Big Bonanza ore body
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The Big Bonanza ore body is a famously rich silver deposit on Nevada’s Comstock Lode that made the Bonanza Kings among the wealthiest mining magnates of the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Big Bonanza ore body canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5571437 — 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: Big Bonanza ore body Context triple: [Bonanza Kings, associatedWith, Big Bonanza ore body]
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A.
Bonanza Opal Mine
Bonanza Opal Mine is a well-known commercial opal mine in Nevada’s Virgin Valley, famed for producing high-quality black and precious opals.
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B.
Consolidated Gold Mine
Consolidated Gold Mine is a historic gold mining operation, best known as a former major producer of gold and now often recognized as a heritage and tourist site illustrating early industrial mining practices.
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C.
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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D.
Super Pit gold mine
The Super Pit gold mine is one of Australia's largest open-cut gold mines, located on the outskirts of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.
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E.
Crisson Gold Mine
Crisson Gold Mine is a historic gold mining site and tourist attraction in Dahlonega, Georgia, where visitors can tour old mining equipment and pan for gold.
- 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: Big Bonanza ore body Target entity description: The Big Bonanza ore body is a famously rich silver deposit on Nevada’s Comstock Lode that made the Bonanza Kings among the wealthiest mining magnates of the 19th century.
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A.
Bonanza Opal Mine
Bonanza Opal Mine is a well-known commercial opal mine in Nevada’s Virgin Valley, famed for producing high-quality black and precious opals.
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B.
Consolidated Gold Mine
Consolidated Gold Mine is a historic gold mining operation, best known as a former major producer of gold and now often recognized as a heritage and tourist site illustrating early industrial mining practices.
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C.
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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D.
Super Pit gold mine
The Super Pit gold mine is one of Australia's largest open-cut gold mines, located on the outskirts of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.
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E.
Crisson Gold Mine
Crisson Gold Mine is a historic gold mining site and tourist attraction in Dahlonega, Georgia, where visitors can tour old mining equipment and pan for gold.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mineral deposit
ⓘ
ore deposit ⓘ silver ore body ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bonanza Kings
ⓘ
linked to:
Bonanza kings
Comstock Lode boom ⓘ
linked to:
Comstock Lode silver rush
|
| composition | silver-bearing minerals ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| economicImpact | contributed to major mining fortunes in the 19th century ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | epithermal vein system ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Virginia City mining district
ⓘ
linked to:
Comstock Lode area
|
| industry | mining industry ⓘ |
| influenced | wealth and prominence of the Bonanza Kings ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-grade ore
ⓘ
making the Bonanza Kings extremely wealthy ⓘ rich silver content ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Comstock Lode
ⓘ
linked to:
Comstock Lode area
Nevada ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| minedFor |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| notableFor | exceptional ore richness ⓘ |
| partOf |
Comstock Lode mining district
ⓘ
linked to:
Comstock Lode area
Nevada silver mining history ⓘ |
| product |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| resourceType | metallic ore ⓘ |
| significance | one of the richest ore bodies on the Comstock Lode ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Comstock Lode silver rush ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Bonanza ore body Description of subject: The Big Bonanza ore body is a famously rich silver deposit on Nevada’s Comstock Lode that made the Bonanza Kings among the wealthiest mining magnates of the 19th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Bonanza kings