While most companies post mining results in metric units like meters and grams, metals are almost universally traded and valued in imperial units: Precious metals are generally valued in troy ounces, while industrial and base metals may be traded in lbs or short tons. To help simplify your mining company research, we’ve created a simple tools for unit conversions.
Mining Units Converter
1 carat (ct) = 0.2 grams (g) 1 troy ounce = 31.1034768 grams 1 ounce = 28.3495 grams 1 ppm = 1 g/t (grams per tonne) 1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 grams 1,000 kg = 1 tonne (t) 1 lb = 0.454 kg 1 kg = 2.20 pounds (lb) 1 ton (US or "short ton" T) = 2,000 lb = 907.185 kg 1 tonne (t) = 2204.62 lbs = 1.10231 Tons (T) 1 foot (ft) = 0.3048 meters (m) 1 meter = 3.28084 ft
