Delamar, Nevada
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Delamar, Nevada is a historic ghost town in Lincoln County that was once a booming late-19th-century gold mining camp known for its rich ore and deadly silica dust.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Delamar, Nevada canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8062919 — 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: Delamar, Nevada Context triple: [Delamar Mountains, hasNearbySettlement, Delamar, Nevada]
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A.
Luning, Nevada
Luning, Nevada is a small unincorporated community and former mining town located along U.S. Route 95 in Mineral County, Nevada.
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B.
Lamoille, Nevada
Lamoille, Nevada is a small unincorporated community in Elko County that serves as a gateway to the scenic Lamoille Canyon and the Ruby Mountains.
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C.
Denio, Nevada
Denio, Nevada is a small unincorporated community in northern Nevada near the Oregon border, known for its remote high-desert setting and proximity to outdoor recreation areas.
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D.
Caliente, Nevada
Caliente, Nevada is a small historic railroad town in southeastern Nevada known for its hot springs and role as the primary community in rural Lincoln County.
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E.
Gerlach, Nevada
Gerlach, Nevada is a small remote town in northwestern Nevada that serves as the primary gateway to the Black Rock Desert and the annual Burning Man festival.
- 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: Delamar, Nevada Target entity description: Delamar, Nevada is a historic ghost town in Lincoln County that was once a booming late-19th-century gold mining camp known for its rich ore and deadly silica dust.
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A.
Luning, Nevada
Luning, Nevada is a small unincorporated community and former mining town located along U.S. Route 95 in Mineral County, Nevada.
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B.
Lamoille, Nevada
Lamoille, Nevada is a small unincorporated community in Elko County that serves as a gateway to the scenic Lamoille Canyon and the Ruby Mountains.
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C.
Denio, Nevada
Denio, Nevada is a small unincorporated community in northern Nevada near the Oregon border, known for its remote high-desert setting and proximity to outdoor recreation areas.
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D.
Caliente, Nevada
Caliente, Nevada is a small historic railroad town in southeastern Nevada known for its hot springs and role as the primary community in rural Lincoln County.
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E.
Gerlach, Nevada
Gerlach, Nevada is a small remote town in northwestern Nevada that serves as the primary gateway to the Black Rock Desert and the annual Burning Man festival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ghost town
ⓘ
historic place ⓘ |
| access | dirt roads ⓘ |
| category |
former populated places in Lincoln County, Nevada
ⓘ
ghost towns in Nevada ⓘ mining communities in Nevada ⓘ |
| causeOfDeaths | silicosis ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Lincoln County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBasis | hard-rock gold mining ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 6000 feet ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
business district
ⓘ
cyanide plant ⓘ post office ⓘ residential area ⓘ stamp mill ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
abandoned mine workings
ⓘ
mill ruins ⓘ mine tailings ⓘ stone building ruins ⓘ |
| healthHazard | silica dust from ore crushing ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Delamar Mining District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Widowmaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gold mining
ⓘ
rich gold ore ⓘ silica dust-related lung disease ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mojave Desert region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Captain Joseph Raphael De Lamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Caliente, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType | gold-bearing quartz ⓘ |
| partOf | Delamar Mining District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | late 1890s ⓘ |
| populationAtPeak | approximately 1500 ⓘ |
| region | southeastern Nevada ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
construction of large stamp mill in 1890s
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decline of mining after early 1900s ⓘ gold discovery in early 1890s ⓘ major fire in 1900 ⓘ mine closure in early 20th century ⓘ |
| startDate | 1890s ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| status |
abandoned
ⓘ
uninhabited ⓘ |
| tourism |
visited by ghost town explorers
ⓘ
visited by off-road enthusiasts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Delamar, Nevada Description of subject: Delamar, Nevada is a historic ghost town in Lincoln County that was once a booming late-19th-century gold mining camp known for its rich ore and deadly silica dust.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.