Miike coal mine
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Miike coal mine was one of Japan’s largest and most historically significant coal mines, central to the country’s rapid industrialization during the Meiji era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Miike coal mine canonical | 1 |
| Mitsui Miike Coal Mine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9862169 — 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: Miike coal mine Context triple: [Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution (including Hashima Island), componentSite, Miike coal mine]
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A.
Usibelli Coal Mine
Usibelli Coal Mine is Alaska’s largest coal mining operation, known for supplying coal to local power plants and for export from its surface mines near Healy.
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B.
Andoom Mine
Andoom Mine is a major bauxite mining operation near Weipa in Queensland, Australia, contributing significantly to the region’s aluminum ore production.
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C.
Tahawus mine
Tahawus mine is an abandoned iron and titanium ore mine in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, historically significant for its role in regional industry and wartime material production.
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D.
Amrun Mine
Amrun Mine is a major bauxite mining operation in northern Queensland, Australia, developed by Rio Tinto as part of the broader Weipa mining region.
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E.
Tioga Mine
Tioga Mine was a historic silver mining operation in the Sierra Nevada of California that gave its name to nearby Tioga Pass.
- 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: Miike coal mine Target entity description: Miike coal mine was one of Japan’s largest and most historically significant coal mines, central to the country’s rapid industrialization during the Meiji era.
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A.
Usibelli Coal Mine
Usibelli Coal Mine is Alaska’s largest coal mining operation, known for supplying coal to local power plants and for export from its surface mines near Healy.
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B.
Andoom Mine
Andoom Mine is a major bauxite mining operation near Weipa in Queensland, Australia, contributing significantly to the region’s aluminum ore production.
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C.
Tahawus mine
Tahawus mine is an abandoned iron and titanium ore mine in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, historically significant for its role in regional industry and wartime material production.
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D.
Amrun Mine
Amrun Mine is a major bauxite mining operation in northern Queensland, Australia, developed by Rio Tinto as part of the broader Weipa mining region.
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E.
Tioga Mine
Tioga Mine was a historic silver mining operation in the Sierra Nevada of California that gave its name to nearby Tioga Pass.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal mine
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industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese industrialization
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Mitsui zaibatsu ⓘ
linked to:
Mitsui Group
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| beganOperation | late 19th century ⓘ |
| category |
Coal mines in Japan
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Industrial history of Japan ⓘ Mitsui Group history ⓘ |
| closed | late 20th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of nearby port facilities
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growth of Ōmuta as an industrial city ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorDevelopment |
Meiji period
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linked to:
Meiji era
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| heritageStatus | part of Japan’s modern industrial heritage ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
site of industrial accidents
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site of labor disputes ⓘ |
| impact |
economic development of Kyushu region
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environmental degradation in surrounding area ⓘ |
| laborType |
forced labor during wartime
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wage labor ⓘ |
| linkedIndustry |
power generation plants
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steel industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture
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Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture ⓘ |
| operator | Mitsui Mining Company ⓘ |
| owner |
Mitsui
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linked to:
Mitsui Group
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| partOf | Miike coalfield ⓘ |
| periodOfPeakProduction | 20th century ⓘ |
| product | coal ⓘ |
| region | Kyushu ⓘ |
| role | key energy source for Japanese industry ⓘ |
| significance |
central to Japan’s rapid industrialization during the Meiji era
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one of Japan’s largest coal mines ⓘ |
| technology | modern mining techniques for its time ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
port shipping facilities
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rail connections for coal transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fuel for industrialization
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fuel for power generation ⓘ fuel for steel production ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miike coal mine Description of subject: Miike coal mine was one of Japan’s largest and most historically significant coal mines, central to the country’s rapid industrialization during the Meiji era.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution (including Hashima Island)
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componentSite
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Miike coal mine
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