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A STIRRED GRINDING MILL HAVING AN OPEN MILL BODY ABSTRACT The present discloses a grinding mill comprising a mill body having a longitudinal extension between a first end portion and a second end portion, and a liner positioned inside the mill body and defining a grinding chamber. The 5 liner has an outer surface facing the mill body and an inner surface facing the grinding chamber. The grinding mill further comprises a stirring assembly arranged inside the grinding chamber. The mill body of the grinding mill has a lattice structure. 10 (Figure 4) ID18 – Draft 13 - Liners replaceable from the outside (open shell and open mill design) 1 A STIRRED GRINDING MILL HAVING AN OPEN MILL BODY FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a grinding mill having an open mill body. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 5 A stirred grinding mill, also known as attritor mill, is a type of mill used for grinding and mixing materials such as chemicals, ores, pyrotechnics, paints, and ceramics. It consists of a vertical vessel with a central shaft and impellers that stir the media in a specific pattern. Stirred bead grinding mills are typically used in mineral processing to 10 grind mineral ore particles into smaller sized particles to facilitate further downstream processing, such as separation of the valuable mineral particles from unwanted gangue. For example, mineral ore particles in the range of about 30µm to 4000µm in diameter may be ground down to particles of 5 to 100 µm in diameter. This process is commonly known as fine and ultra-fine 15 grinding. A stirred bead grinding mill typically has a stationary mill body or shell and an internal drive shaft. The shell and the drive shaft can be arranged vertically in the mill; this kind of mill is also known as a tower mill. The drive shaft has a plurality of stirring elements, such as rotor disks or rotors, so that 20...