Triple
T21252539
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Rio Algom |
E523779
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object | BHP Billiton Canada Inc. |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: BHP Billiton Canada Inc. | Statement: [Rio Algom, successor, BHP Billiton Canada Inc.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BHP Billiton Canada Inc. Context triple: [Rio Algom, successor, BHP Billiton Canada Inc.]
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A.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Canadian Natural Resources Limited is one of Canada’s largest independent oil and gas producers, heavily involved in oil sands development and operations in Alberta.
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B.
Cominco
Cominco was a major Canadian mining and smelting company known for producing lead, zinc, and other metals, later becoming part of Teck Cominco (now Teck Resources).
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C.
BHP Group
chosen
BHP Group is one of the world’s largest diversified mining and resources companies, producing commodities such as iron ore, copper, coal, and nickel.
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D.
Syncrude Canada
Syncrude Canada is one of the largest oil sands producers in Canada, operating major mining and upgrading facilities in northern Alberta.
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E.
Teck
Teck is a German ducal family name historically associated with the British royal family through Queen Mary, consort of King George V.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e0b5146c108190adc9adb73e90abff |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:08 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e7359f5b408190b951adddba83c97a |
completed | April 21, 2026, 8:30 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 3:57 p.m.