# Northern Minerals erects first steel at Browns Range rare earths pilot plant

Northern Minerals Limited announced the first steel has been erected at the Browns Range pilot process plant in East Kimberley, Western Australia. The third and final shipment of equipment arrived at Darwin Port on December 16, 2017.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-12-17
- Where: East Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
- Starts operating: Q3 2018
- Status: under construction
- Products: heavy rare earths
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Northern Minerals Limited](https://endata.com/companies/20154.md)

## Sources

- [investorinsight.com.au](https://investorinsight.com.au/northern-minerals-browns-range-heavy-rare-earths-project/), 2017-12-17: "First steel in the process plant has been erected"
- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2017/12/18/electric-vehicles-not-just-lithium-story/), 2017-12-18: "The three-year R&D pilot plant project will commence first production of heavy rare earth carbonate in Q3 2018."

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