Triple
T20800683
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vale |
E512029
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquired |
P2511
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Inco Limited |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Inco Limited | Statement: [Vale, acquired, Inco Limited]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inco Limited Context triple: [Vale, acquired, Inco Limited]
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A.
Cominco
Cominco was a major Canadian mining and smelting company known for producing lead, zinc, and other metals, later becoming part of Teck Cominco (now Teck Resources).
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B.
Sherritt Ames
Sherritt Ames is a relatively obscure individual known primarily through limited references, with no widely documented public achievements or biographical details.
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C.
Western Mining Corporation
Western Mining Corporation was a major Australian mining company known for its significant role in developing nickel and other mineral resources, particularly in Western Australia.
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D.
Bechtel Mining & Metals
Bechtel Mining & Metals is a business unit of Bechtel Corporation that provides engineering, procurement, construction, and project management services for mining and metals projects worldwide.
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E.
Teck
Teck is a German ducal family name historically associated with the British royal family through Queen Mary, consort of King George V.
- 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: Inco Limited Target entity description: Inco Limited was a major Canadian mining company best known as one of the world’s largest producers of nickel before its acquisition by Vale.
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A.
Cominco
Cominco was a major Canadian mining and smelting company known for producing lead, zinc, and other metals, later becoming part of Teck Cominco (now Teck Resources).
-
B.
Sherritt Ames
Sherritt Ames is a relatively obscure individual known primarily through limited references, with no widely documented public achievements or biographical details.
-
C.
Western Mining Corporation
Western Mining Corporation was a major Australian mining company known for its significant role in developing nickel and other mineral resources, particularly in Western Australia.
-
D.
Bechtel Mining & Metals
Bechtel Mining & Metals is a business unit of Bechtel Corporation that provides engineering, procurement, construction, and project management services for mining and metals projects worldwide.
-
E.
Teck
Teck is a German ducal family name historically associated with the British royal family through Queen Mary, consort of King George V.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e0b4cc69f481908e98751e697b9df4 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6c2b014648190a1133836b36c26cd |
completed | April 21, 2026, 12:20 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:39 p.m.