This page contains an alphabetical list of abbreviations found throughout the website, and their meanings.
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A
ABARE
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
ABS
Australian Bureau of Statistics
AEDR
Accessible Economic Demonstrated Resources
Ag
Silver
AGSO
Australian Geological Survey Organisation (AGSO) now Geoscience Australia
AIMR
Australian Identified Mineral Resources
AL2O3
Alumina
AL2O.3H2O
Gibbsite
AL2O3.H2O
Boehmite
Au
Gold
B
BRS
Bureau of Resource Sciences, renamed AGSO, now called Geoscience Australia
Bx
Bauxite
C
c
Carat
Co
Cobalt
CSIRO
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
Cu
Copper
D
-
E
EAR-1
Estimated Additional Resources - Category 1
EDR
Economic Demonstrated Resources
F
-
G
GIS
Geographic Information System
g
Grams
g/t
Grams per Tonne
GL
Gigalitre (109 litres)
Gt
Gigatonne (109 litres)
H
-
I
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
IDR
Indicated resource
IFR
Inferred resource
Ilm
Ilmenite
IOT
Indian Oceans Territory
J
JCB
Joint Coal Board
JORC
Joint Ore Reserve Committee
K
kg
Kilogram
km
Kilometre
kt
Kilotonne
ktpa
Kilotonne per annum
L
L
Litre
lbs
Pounds
Leu
Leucoxene
Li
Lithium
M
m
Metre
m3
Cubic metre
Mc
Million carats
MEL
Mineral Exploration Licence
MgO
Magnesium Oxide
MID
Measured and Indicated Resource
ML
Million litres
Mlbs
Million pounds
mm
Millimetre
Mo
Molybdenum
Mozs
Million Ounces
MREB
Mineral Resources & Energy Branch
MRS
Measured resource
Mt
Million tonnes
Mtpa
Million tonnes per annum
MW
Megawatt
N
N
Nitrogen
na
Not Available
Ni
Nickel
NSW
New South Wales
NT
Northern Territory
NZ
New Zealand
NEA
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
O
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Osh
Oil shale
oz
Ounces
P
P
Phosphorus
P2O5
Phosphate
Pb
Lead
PBR
Probable ore reserve
Pbs
Galena
Pb-Zn-Ag
Lead-Zinc-Silver
Pd
Palladium
PGM
Platinum-group metals
ppm
Parts per million
Pt+Pd
Platinum + Palladium
PVR
Proved ore reserve
Q
QLD
Queensland
R
RAB
Rotary air blast
RAR
Reasonably assured resources
RC
Reverse Circulation
S
SA
South Australia
Sb
Antimony
SDR
Subeconomic demonstrated resources
Li2O.Al2O3.4SiO2
Spodumene
T
Ta
Tantalum
Ta2O5
Tantalum Pentoxide
Tas
Tasmania
TiO2
Titanium Dioxide
t
Tonne
tpa
Tonnes per annum
U
U
Uranium
U3O8
Uranium Oxide
USA
United States of America
USGS
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
US$
United States of America Dollar
V
V
Vanadium
V2O5
Vanadium Pentioxide
Vic
Victoria
W
WA
Western Australia
X
-
Y
-
Z
Zn
Zinc
#
$
Dollar
