(12) International Application Status Report

Received at International Bureau: 17 June 2021 (17.06.2021)

Information valid as of: 06 September 2021 (06.09.2021)
Report generated on: 12 April 2023 (12.04.2023)

(10) Publication number: (43) Publication date: (26) Publication language:

WO2021/248233 16 December 2021 (16.12.2021) English (EN)

(21) Application Number: (22) Filing Date: (25) Filing language:

PCT/CA2021/050779 07 June 2021 (07.06.2021) English (EN)

(31) Priority number(s): (31) Priority date(s): (31) Priority status:

63/037,892 (US) 11 June 2020 (11.06.2020) Priority document received (in compliance
with PCT Rule 17.1)

(51) International Patent Classification:

B02C 17/00 (2006.01); B02C 17/18 (2006.01); B02C 23/00 (2006.01); B02C 23/02 (2006.01)

(71) Applicant(s):
STARKEY & ASSOCIATES INC. [CA/CA]; 212-151 Randall Street Oakville, Ontario L6J 1P5 (CA) (for all designated states)

(72) Inventor(s):
STARKEY, John; c/o Starkey & Associates Inc. 212-151 Randall Street Oakville, Ontario L6J 1P5 (CA)

(74) Agent(s):
DICKINSON WRIGHT LLP; 199 Bay Street, Suite 2200 Commerce Court West Toronto, Ontario M5L 1G4 (CA)

(54) Title (EN): LAB-SCALE CONTINUOUS SEMI-AUTOGENOUS (SAG) GRINDING MILL

(54) Title (FR): BROYEUR SEMI-AUTOGÈNE (SAG) CONTINU À L'ÉCHELLE DU LABORATOIRE

(57) Abstract:
(EN): A wet continuous semi-autogenous (SAG) mill system includes a frame; a rotatable cylinder supported within the frame
thereby to be rotatable about a generally horizontal rotational axis with respect to the frame, the rotatable cylinder incorporating a
plurality of discharge ports about its periphery and an interior spiral blade for coaxing material within the rotatable cylinder that
is downstream of the discharge ports upstream towards the discharge ports during rotation; a variable speed driving system for
driving the rotatable cylinder about the rotational axis; and a SAG mill removably fastened to the rotatable cylinder upstream of
the discharge ports. The SAG mill includes a grinding chamber barrel within an upstream portion of the rotatable cylinder, the
grinding chamber barrel having an inside diameter of about 19.2 inches and a length of about 6.4 inches and incorporating at least
one interior lifter.
(FR): Un système de broyeur semi-autogène (SAG) continu humide comprend un cadre ; un cylindre rotatif supporté à l'intérieur
du cadre de façon à pouvoir tourner autour d'un axe de rotation généralement horizontal par rapport au cadre, le cylindre rotatif
incorporant une pluralité d'orifices d’évacuation autour de sa périphérie et une pale en spirale intérieure pour aligner l’axe du
matériau à l'intérieur du cylindre rotatif qui est en aval des orifices d’évacuation en amont vers les orifices d’évacuation pendant la
rotation ; un système d'entraînement à vitesse variable pour entraîner le cylindre rotatif autour de l'axe de rotation ; et un broyeur
SAG fixé amovible au cylindre rotatif en amont des orifices d’évacuation. Le broyeur SAG comprend un cylindre de chambre de
broyage à l'intérieur d'une partie amont du cylindre rotatif, le cylindre de chambre de broyage ayant un diamètre intérieur d'environ
19,2 pouces et une longueur d'environ 6,4 pouces et incorporant au moins un dispositif de levage intérieur.

International search report:

Received at International Bureau: 26 August 2021 (26.08.2021) [CA]

International Report on Patentability (IPRP) Chapter II of the PCT:

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(81) Designated States:
AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK,
DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, IT, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN,
KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM,
PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA,
UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, WS, ZA, ZM, ZW
European Patent Office (EPO) : AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU,
LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) : BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) : BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ,
TZ, UG, ZM, ZW
Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) : AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM

Declarations:
Declaration made as to the identity of the inventor (PCT Rules 4.17(i) and 51bis.1(a)(i))
Declaration made as applicant's entitlement, as at the international filing date, to apply for and be granted a patent (Rules 4.17(ii)
and 51bis.1(a)(ii)), in a case where the declaration under Rule 4.17(iv) is not appropriate