The scope of work includes electrical and instrumentation installation as well as testing and commissioning for the grinding mills at four concentrate processing lines.

The work will be performed as a subcontractor to Kerman Contracting.

“We are delighted to be returning to work on the Sino Iron project where we successfully completed the E&I works on the previous phase of the development,” SCEE managing director Simon High said.

“SCEE looks forward to a continuing and growing relationship with both CITIC Pacific and Kerman Contracting.”

Award of the work follows the Perth-based company’s contract win last month at BHP Billiton Iron Ore’s power station near Newman.

The E&I project undertaken by SCEE Infrastructure took the value of the company’s work at the site to $25 million.

Other recent wins by the contractor include a $40 million deal in February for E&I work at Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert port project.

Sino Iron is touted as the largest magnetite mining and processing operation in Australia and one of China’s largest investments into the country’s resources sector.

The operation shipped first ore last December despite an ongoing dispute with Cape Preston operator Mineralogy over royalty payments.

A federal court trial for the matter has been set for March next year.

The project is expected to generate about $US111 billion ($A120 billion) in direct revenue to the Australian economy and $5.5 billion in royalties for WA.

Shares in SCEE last closed at A55.5c.