en.Wedoany.com Reported - Australian junior exploration company TechGen Metals Ltd (ASX: TG1) announced on June 8, 2026, that it has obtained a Programme of Work approved by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety of the Western Australian Government. This permit marks the completion of all regulatory approvals required for the first drilling campaign at the Blue Devil copper-gold project, located 40 kilometers northeast of Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. According to the announcement, the approved drilling plan will simultaneously test the Blue Devil and Red Devil targets, both of which have never been drill-tested before.
TechGen Metals is an ASX-listed junior mining exploration company headquartered in West Perth, focusing on the exploration and development of copper, gold, antimony, and other mineral resources in high-potential geological regions of Western Australia, with 100% ownership of its projects. The Blue Devil project covers a total area of 195 square kilometers, encompassing three exploration licenses: E80/6047, E80/6084, and E80/6101, located within the Halls Creek Orogen, a region with complex geological structures and potential for various mineralization types, including porphyry copper-gold, iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG), and skarn deposits.
The Blue Devil target was delineated based on airborne electromagnetic (EM) survey data, identifying three strong discrete late-time EM conductors extending over 2.75 kilometers along strike, located approximately 150 meters above an interpreted magnetic intrusion. The Red Devil target is characterized by surface high-grade rock chip results, with peak copper grades of 52.3% and gold grades of 5.35 g/t, superimposed by induced polarization (IP) geophysical anomalies. The core chargeability zone ranges from approximately 30 to 35 mV/V, more than three times the background value, located at depths of about 175 to 225 meters below the surface, with a vertical thickness extending to approximately 300 meters.
This inaugural drilling program has received co-funding from the Western Australian Government's Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS). The EIS is a competitive program implemented by the Western Australian Government since 2009, aimed at incentivizing innovative exploration drilling and geophysical surveys in greenfield areas through cost-sharing arrangements, and has previously supported numerous mineral discoveries in Western Australia. Additionally, TechGen completed heritage surveys with the traditional landowners of the project area in late 2025 to comply with Australian regulations on the protection of Indigenous land rights.
The approval of drilling at both targets of the Blue Devil project, coupled with co-funding from the Western Australian Government, represents a significant milestone in the project's advancement. With all permits in place, the company will now proceed to the rig mobilization and drilling execution phase.
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