Triple
T12578518
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Merafong City Local Municipality |
E300271
|
entity |
| Predicate | locatedOn |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | West Rand goldfields |
E163651
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: West Rand goldfields | Statement: [Merafong City Local Municipality, locatedOn, West Rand goldfields]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Rand goldfields Context triple: [Merafong City Local Municipality, locatedOn, West Rand goldfields]
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A.
West Rand goldfields
chosen
West Rand goldfields is a major gold-mining region on the western part of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, historically significant for its contribution to the country’s gold production.
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B.
East Rand goldfields
The East Rand goldfields are a major gold-mining region on the eastern side of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, historically significant for their contribution to the country’s gold production and urban development.
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C.
Klerksdorp goldfields
Klerksdorp goldfields is a major gold-mining region in South Africa’s North West Province that has historically contributed significantly to the country’s gold production.
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D.
West Coast goldfields
The West Coast goldfields are a historic gold-mining region on the rugged west coast of New Zealand’s South Island, known for their 19th-century boomtowns and rich alluvial deposits.
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E.
Witwatersrand
Witwatersrand is a mineral-rich escarpment in South Africa, historically famous for its vast gold deposits and for giving its name to the country's currency and the University of the Witwatersrand.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d7bde87b648190bcd0266e9efde098 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d954a73c148190bba8f16b1232fd46 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f65599a9c0819086233fb2c622d243 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:50 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 4:55 p.m.