Cuajone copper deposit
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The Cuajone copper deposit is a major porphyry copper ore body in southern Peru, known for its large-scale open-pit mining operations and significant contribution to the country's copper production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cuajone copper deposit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8353378 — 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: Cuajone copper deposit Context triple: [Andean porphyry copper belt, contains, Cuajone copper deposit]
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A.
Toquepala copper deposit
The Toquepala copper deposit is a major Peruvian porphyry copper ore body renowned for its large-scale open-pit mine and significant contribution to global copper production.
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B.
Cerro Verde copper deposit
The Cerro Verde copper deposit is a major porphyry copper ore body in southern Peru, notable for its large-scale open-pit mining operations and significant contribution to global copper production.
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C.
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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D.
San José copper–gold mine
The San José copper–gold mine is a Chilean mine near Copiapó that became internationally known after 33 miners were trapped underground there for 69 days in 2010.
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E.
Andina mine
Andina mine is a major Chilean copper mining operation owned by the state-run company Codelco.
- 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: Cuajone copper deposit Target entity description: The Cuajone copper deposit is a major porphyry copper ore body in southern Peru, known for its large-scale open-pit mining operations and significant contribution to the country's copper production.
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A.
Toquepala copper deposit
The Toquepala copper deposit is a major Peruvian porphyry copper ore body renowned for its large-scale open-pit mine and significant contribution to global copper production.
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B.
Cerro Verde copper deposit
The Cerro Verde copper deposit is a major porphyry copper ore body in southern Peru, notable for its large-scale open-pit mining operations and significant contribution to global copper production.
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C.
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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D.
San José copper–gold mine
The San José copper–gold mine is a Chilean mine near Copiapó that became internationally known after 33 miners were trapped underground there for 69 days in 2010.
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E.
Andina mine
Andina mine is a major Chilean copper mining operation owned by the state-run company Codelco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | porphyry copper deposit ⓘ |
| alterationStyle |
argillic alteration
ⓘ
phyllic alteration ⓘ potassic alteration ⓘ propylitic alteration ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Andean orogeny ⓘ |
| byproduct |
molybdenum
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| commodity | copper ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Peru mineral exports ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| economicSignificance | major contributor to Peru copper production ⓘ |
| exploitedBy | open-pit mine at Cuajone ⓘ |
| gangueMineral |
biotite
ⓘ
feldspar ⓘ quartz ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | continental magmatic arc ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConsideration |
tailings management
ⓘ
waste rock management ⓘ |
| hasMiningInfrastructure |
concentrator plant
ⓘ
haul roads ⓘ tailings storage facilities ⓘ waste rock dumps ⓘ |
| hostRockType | intrusive igneous rocks ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | large-scale open-pit copper operation ⓘ |
| isMajorProducerOf | copper ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Peruvian mining sector ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moquegua Region
ⓘ
southern Peru ⓘ |
| minedByMethod | truck-and-shovel open-pit operations ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-pit mining ⓘ |
| near | city of Moquegua ⓘ |
| oreControl |
disseminated mineralization
ⓘ
fracture-controlled mineralization ⓘ stockwork veinlets ⓘ |
| oreMineral |
bornite
ⓘ
chalcocite ⓘ chalcopyrite ⓘ |
| oreProcessingMethod |
crushing
ⓘ
flotation ⓘ grinding ⓘ |
| oreType | porphyry copper ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Andean porphyry copper belt
ⓘ
linked to:
Andean porphyry copper belt
|
| produces | copper concentrate ⓘ |
| region |
Andes Mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Andes
|
| tectonicSetting | subduction-related arc ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Cuajone copper deposit Description of subject: The Cuajone copper deposit is a major porphyry copper ore body in southern Peru, known for its large-scale open-pit mining operations and significant contribution to the country's copper production.
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