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Warradarge wind farm enters second stage Construction has commenced on the $400m expansion of Warradarge wind farm near Eneabba, continuing WA’s clean energy transition. The expansions will create more than 120 jobs and includes the construction of 30 additional wind turbines, taking the farm’s capacity to 283MW — a 103MW increase. Warradarge has been operating 51 turbines, with a tip height of 152m and blades 67m long, and producing reliable, renewable energy since 2020. The expanded wind farm will generate significant energy for the South West Interconnected System (SWIS), powering 164,000 households each year — making it the largest wind farm in WA. WA Energy and...

Wind turbines begin 1,000km journey to St Ives Seven wind turbines destined for Gold Fields’ landmark $296m St Ives renewable energy project have been unloaded at Geraldton Port in WA. The cargo includes 80m long turbine blades — weighing more than 24t each and reaching a combined length of 1.7km if laid out end-to-end — and is now ready for transportation by road to the St Ives gold mine near Kambalda. Gold Fields principal specialist and project director Simon Schmid says arrival of the wind turbine components marked a major milestone for the project...

Genesis strikes deal for gold Genesis Minerals (ASX: GMD) is set to acquire the Laverton gold project from Focus Minerals (ASX: FML) for $250m in a move to foster growth. The company has entered a binding share purchase agreement with Focus for the project that boasts a mineral resource estimate of 4moz at 1.7g/t and 546,000oz in reserves at 1.3g/t. Genesis says that there is substantial scope for the project to supply both open-pit and underground ore to its Laverton mill about 30km away. Completion of the acquisition is expected to occur early next month and the company has referred...