Tahawus mine
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tahawus mine canonical | 1 |
| Upper Works (Tahawus mine) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9130343 — 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: Tahawus mine Context triple: [Tahawus, hasMine, Tahawus mine]
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A.
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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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.
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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E.
Zaldívar mine
Zaldívar mine is a large open-pit copper mining operation in northern Chile, known as one of the significant assets in the country’s copper industry.
- 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: Tahawus mine Target entity description: 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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A.
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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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.
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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E.
Zaldívar mine
Zaldívar mine is a large open-pit copper mining operation in northern Chile, known as one of the significant assets in the country’s copper industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abandoned mine
ⓘ
iron mine ⓘ titanium mine ⓘ |
| access | reached via Upper Works Road ⓘ |
| commodity |
iron
ⓘ
titanium ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
landscape disturbance
ⓘ
mine tailings ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
Adirondack Highlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Adirondacks
|
| hasFeature |
open pits
ⓘ
rail spur access ⓘ tailings piles ⓘ |
| heritage | industrial archaeological site ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
regional industry in the Adirondacks
ⓘ
wartime material production during World War II ⓘ |
| industry | mining industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adirondack Mountains
ⓘ
Essex County, New York ⓘ New York ⓘ Town of Newcomb, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Newcomb, New York
|
| locatedNear |
High Peaks Wilderness area
ⓘ
linked to:
High Peaks Wilderness Area
Mount Marcy region ⓘ |
| materialProduced |
iron concentrate
ⓘ
titanium concentrate ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tahawus, New York ⓘ |
| nearbyPlace |
Hudson River headwaters
ⓘ
linked to:
Hudson River watershed
Tahawus, New York ⓘ Upper Works ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
NL Industries
ⓘ
National Lead Company ⓘ |
| oreMined |
ilmenite
ⓘ
iron ore ⓘ magnetite ⓘ titanium ore ⓘ |
| ownershipHistory | owned by National Lead Company for much of its operation ⓘ |
| partOf |
industrial history of New York State
ⓘ
mining history of the Adirondacks ⓘ |
| region | Adirondack Park ⓘ |
| significance | source of strategic minerals for the United States ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned
ⓘ
inactive ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| transportRoute | railroad to North Creek, New York ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
production of iron for industrial uses
ⓘ
production of titanium for military applications ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tahawus mine Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.