Pacific Coast Borax Company
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Pacific Coast Borax Company was a major American mining and chemical firm best known for its borax operations in Death Valley and its iconic “20 Mule Team Borax” brand.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pacific Coast Borax Company canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7748085 — 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.
Target entity: Pacific Coast Borax Company Context triple: [Christian Brevoort Zabriskie, employer, Pacific Coast Borax Company]
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Harmony Borax Works
Harmony Borax Works is a historic borax mining and processing site in Death Valley, California, best known for its 19th-century operations and iconic “20-mule team” wagons.
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John Day Company
John Day Company was an American publishing house known for releasing politically and socially engaged works, including progressive and anti-colonial literature in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Kennecott Copper Corporation was a major American mining company best known for its large-scale copper operations in the United States and abroad during the 20th century.
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D.
Doheny Oil Company
Doheny Oil Company was an early 20th-century American petroleum firm established by oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny, a key figure in the development of the U.S. oil industry.
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E.
Braden Copper Company
Braden Copper Company was an American mining company that played a major role in developing and operating large-scale copper mining operations in Chile in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pacific Coast Borax Company Target entity description: Pacific Coast Borax Company was a major American mining and chemical firm best known for its borax operations in Death Valley and its iconic “20 Mule Team Borax” brand.
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A.
Harmony Borax Works
Harmony Borax Works is a historic borax mining and processing site in Death Valley, California, best known for its 19th-century operations and iconic “20-mule team” wagons.
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B.
John Day Company
John Day Company was an American publishing house known for releasing politically and socially engaged works, including progressive and anti-colonial literature in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Kennecott Copper Corporation was a major American mining company best known for its large-scale copper operations in the United States and abroad during the 20th century.
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D.
Doheny Oil Company
Doheny Oil Company was an early 20th-century American petroleum firm established by oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny, a key figure in the development of the U.S. oil industry.
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E.
Braden Copper Company
Braden Copper Company was an American mining company that played a major role in developing and operating large-scale copper mining operations in Chile in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
mining company ⓘ |
| activity |
borax mining
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borax refining ⓘ |
| advertisingMedium |
print advertising
ⓘ
radio advertising ⓘ |
| advertisingTheme |
ruggedness of Death Valley
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strength and reliability of 20-mule teams ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Death Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Death Valley National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brand | 20 Mule Team Borax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brandRecognition | iconic American consumer brand in the 20th century ⓘ |
| chemicalForm | sodium borate ⓘ |
| chemicalForm | sodium tetraborate decahydrate ⓘ |
| chemicalTypeProduced |
borate chemicals
ⓘ
borax-based detergents ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| historicalSignificance |
helped popularize borax as a household product in the United States
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played a major role in the commercial development of Death Valley ⓘ |
| industry |
chemical industry
ⓘ
mining industry ⓘ |
| market |
household cleaning products
ⓘ
industrial chemicals ⓘ |
| materialMined |
colemanite
ⓘ
other borate ores ⓘ ulexite ⓘ |
| notableBrandFeature | association with Western frontier imagery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
20 Mule Team Borax brand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
borax operations in Death Valley ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Death Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
20 Mule Team Borax
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
borax ⓘ |
| rawMaterial | borate minerals ⓘ |
| regionServed |
North America
ⓘ
international markets ⓘ |
| sector | extractive industry ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cleaning agents
ⓘ
laundry detergents ⓘ water softening products ⓘ |
| usedMarketingSymbol | 20-mule teams ⓘ |
| usedTransportationMethod | 20-mule team wagon trains ⓘ |
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Subject: Pacific Coast Borax Company Description of subject: Pacific Coast Borax Company was a major American mining and chemical firm best known for its borax operations in Death Valley and its iconic “20 Mule Team Borax” brand.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.