AN independent consultant will prepare a report on the Costerfield environment, after speaking with residents about their health concerns from the nearby mine site.

Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D'Ambrosio visited Costerfield on Wednesday to introduce independent facilitator Nigel McGuckian to the local community.

She said the consultant will help the government understand and respond to the levels of antimony in the soil, water and air.

"Locals in Costerfield deserve the opportunity to raise their concerns with the Labor Government and Mr McGuckian will make sure their voices are heard loud and clear," Ms D'Ambrosio said.

Mr McGuckian will identify roles and responsibilities of industry and the state government, and will act as the government's point of contact to hearing the community's concerns.

The previous government commissioned an independent report last year that found adverse health effects were unlikely as antimony levels were well below the safe limit for lifetime exposure set by the World Health Organisation.

The report found nine properties had higher than tolerable levels for small children.

It recommended Costerfield residents should only drink and prepare food with bottled water, reduce dust in their homes and minimise ingestion of soil for children playing outdoors.

Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes also visited the area with Ms D'Ambrosio.

She said the issue had been on the radar of local politicians.

"I have heard from residents about their health concerns and Nigel McGuckian, an experienced facilitator, will work through the issues with them," Ms Symes said.

Gold and antimony have been mined in the Costerfield area since the mid-1860s, but no previous health effects have been reported about previous exposure to antimony in Costerfield.

Residents began to make their concerns known in March last year, after mining company Mandalay Resources expanded their operations at Costerfield in 2006.