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$/t |
dollars per tonne |
|
¢/ct |
cents per carat |
|
¢/lb |
cents per pound |
|
£ |
pounds sterling |
|
A.D. |
after death |
|
Ag |
silver |
|
Al |
aluminum |
|
Al2O3 |
aluminum oxide |
|
Alta. |
Alberta |
|
Au |
gold |
|
B.C. |
British Columbia |
|
Bi |
bismuth |
|
BOF |
basic oxygen furnace |
|
C$ |
Canadian dollars |
|
C&F |
cost and freight |
|
C. |
concentrator |
|
CARI |
Canadian Association of Recycling Industries |
|
cat. |
catalogue |
|
CCS |
carbon capture and storage |
|
Cd |
cadmium |
|
cfr or c.f.r. |
cost and freight delivered rail of vessel |
|
Co |
cobalt |
|
Co. |
Company |
|
CO2 |
carbon dioxide |
|
Con. Fac. |
conversion facility |
|
Corp. |
Corporation |
|
CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
|
Cs |
cesium |
|
ct |
carats |
|
ct/t |
carats per tonne |
|
ct/y |
carats per year |
|
Cu |
copper |
|
D.C. |
District of Columbia |
|
dmtu |
dry metric tonne units |
|
DRI |
direct reduced iron |
|
e.g. |
for example |
|
EAF |
electric arc furnace |
|
EOR |
enhanced oil recovery |
|
f.o.b. |
free on board |
|
Fe |
iron |
|
Fe2O3 |
hematite |
|
Fe3O4 |
magnetite |
|
ft |
feet |
|
g |
grams |
|
g/t |
grams per tonne |
|
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
|
Ge |
germanium |
|
H2SO4 |
sulphuric acid |
|
ha |
hectares |
|
HF |
hydrofluoric acid |
|
HS |
Harmonized System |
|
i.e. |
that is |
|
ICSG |
International Copper Study Group |
|
ILZSG |
International Lead and Zinc Study Group |
|
In |
indium |
|
inc. |
incorporée |
|
Inc. |
Incorporated or Incorporée |
|
INSG |
International Nickel Study Group |
|
IOP |
iron ore pelletizing |
|
K2O |
potassium oxide |
|
KCl |
potassium chloride |
|
kg |
kilograms |
|
kgU |
kilograms of uranium |
|
KL |
potash leases |
|
km |
kilometres |
|
km2 |
square kilometres |
|
KP |
Kimberley Process |
|
KP |
potash permits |
|
KPCS |
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme |
|
lb |
pounds |
|
Li |
lithium |
|
LME |
London Metal Exchange |
|
Ltd. |
Limited |
|
Ltée |
Limitée |
|
ltée |
limitée |
|
m |
metres |
|
Man. |
Manitoba |
|
Mct |
million carats |
|
Mct/y |
million carats per year |
|
mg |
milligrams |
|
Mg |
magnesium |
|
mm |
millimetres |
|
Mo |
molybdenum |
|
MOP |
muriate of potash |
|
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
|
Mt |
million tonnes |
|
Mt/y |
million tonnes per year |
|
MW |
megawatts |
|
N.B. |
New Brunswick |
|
n.e.s. |
not elsewhere specified |
|
N.L. |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
|
N.S. |
Nova Scotia |
|
N.W.T. |
Northwest Territories |
|
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
|
NAICS |
North American Industry Classification System |
|
Nb |
niobium |
|
NI |
National Instrument |
|
Ni |
nickel |
|
No. or no. |
number |
|
OECD |
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
|
Ont. |
Ontario |
|
oz |
ounces |
|
oz/y |
ounces per year |
|
p. |
page |
|
P. |
open-pit mine |
|
P.E.I. |
Prince Edward Island |
|
P.M. |
afternoon |
|
Pb |
lead |
|
PbCO3 |
cerussite |
|
PbS |
lead sulphide |
|
PbSO4 |
anglesite |
|
PCI |
pulverized coal injection |
|
PDCs |
polycrystalline diamond compacts |
|
PDSs |
polycrystalline diamond shapes |
|
PGM |
platinum group metals |
|
Pl. |
plant |
|
PM |
precious metals |
|
Proc. Pl. |
processing plant |
|
Pt |
platinum |
|
PVC |
polyvinyl chloride |
|
q/q |
quarter-over-quarter |
|
Que. |
Quebec |
|
Rb |
rubidium |
|
Ref. |
refinery |
|
S* |
liquid sulphur dioxide, sulphuric acid |
|
SAF |
sulphur in all forms |
|
Sask. |
Saskatchewan |
|
Sb |
antimony |
|
Se |
selenium |
|
Sec. Sm. |
secondary smelter |
|
Sm. |
smelter |
|
Sn |
tin |
|
SOF |
sulphur in other forms |
|
st |
short tons |
|
st/y |
short tons per year |
|
t |
tonnes |
|
t/d |
tonnes per day |
|
t/y |
tonnes per year |
|
Ta |
tantalum |
|
Te |
tellurium |
|
TSX |
Toronto Stock Exchange |
|
TSXV |
TSX Venture Exchange |
|
tU |
tonnes of uranium metal |
|
tU/y |
tonnes of uranium per year |
|
Twp. |
Township |
|
U |
uranium |
|
U. |
underground mine |
|
U.K. |
United Kingdom |
|
U.S. |
United States |
|
U3O8 |
uranium concentrate |
|
UF6 |
uranium hexafluoride |
|
UO2 |
uranium dioxide |
|
UO3 |
uranium trioxide |
|
US$ |
U.S. dollars |
|
US$/t |
U.S. dollars per tonne |
|
USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
|
W |
tungsten |
|
y/y |
year-over-year |
|
Zn |
zinc |
