4 Queensland Government Mining Journal Winter 2010

Glossary of terms and abbreviations

°C/km degrees Celsius per kilometre

2D two dimensional

2P proven and probable

3D three dimensional

3P proven, probable and possible

Ag Silver

ATP Authority to Prospect

Au Gold

bcf billion cubic feet

bcm bank cubic metres

bd barrel per day

Cf/d cubic feet per day

CHPP coal handling preparation plant

CMM coal mine methane

CO2 carbon dioxide

CSG coal seam gas

Cu Copper

DEEDI Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation

DERM Department of Environment and Resource Management

DWT deadweight tonnes

EIS environmental impact statement

EPC exploration permit for coal

EPM exploration permit for minerals other than coal

FOB free-on-board

Ft3 cubic feet

g gram

g/t grams per tonne

GJ gigajoule

GWh gigawatt hours

ha hectares

Hz hertz

IPO initial public offering

J joule

J/a joules per annum

kg kilogram

km kilometre

km2 square kilometre

km3 cubic kilometre

kV kilovolt

lb pound

LNG liquefied natural gas

m metre

m3 cubic metre

Mbcm million bank cubic metres

MDL mineral development licence

ML megalitre

ML mining lease

MLA mining lease application

Moz million ounces

Mscf/d thousand standard cubic feet per day

Mt million tonnes

Mt/a million tonnes per annum

MW megawatt

oz ounce

Pb Lead

PCI pulverised coal injection

PJ petajoule

PJ/a petajoules per annum

PL petroleum lease

PLA petroleum lease application

PPL pipeline licence

PPLA pipeline licence application

ppm parts per million

QR Queensland Rail

ROM run-of-mine

state Queensland

SX-EW solvent extraction-electrowinning

t tonne

t/a tonnes per annum

t/h tonnes per hour

TJ terajoule

Toward Q2 strategic long-term projects of the Queensland Government

y year

Zn Zinc