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
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industrial accident ⓘ mining disaster ⓘ |
| afterEffect | increased scrutiny of mine safety practices in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kennedy Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodiesRecovered | 47 ⓘ |
| cause |
mine fire
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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
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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
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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
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Portuguese miners ⓘ Slavic miners ⓘ Spanish miners ⓘ primarily immigrant miners ⓘ |
| victimOccupation | miners ⓘ |
| workplaceSafetyContext | occupational safety in mining ⓘ |
| year | 1922 ⓘ |
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