Sala silver mine
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Sala silver mine is a historic Swedish silver mine and tourist attraction renowned for its extensive underground tunnels and well-preserved mining heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sala silver mine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10536730 — 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: Sala silver mine Context triple: [Västmanland, contains, Sala silver mine]
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A.
Centinela mine
Centinela mine is a large copper and gold mining operation in Chile’s Antofagasta Region, known as one of the key assets in Antofagasta plc’s production portfolio.
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B.
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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C.
Andina mine
Andina mine is a major Chilean copper mining operation owned by the state-run company Codelco.
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D.
San José mine
San José mine is a historic silver and tin mine located near the city of Oruro in Bolivia, known for its long-standing role in the region’s mining industry.
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E.
Ikuno Silver Mine
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.
- 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: Sala silver mine Target entity description: Sala silver mine is a historic Swedish silver mine and tourist attraction renowned for its extensive underground tunnels and well-preserved mining heritage.
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A.
Centinela mine
Centinela mine is a large copper and gold mining operation in Chile’s Antofagasta Region, known as one of the key assets in Antofagasta plc’s production portfolio.
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B.
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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C.
Andina mine
Andina mine is a major Chilean copper mining operation owned by the state-run company Codelco.
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D.
San José mine
San José mine is a historic silver and tin mine located near the city of Oruro in Bolivia, known for its long-standing role in the region’s mining industry.
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E.
Ikuno Silver Mine
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
silver mine
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| closedAsIndustrialMine | early 20th century ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| depth | over 150 meters ⓘ |
| feature |
long tunnel systems
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mine chambers ⓘ underground lake ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
galleries
ⓘ
mining shafts ⓘ surface buildings ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Early Modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | important source of income for Swedish Crown ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive underground tunnels
ⓘ
silver mining ⓘ well-preserved mining heritage ⓘ |
| languageOfLocation | Swedish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sala Municipality
NERFINISHED
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Västmanland County NERFINISHED ⓘ province of Västmanland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | town of Sala ⓘ |
| managedBy | local tourism operators ⓘ |
| materialExtracted |
lead
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silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Västerås NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers |
concerts in mine chambers
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guided tours ⓘ overnight stays underground ⓘ underground tours ⓘ |
| opened | 15th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Swedish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakProductionPeriod |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ |
| significance | one of Sweden's most important silver mines ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
heritage conservation efforts
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historical research ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
geotourism
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industrial heritage tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sala silver mine Description of subject: Sala silver mine is a historic Swedish silver mine and tourist attraction renowned for its extensive underground tunnels and well-preserved mining heritage.
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