Gippsland Critical Minerals (GCM) last week published advertisements in East Gippsland newspapers to increase awareness that the Gippsland Critical Minerals Group has had its retention and exploration licences extended for the Fingerboards Critical Minerals Project.
In the advertisements, GCM has also outlined the current focus areas for work on the Fingerboards Project.
These are:
– Commencing work on technical and environmental studies as it prepares for the submission of a new mine design and scope to the Victorian Government in December 2025. This is known as EES self-referral.
– Continuing conversations in East Gippsland to understand the issues of importance to the community. This input will also help to inform the technical and environmental studies and our work on mine design.
– Working on the proposed design and a detailed scope of the mine with a view to discussing options with the community during 2025.
“The conversations we are already having with the community are helping to shape our work and providing us with a view of the old project from all perspectives,” GCM chief executive officer Michelle Wood said.
“As we listen and gather more information, we will broaden our engagement activities. This includes the establishment of a Community Reference Group early in 2025.
“Completing the work on the proposed scope of the mine will help us speak in much more detailed terms with those community members who have ideas for partnership, skills and ideas to offer, or would like more detail and answers to specific questions.”
Interested community members can keep up to date by following GCM’s Facebook page and they can also sign up for regular newsletter and major updates by email by registering their email on the GCM website.
