Ikuno Silver Mine
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Ikuno Silver Mine is a historic Japanese mining site in Hyōgo Prefecture, known for its former silver production tunnels, industrial heritage, and museum exhibits on mining history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ikuno Silver Mine canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5960893 — 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: Ikuno Silver Mine Context triple: [Takeda Castle Ruins, nearbyAttraction, Ikuno Silver Mine]
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A.
Geita Gold Mine
Geita Gold Mine is one of Tanzania’s largest open-pit gold mines, operated by AngloGold Ashanti and located near the town of Geita in the country’s northwest.
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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.
Tioga Mine
Tioga Mine was a historic silver mining operation in the Sierra Nevada of California that gave its name to nearby Tioga Pass.
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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.
Crisson Gold Mine
Crisson Gold Mine is a historic gold mining site and tourist attraction in Dahlonega, Georgia, where visitors can tour old mining equipment and pan for gold.
- 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: Ikuno Silver Mine Target entity description: Ikuno Silver Mine is a historic Japanese mining site in Hyōgo Prefecture, known for its former silver production tunnels, industrial heritage, and museum exhibits on mining history.
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A.
Geita Gold Mine
Geita Gold Mine is one of Tanzania’s largest open-pit gold mines, operated by AngloGold Ashanti and located near the town of Geita in the country’s northwest.
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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.
Tioga Mine
Tioga Mine was a historic silver mining operation in the Sierra Nevada of California that gave its name to nearby Tioga Pass.
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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.
Crisson Gold Mine
Crisson Gold Mine is a historic gold mining site and tourist attraction in Dahlonega, Georgia, where visitors can tour old mining equipment and pan for gold.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
silver mine ⓘ |
| access | reachable by bus from JR Ikuno Station ⓘ |
| closedAsMine | 1973 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentUse |
industrial heritage site
ⓘ
mining museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Japanese prospectors ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
educational displays on ore processing
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ lighting and sound effects in tunnels ⓘ mannequin mining dioramas ⓘ museum exhibits on mining history ⓘ restored mine galleries ⓘ self-guided walking routes ⓘ surface industrial facilities ⓘ underground mining tunnels ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Japan Heritage
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Heritage program
|
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asago
ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ Hyōgo Prefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Hyogo Prefecture
Ikuno ⓘ Japanese archipelago ⓘ Kansai region ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Asago City
ⓘ
linked to:
Asago city
|
| near | Ikuno Ginzan roadside station ⓘ |
| notableFor |
educational mining exhibits
ⓘ
long history of silver production ⓘ well-preserved mine tunnels ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1542 ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
Edo period
ⓘ
Meiji period ⓘ
linked to:
Meiji era
Sengoku period ⓘ Shōwa period ⓘ
linked to:
Showa era
Taishō period ⓘ
linked to:
Taisho era
|
| partOf | Ikuno mining town ⓘ |
| primaryProduct | silver ⓘ |
| regionEconomicRole |
contributed to development of Hyōgo Prefecture
ⓘ
historically important to local economy of Ikuno ⓘ |
| secondaryProduct |
copper
ⓘ
gold ⓘ lead ⓘ tin ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
industrial tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ikuno Silver Mine Description of subject: Ikuno Silver Mine is a historic Japanese mining site in Hyōgo Prefecture, known for its former silver production tunnels, industrial heritage, and museum exhibits on mining history.
Referenced by (3)
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