THE Goschen mine project will be the first large scale mining project for the Gannawarra area.

Gannawarra shire manager of economic development, Roger Griffiths, said the only other mining conducted in the Gannawarra was gypsum, and the VHM mine would have a "big" impact on the region's economy.

"There will be a range of services, residential, accommodation for the workers, that will also filter...