was once among the world’s biggest and played a central role in the Bougainville conflict.
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D.
Los Pelambres mine
Los Pelambres mine is a large open-pit copper and molybdenum mining operation located in the Coquimbo Region of Chile and operated by Antofagasta plc.
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E.
Santa Bárbara mine
Santa Bárbara mine is a historic mercury mine near Huancavelica in Peru, once one of the most important sources of mercury for Spanish colonial silver mining.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bauxite mine
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open-cut mine ⓘ |
| associatedFacility | Gove alumina refinery ⓘ |
| associatedTown | Nhulunbuy ⓘ |
| commodity | aluminium ore ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | early 1970s ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| contributesTo | global aluminium supply chain ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
major employer in Nhulunbuy region
ⓘ
significant contribution to regional economy ⓘ |
| employerOf | mine workers in Nhulunbuy ⓘ |
| environmentalRegulation | subject to Australian environmental law ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Australian federal mining laws
ⓘ
Northern Territory Government regulations ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcerns |
land disturbance
ⓘ
tailings and waste management ⓘ |
| hasMiningLease | Gove Peninsula mining leases ⓘ |
| hasRefineryDependency | Gove alumina refinery ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | site of first major Australian Aboriginal land rights case ⓘ |
| historicallySuppliedOreTo | Gove alumina refinery ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key source of bauxite for alumina production in Australia ⓘ |
| industry | mining industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Territory ⓘ |
| locatedInIndigenousLand |
Yolngu land
ⓘ
linked to:
Arnhem Land
|
| locatedNear | Nhulunbuy ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gove Peninsula ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-cut mining ⓘ |
| nearbyCommunity |
Yolngu communities
ⓘ
linked to:
Yolngu people
|
| nearbyWaterBody | Gulf of Carpentaria ⓘ |
| operator | Rio Tinto ⓘ |
| oreType | bauxite ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Rio Tinto ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rio Tinto aluminium business
ⓘ
linked to:
Rio Tinto
|
| previousOperator | Nabalco ⓘ |
| product | bauxite ⓘ |
| region | East Arnhem Region ⓘ |
| relatedIssue |
Indigenous land rights
ⓘ
environmental impact ⓘ |
| relatedLegalCase | Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd ⓘ |
| resourceType | surface lateritic bauxite ⓘ |
| significance | major bauxite mining operation in Northern Territory ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 1971 ⓘ |
| stateTerritory | Northern Territory ⓘ |
| status | operational bauxite mine ⓘ |
| suppliedOreTo | Gove alumina refinery ⓘ |
| supports | local infrastructure in Nhulunbuy ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
Gove port
ⓘ
linked to:
Gove Harbour
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| transportMode |
conveyor system to refinery
ⓘ
ship loading at Gove port ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gove bauxite mine Description of subject: The Gove bauxite mine is a major bauxite mining operation in Australia's Northern Territory that has historically supplied ore to the nearby Gove alumina refinery and contributed significantly to the region’s economy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.