Kennecott Copper Corporation
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Kennecott Copper Corporation was a major American mining company best known for its large-scale copper operations in the United States and abroad during the 20th century.
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Target entity: Kennecott Copper Corporation Context triple: [El Teniente mine, laterOwnedBy, Kennecott Copper Corporation]
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A.
Braden Copper Company
Braden Copper Company was an American mining company that played a major role in developing and operating large-scale copper mining operations in Chile in the early 20th century.
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B.
Revere Copper Company
Revere Copper Company is an American industrial firm historically known as one of the earliest and most influential copper rolling and manufacturing companies in the United States.
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C.
Quaker City Silver Company
Quaker City Silver Company was an American silverware manufacturer that operated as a subsidiary brand under the larger International Silver Company conglomerate.
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D.
Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation
Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation was a U.S. scrap and salvage company known for purchasing and dismantling decommissioned naval vessels and other large industrial assets.
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E.
U. S. Steel Mining
U. S. Steel Mining is a mining subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation that focuses on extracting and supplying raw materials, primarily coal and iron ore, for steel production.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kennecott Copper Corporation Target entity description: Kennecott Copper Corporation was a major American mining company best known for its large-scale copper operations in the United States and abroad during the 20th century.
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A.
Braden Copper Company
Braden Copper Company was an American mining company that played a major role in developing and operating large-scale copper mining operations in Chile in the early 20th century.
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B.
Revere Copper Company
Revere Copper Company is an American industrial firm historically known as one of the earliest and most influential copper rolling and manufacturing companies in the United States.
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C.
Quaker City Silver Company
Quaker City Silver Company was an American silverware manufacturer that operated as a subsidiary brand under the larger International Silver Company conglomerate.
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D.
Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation
Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation was a U.S. scrap and salvage company known for purchasing and dismantling decommissioned naval vessels and other large industrial assets.
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E.
U. S. Steel Mining
U. S. Steel Mining is a mining subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation that focuses on extracting and supplying raw materials, primarily coal and iron ore, for steel production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
mining company ⓘ |
| acquired |
Braden Copper Company
ⓘ
Nevada Consolidated Copper Company ⓘ Ray Consolidated Copper Company ⓘ Utah Copper Company ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
BP (via Standard Oil of New Jersey / Exxon interests, historically associated)
ⓘ
linked to:
Exxon
Rio Tinto Group (for major former operations such as Bingham Canyon) ⓘ
linked to:
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Standard Oil of New Jersey ⓘ
linked to:
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dissolved | late 20th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Stephen Birch ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New York
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| historicalSignificance |
major contributor to U.S. industrial and wartime copper supply
ⓘ
one of the largest copper producers in the world in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1906 ⓘ |
| industry |
copper mining
ⓘ
refining ⓘ smelting ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Bingham Canyon open-pit mine
ⓘ
linked to:
Bingham Canyon Mine
large-scale open-pit copper mining ⓘ |
| majorShareholder |
Guggenheim family
ⓘ
J. P. Morgan & Co. ⓘ
linked to:
J. P. Morgan
|
| notableWork |
Kennecott Mines, Alaska
ⓘ
linked to:
Kennecott mining district
|
| operatedInCountry |
Alaska
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Chile ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Peru ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| operatedInState |
Arizona
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Utah ⓘ |
| operatedMine |
Bingham Canyon Mine
ⓘ
Chino Mine ⓘ
linked to:
Chino Mine complex
Kennecott Mines ⓘ
linked to:
Kennecott mining district
Ray Mine ⓘ Utah Copper operations ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Standard Oil of New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
|
| peakPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| product |
copper
ⓘ
gold ⓘ molybdenum ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| successor |
Kennecott Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC ⓘ
linked to:
Kennecott Copper Corporation
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