Argonaut Mine disaster
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The Argonaut Mine disaster was a 1922 gold mine fire in Jackson, California, that killed 47 miners and became one of the deadliest hard-rock mining accidents in U.S. history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Argonaut Mine disaster canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11041234 — 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: Argonaut Mine disaster Context triple: [Argonaut Mine, significantEvent, Argonaut Mine disaster]
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A.
Pretoria Pit disaster (1910)
The Pretoria Pit disaster (1910) was a catastrophic coal mining explosion in Lancashire, England, that killed over 300 miners and became one of Britain’s worst mining tragedies.
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B.
Ravensdale mine explosion of 1915
The Ravensdale mine explosion of 1915 was a deadly coal mine disaster in Ravensdale, Washington, that killed dozens of miners and devastated the local community.
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C.
Champion Mine
Champion Mine is a historic iron ore mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that gave its name to the nearby community of Champion.
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D.
Bois du Cazier mining disaster of 1956
The Bois du Cazier mining disaster of 1956 was a catastrophic coal mine fire in Marcinelle, Belgium, that killed 262 miners—many of them Italian migrant workers—and became a landmark tragedy in European industrial and labor history.
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E.
Salvador mine
Salvador mine is a Chilean copper mining operation owned and operated by the state-owned 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: Argonaut Mine disaster Target entity description: The Argonaut Mine disaster was a 1922 gold mine fire in Jackson, California, that killed 47 miners and became one of the deadliest hard-rock mining accidents in U.S. history.
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A.
Pretoria Pit disaster (1910)
The Pretoria Pit disaster (1910) was a catastrophic coal mining explosion in Lancashire, England, that killed over 300 miners and became one of Britain’s worst mining tragedies.
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B.
Ravensdale mine explosion of 1915
The Ravensdale mine explosion of 1915 was a deadly coal mine disaster in Ravensdale, Washington, that killed dozens of miners and devastated the local community.
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C.
Champion Mine
Champion Mine is a historic iron ore mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that gave its name to the nearby community of Champion.
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D.
Bois du Cazier mining disaster of 1956
The Bois du Cazier mining disaster of 1956 was a catastrophic coal mine fire in Marcinelle, Belgium, that killed 262 miners—many of them Italian migrant workers—and became a landmark tragedy in European industrial and labor history.
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E.
Salvador mine
Salvador mine is a Chilean copper mining operation owned and operated by the state-owned company Codelco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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industrial accident ⓘ mining disaster ⓘ |
| afterEffect | increased scrutiny of mine safety practices in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kennedy Mine ⓘ |
| bodiesRecovered | 47 ⓘ |
| cause |
mine fire
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underground fire ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | local remembrance events in Jackson, California ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1922-08-27 ⓘ |
| deadliestInCategory | one of the deadliest hard-rock mining accidents in U.S. history ⓘ |
| depthOfFireArea | approximately 4,650 feet underground ⓘ |
| endDate | 1922-09-18 ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Amador County, California
ⓘ
Argonaut Mine ⓘ Jackson, California ⓘ |
| hasName | Argonaut Mine disaster ⓘ |
| industry | gold mining ⓘ |
| locatedInMine |
Argonaut Mine main shaft
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linked to:
Argonaut Mine
|
| mediaCoverage | widely reported in U.S. newspapers in 1922 ⓘ |
| memorial | Argonaut Mine disaster memorial in Jackson, California ⓘ |
| memorialType | monument ⓘ |
| mineType | hard-rock gold mine ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Argonaut Mine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
difficulty of rescue operations
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public attention to mine safety ⓘ scale of loss of life ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 47 ⓘ |
| occurredIn |
California
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linked to:
California (state)
|
| partOf |
history of California mining
ⓘ
history of mining in the United States ⓘ |
| precededBy | other U.S. mining disasters such as the Monongah mining disaster ⓘ |
| regulatoryImpact | contributed to calls for stronger mine safety regulations ⓘ |
| rescueAttemptFrom | Kennedy Mine ⓘ |
| startDate | 1922-08-27 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| timeToReachVictims | several weeks after the fire began ⓘ |
| typeOfAccident | underground mine fire ⓘ |
| victimCount | 47 miners ⓘ |
| victimNationality |
Italian miners
ⓘ
Portuguese miners ⓘ Slavic miners ⓘ Spanish miners ⓘ primarily immigrant miners ⓘ |
| victimOccupation | miners ⓘ |
| workplaceSafetyContext | occupational safety in mining ⓘ |
| year | 1922 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Argonaut Mine disaster Description of subject: The Argonaut Mine disaster was a 1922 gold mine fire in Jackson, California, that killed 47 miners and became one of the deadliest hard-rock mining accidents in U.S. history.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.