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EP 1 937 857 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 02.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/27 (21) Application number: 06790403.7 (22) Date of filing: 19.10.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C22B 3/06(2006.01) C22B 11/08(2006.01) C22B 11/00(2006.01) C22B 15/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/AU2006/001549 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/045034 (26.04.2007 Gazette 2007/17)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 19.10.2005 AU 2005905785 (71) Applicant: Dundee Precious Metals Inc. Toronto, Ontario M5J 2JJ (CA)	(72) Inventors: RITCHIE, Ian, Christopher West Perth, Western Australia 6005 (AU) KETCHAM, Victor, John South Fremantle, Western Australia 6162 (AU) (74) Representative: Hirsch & Associés  58, avenue Marceau 75008 Paris 75008 Paris (FR)