Lot coal basin
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The Lot coal basin is a coal-rich geological region in southwestern France historically known for its mining industry, including the mines around Decazeville.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lot coal basin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6554642 — 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: Lot coal basin Context triple: [Decazeville, locatedOn, Lot coal basin]
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A.
Pocahontas coalfield
The Pocahontas coalfield is a historically significant coal-mining region in the Appalachian Mountains, known for its high-quality bituminous coal and its central role in the industrial development of southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia.
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B.
Hunter coalfields
The Hunter coalfields are a major coal mining region in New South Wales, Australia, known for extensive thermal and coking coal production that supports both domestic energy needs and international exports.
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C.
Clackmannan coalfield
The Clackmannan coalfield is a historic coal-mining region in central Scotland that played a significant role in the area's industrial development.
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D.
Fife coalfield
The Fife coalfield is a historically significant coal-mining region in Fife, Scotland, that played a major role in the area's industrial development and local communities.
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E.
Newcastle Coal Measures
The Newcastle Coal Measures are a major Late Permian coal-bearing sedimentary sequence in eastern Australia, notable for their extensive coal deposits within the Sydney Basin.
- 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: Lot coal basin Target entity description: The Lot coal basin is a coal-rich geological region in southwestern France historically known for its mining industry, including the mines around Decazeville.
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A.
Pocahontas coalfield
The Pocahontas coalfield is a historically significant coal-mining region in the Appalachian Mountains, known for its high-quality bituminous coal and its central role in the industrial development of southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia.
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B.
Hunter coalfields
The Hunter coalfields are a major coal mining region in New South Wales, Australia, known for extensive thermal and coking coal production that supports both domestic energy needs and international exports.
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C.
Clackmannan coalfield
The Clackmannan coalfield is a historic coal-mining region in central Scotland that played a significant role in the area's industrial development.
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D.
Fife coalfield
The Fife coalfield is a historically significant coal-mining region in Fife, Scotland, that played a major role in the area's industrial development and local communities.
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E.
Newcastle Coal Measures
The Newcastle Coal Measures are a major Late Permian coal-bearing sedimentary sequence in eastern Australia, notable for their extensive coal deposits within the Sydney Basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal basin
ⓘ
geological region ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Aveyron department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Aubin coal mines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cransac coal mines NERFINISHED ⓘ Decazeville coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Firmi coal mines NERFINISHED ⓘ Viviez mining area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentMiningStatus | mining ceased ⓘ |
| economicImportance | regional industrial development ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
landscape alteration
ⓘ
mining subsidence ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Cantal department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lot department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Carboniferous ⓘ |
| geologicalStructure | synclinal basin ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Cransac mining heritage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Decazeville mining heritage ⓘ |
| hasTown |
Aubin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cransac NERFINISHED ⓘ Decazeville NERFINISHED ⓘ Firmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Viviez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalActivity | coal mining ⓘ |
| historicalEmployer | Compagnie des Houillères de Decazeville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTransport |
Lot River navigation for coal
ⓘ
railway for coal transport ⓘ |
| industrialSector |
energy production
ⓘ
metallurgy supply ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Decazeville mining industry
ⓘ
industrial coal production ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Occitan-speaking area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massif Central foothills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Occitanie region
southwestern France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lot River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French coal basins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakActivityCentury |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| postMiningUse |
industrial heritage tourism
ⓘ
urban redevelopment ⓘ |
| primaryResource | coal ⓘ |
| regionType | former mining district ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Decazeville miners strike of 1886 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceDepletionStatus | largely exhausted ⓘ |
| resourceType | bituminous coal ⓘ |
| stratigraphy | coal-bearing sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lot coal basin Description of subject: The Lot coal basin is a coal-rich geological region in southwestern France historically known for its mining industry, including the mines around Decazeville.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.