Antamina copper-zinc deposit
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The Antamina copper-zinc deposit is one of the world’s largest and highest-grade skarn-hosted copper-zinc ore bodies, located in the central Peruvian Andes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Antamina copper-zinc deposit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8353375 — 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: Antamina copper-zinc deposit Context triple: [Andean porphyry copper belt, contains, Antamina copper-zinc deposit]
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A.
La Escondida copper mine
La Escondida copper mine is the world’s largest copper-producing mine, located in Chile’s Atacama Desert and a major contributor to global copper supply.
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B.
Falun Copper Mine
Falun Copper Mine is a historic Swedish mining site in Dalarna, once one of Europe’s most important copper producers and now preserved as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
Andina mine
Andina mine is a major Chilean copper mining operation owned by the state-run company Codelco.
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D.
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.
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E.
Andoom Mine
Andoom Mine is a major bauxite mining operation near Weipa in Queensland, Australia, contributing significantly to the region’s aluminum ore production.
- 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: Antamina copper-zinc deposit Target entity description: The Antamina copper-zinc deposit is one of the world’s largest and highest-grade skarn-hosted copper-zinc ore bodies, located in the central Peruvian Andes.
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A.
La Escondida copper mine
La Escondida copper mine is the world’s largest copper-producing mine, located in Chile’s Atacama Desert and a major contributor to global copper supply.
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B.
Falun Copper Mine
Falun Copper Mine is a historic Swedish mining site in Dalarna, once one of Europe’s most important copper producers and now preserved as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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C.
Andina mine
Andina mine is a major Chilean copper mining operation owned by the state-run company Codelco.
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D.
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.
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E.
Andoom Mine
Andoom Mine is a major bauxite mining operation near Weipa in Queensland, Australia, contributing significantly to the region’s aluminum ore production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ore deposit
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porphyry-related skarn system ⓘ skarn-hosted copper-zinc deposit ⓘ |
| alterationStyle |
potassic alteration in associated intrusives
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skarn alteration ⓘ |
| associatedIntrusionType |
granodiorite
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tonalite ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Antamina mine ⓘ |
| commodity |
copper
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molybdenum ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| discoveredInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major source of copper concentrate
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major source of zinc concentrate ⓘ |
| gangueMineral |
calcite
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epidote ⓘ garnet ⓘ pyroxene ⓘ quartz ⓘ |
| geneticAssociation | porphyry copper system ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Miocene ⓘ |
| hostRockType |
intrusive rocks
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limestone ⓘ skarn ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
world’s highest-grade skarn-hosted copper-zinc deposits
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world’s largest skarn-hosted copper-zinc deposits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ancash Region
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central Peruvian Andes ⓘ |
| locatedNear | San Marcos District ⓘ |
| metal |
copper
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molybdenum ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| minedBy | Compañía Minera Antamina S.A. ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-pit mining ⓘ |
| oreMineral |
bornite
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chalcopyrite ⓘ molybdenite ⓘ sphalerite ⓘ |
| oreType |
copper skarn
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copper-zinc skarn ⓘ zinc skarn ⓘ |
| structuralControl | faults and fractures in carbonate sequence ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | Andean continental margin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Antamina copper-zinc deposit Description of subject: The Antamina copper-zinc deposit is one of the world’s largest and highest-grade skarn-hosted copper-zinc ore bodies, located in the central Peruvian Andes.
Referenced by (1)
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