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Largest Ruby in Northwestern Hemisphere Found
Largest Ruby in Northwestern Hemisphere Found.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Sept. 26 /CNW/ - True North Gems Inc. (TGX: TSX-V), a Canadian\nexploration company, is pleased to announce the completion of the carving of\nwhat the company believes to be the largest recorded ruby in the Northwestern\nHemisphere. Found in 2005 on the company's property in the Fiskenaesset\ndistrict of Greenland, the 440 carat rough ruby (see press release dated\nSeptember 6, 2005) has been meticulously worked to produce a 302 carat jewel\nof intricate oceanic legends.\nTrue North Gems commissioned world renowned Canadian master gemstone\ncarver Thomas McPhee to work with the natural structure of the gemstone and\nproduce the first ever carved Greenland ruby. In consultation with gemologists\nand Mr. McPhee, True North Gems has valued the carving at a half million\ndollars ($CAN). Due to the hardness of ruby, which is second only to diamond,\nand the elaborate detail of the carving, it took Mr. McPhee over 10 months to\ncreate this truly unique piece.\nMedia B-roll of this ruby available online via:\nwww.thenewsmarket.com/truenorthgems and can be downloaded via satellite on\nTues. Sept. 26th from 13:30pm to 14:30pm EST on the following Transmission\nSpecs:\n\nSatellite : Anik F2C Band\nTransponder: 6B\nOrbital Position: 111 Degrees West Longitude\nCarrier: Telesat\nBandwidth: 36 MHz\nOrder No.: TBD\nUplink Freq: 6165 MHz (H)\nDownlink Freq: 3940 MHz (V)\nAudio: 6.2 Left & 6.8 Right\nChannel No.: 12\n\nFor Beta SP media B-roll and photos, contact Blue Sun Productions Inc.\n604-664-7401 x 4\nWhile the rough ruby was originally announced at 200 carats, as noted in\nthe 2005 press release, subsequent work in painstakingly removing the\nsurrounding rock during the carving process proved it to be 440 carats.\nAdditional information on Greenland Rubies, technical reports on ruby\nexploration and other public documents are available at www.sedar.com or, at\nthe company's website, www.truenorthgems.com.\nTrue North Gems is a public company listed in Canada on the TSX Venture\nExchange and is engaged primarily in the exploration and development of\ncoloured gemstone deposits in North America and Greenland.\n\nThe Company relies on litigation protection for \"forward-looking\"\nstatements. The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the release. We...