In quarter four of the past financial year, Big Bell produced 290,000 tonnes of ore mined at 2.8g/t for 26,000 ounces and Bluebird produced 139,000 tonnes of ore mined at 4.3g/t for 19,000 ounces. Production at Bluebird peaked in May this year, with a new record of 49,000 tonnes at 4g/t for 6300 ounces for the month – up eight per cent from April. The first of Westgold's four hybrid power stations is also officially up-and-running at its Tuckabianna site, 20km east of Cue, replacing its existing diesel-powered facility. The hybrid facility includes a 6MW solar farm fitted with 11,088 photovoltaic panels, a battery energy storage system with 2.4MW capacity and a 9.5MW gas-fuelled power station for a total of 17.9MW. The company says the planned 82MW, four-plant facility is expected to reduce its annual diesel fuel consumption by 38 million litres and lower annual carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by about 57,000 tonnes.