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Starkey & Associates Inc. is the name behind a number of the most successful grinding circuit designs in the mining industry today. We are proud to offer grinding circuit designs that can achieve target throughput and grind from day one. Our projects span the globe from Australia, Finland and Russia in the East, to Peru, Chile, Canada and the United States in the West. Twelve well known testing laboratories in these countries work with us to provide SAGDesign testing services.

John Starkey, P. Eng. has worked in SAG mill hardness testing since 1964 where he worked as pilot plant engineer for A. MacPherson’s projects. He invented the SPI and SAGDesign tests. The latter is now acknowledged by our clients to be a world-class method for grinding circuit design, and is accepted by our peers as a standard for ore hardness testing. SAGDesign testing provides SAG pinion energy grindability in kWh/t to within +/- 5% from 152 to 1.7 mm, and Bond Ball Mill Work Index on SAG ground ore, from the SAG test on the same sample.

Starkey & Associates uses the patented SAGDesign technology to calculate accurate mill sizes from measurements on a client’s own ore samples. SAGDesign technology has become a standard for 21st century grinding circuit design for the following reasons:

We also provide outstanding process engineering services to develop customized grinding circuit designs in a timely manner. Mining companies of all sizes who require fast project execution and accurate mill design results, have come to count on our proven track record. Our benchmarking accuracy and comminution problem solving is unparalleled in the mining industry because of our experience with gathering and using production data from site visits to many SAG and AG mill process plants.

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Trust, creativity, open-mindedness and diversity of people and processes empowers us to adapt continuously as we create technical solutions and world-class products for our clients.


Strong relationships characterized by respect, trust, confidentiality, mutual support, and exceptional communication are critical to the success of our team and our clients.

Our commitment to the highest standards for accuracy, efficiency, and excellence is represented in the quality of the results we deliver to our team and our clients.

“The ProForma Team has been able to provide practical solutions to some of our complicated processes and their hands-on approach is valuable in helping us achieve a successful end product.”

Our diverse team of professionals is passionate about achieving excellence through solution-focused innovation with the goal of bringing our clients’ ideas to reality and contributing to building a better world for future generations to come.

What truly sets us apart is our approach to process management. We make it our mission to understand our clients’ unique set of needs and challenges inside and out. Applying our process to each client’s situation is what allows us to find the most practical, efficient and effective solutions no matter what type of project we are working on or what type problem we are solving.

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