Origen Resources Inc. announced the commencement of an 885 line kilometre airborne magnetic and VTEM survey on its 7,875 hectare Middle Ridge Gold Project in Newfoundland. In the Exploits Subzone gold belt, high resolution magnetics and EM surveys have been demonstrated to highlight geologic structures that are critical in exploration for structurally hosted orogenic gold. Origen has contracted Geotech Ltd. of Aurora, Ontario to conduct the survey. Lines will be flown at 100 metre spacing to provide high resolution magnetic and electromagnetic data, which are imperative for identifying the deep-seated structures that host orogenic gold.