East Gippslanders will have the opportunity to speak with key consultants and specialists through Gippsland Critical Minerals (GCM) new Ask the Expert sessions. Covering the Environment Effects Statement (EES) process, radiation, air quality, surface water, noise and social impact, two Ask the Expert sessions will connect the community directly with independent specialists undertaking the Project’s … Read more
The community is being invited to formally have its say on the redesigned Fingerboards Critical Minerals Project, with draft Scoping Requirements for the project’s Environment Effects Statement (EES) now open for public comment. Gippsland Critical Minerals (GCM) is encouraging people across East Gippsland and throughout Victoria to participate in the process and identify the environmental, … Read more
Gippsland Critical Minerals’ (GCM) Mining and Rehabilitation Demonstration Pit (MRDP) has reached the next stage of the trial, with tailings now returning to the pit ahead of overburden replacement and rehabilitation. The new progress follows the completion of excavation works and the commencement of ore processing through the demonstration separation plant. Extracting valuable critical minerals … Read more
East Gippsland contractors have delivered a major milestone at the Fingerboards Mining and Rehabilitation Demonstration Pit (MRDP), successfully completing the first stage of pit excavation works. Over ten weeks, local contractors led by the Gippsland Critical Minerals (GCM) team worked more than 3,270 hours and moved approximately 48,000 cubic metres of material to complete the … Read more
Gippsland Critical Minerals (GCM) held its third community webinar for 2026 on Wednesday 17 June. The webinar provided an update on recent project activities, with a particular focus on the Mining and Rehabilitation Demonstration Pit (MRDP). Attendees also had the opportunity to ask questions, with discussion focused largely on tailings management and ore processing. The … Read more
Gippsland Critical Minerals (GCM) is inviting East Gippsland residents to help shape how the Fingerboards Critical Minerals Project can deliver long-term benefits for local communities. Through a new series of Community Benefit Sharing Workshops, locals are being offered the opportunity to outline their priorities, identify opportunities and have their say on the legacy initiatives connected to the project. The workshops build on GCM’s … Read more
GCM held its sixth Community Reference Group (CRG) meeting on 19 February, 2026. The CRG notes and slides have now been reviewed by the CRG members, and are available below. Previous CRG meeting materials are available on our news and resources page, as well as our community engagement page.
Gippsland Critical Minerals (GCM) welcomes today’s determination by the Commonwealth on the Fingerboards Project under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The Commonwealth has confirmed four controlling provisions, with GCM’s environmental and technical studies already underway in response to each: The determination is standard and in line with GCM expectations. As such, GCM has already commenced studies in … Read more
Gippsland Critical Minerals (GCM) has launched live weather monitoring on its website, giving the East Gippsland community real-time access to on-site conditions at the Fingerboards Project. Available now via the Monitoring & Studies page, the live feed draws data from two on-site weather stations: one south-west of the Fingerboards intersection and a second on the Mitchell River plateau, installed in response … Read more
Work has begun at the Fingerboards Project Mining and Rehabilitation Demonstration Pit (MRDP), following local contractors successfully completing site mobilisation and pre-start inspections. Six additional East Gippsland businesses have now been engaged to support activities at the MRDP, with more than 20 local contractors sharing in procurement contracts now valued at more than $1.4 million. … Read more
