# Northern Minerals signs MOU with Sinosteel MECC for Browns Range pilot plant

Northern Minerals signed a memorandum of understanding with Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co., Ltd. to build a 60,000 tonnes per annum pilot plant for the Browns Range rare earths mine in Western Australia, with Sinosteel MECC deferring AUD$12 million of the $60 million cost.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2016-11-23
- Where: Browns Range, northern Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $45.0M (60.0M AUD)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 60,000 tonnes per annum
- Products: rare earth oxides, dysprosium
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Northern Minerals Limited](https://endata.com/companies/20154.md)
- [Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/20155.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [mining.com](https://www.mining.com/australian-rare-earths-company-picks-construction-contractor/), 2016-11-26: "Northern Minerals Limited (ASX:NTU) said on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Chinese company to build a pilot plant for its Browns Range mine located in northern Western Australia."
- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2016/11/28/northern-minerals-readies-rare-earth-production/), 2016-11-28: "Sinosteel MECC has been selected as the EPC contractor for the 60,000 t/y Browns Range pilot plant."

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