Argonaut Mine disaster

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The Argonaut Mine disaster was a 1922 gold mine fire in Jackson, California, that killed 47 miners and became one of the deadliest hard-rock mining accidents in U.S. history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
industrial accident
mining disaster
afterEffect increased scrutiny of mine safety practices in the United States
associatedWith Kennedy Mine NERFINISHED
bodiesRecovered 47
cause mine fire
underground fire
commemoratedOn local remembrance events in Jackson, California
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1922-08-27
deadliestInCategory one of the deadliest hard-rock mining accidents in U.S. history
depthOfFireArea approximately 4,650 feet underground
endDate 1922-09-18
hasLocation Amador County, California NERFINISHED
Argonaut Mine NERFINISHED
Jackson, California NERFINISHED
hasName Argonaut Mine disaster NERFINISHED
industry gold mining
locatedInMine Argonaut Mine main shaft GENERATED
mediaCoverage widely reported in U.S. newspapers in 1922
memorial Argonaut Mine disaster memorial in Jackson, California
memorialType monument
mineType hard-rock gold mine
namedAfter Argonaut Mine NERFINISHED
notableFor difficulty of rescue operations
public attention to mine safety
scale of loss of life
numberOfDeaths 47
occurredIn California NERFINISHED
partOf history of California mining
history of mining in the United States
precededBy other U.S. mining disasters such as the Monongah mining disaster
regulatoryImpact contributed to calls for stronger mine safety regulations
rescueAttemptFrom Kennedy Mine NERFINISHED
startDate 1922-08-27
timePeriod 20th century
timeToReachVictims several weeks after the fire began
typeOfAccident underground mine fire
victimCount 47 miners
victimNationality Italian miners
Portuguese miners
Slavic miners
Spanish miners
primarily immigrant miners
victimOccupation miners
workplaceSafetyContext occupational safety in mining
year 1922

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Argonaut Mine significantEvent Argonaut Mine disaster