During Gippsland Critical Minerals community drop-in sessions, we have been sharing more information with visitors on the Fingerboards Critical Minerals Project with information boards and takeaway fact sheets. These five information sheet materials are available via the download links below. Minerals for Everyday Life – details on the three key mineral groups in the Fingerboards … Read more
Gippsland Critical Minerals held the second meeting of its Community Reference Group at the Lindenow South Football Netball Club on Friday, 13 June 2025. Below is a link to the slides presented by the GCM team at the meeting (pp1-49), together with the GCM CEO’s speaking notes (pp50-59).
During June and July, Gippsland Critical Minerals will be holding drop-in sessions across East Gippsland and Wellington to provide more information about the Fingerboards Critical Minerals Project. Our team will be available to share details of recent changes to the project to create a better project for the region and information on what makes the … Read more
Community health and environmental protection are at the core of how GCM plans to operate, and we take these matters seriously. We understand that people are concerned, especially when it comes to air quality, dust, and the long-term health of their families. That’s why the Fingerboards Project is undergoing a significant rescoping and redesign to … Read more
Young First Nations men from the Bairnsdale Clontarf Academy and local Gippsland Critical Minerals team members have joined forces to collect firewood from local forest plantations owned by GCM to help ensure local Elders stay warm this winter.
Gippsland Critical Minerals (GCM) today announced it had appointed AECOM to support the completion of technical and environmental studies for the Fingerboards Critical Minerals Project.
The Sale Rotary Club, Your Own Way, Twin Rivers Lions Club, Maffra Gymnastics Club, and Paynesville Bowls Club are the latest recipients of a total of $10,000 in community grants from Gippsland Critical Minerals (GCM). GCM’s Community Grants program provides $10,000 in grants each quarter to support projects with a focus on local educational, recreational, … Read more
Our team was pleased to exhibit at the East Gippsland Field Days, where we shared information and listened to feedback from the community about the Fingerboards Project. Visitors expressed strong interest in local employment, procurement opportunities, mine design, and land rehabilitation. We also had some robust conversations with people who held concerns about the old … Read more
Our April-May newsletter includes details of initial changes to the Fingerboards Project in response to community feedback, a message from our CEO, Michelle Wood and more information about the importance of the critical minerals in the Fingerboards resource. If you are interested in receiving future editions, you can sign up for email news on our … Read more
East Gippsland’s Fingerboards resource could make a major contribution to the global supply for heavy rare earths and present a major new export opportunity for Australia.
