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TSX Venture Exchange: EMR
OTC Bulletin Board: EGMCF
U.S. 20-F Registration: 000-51411
Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EML
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VANCOUVER, Sept. 25 /CNW/ - Emgold Mining Corporation (EMR-TSX Venture)
(the "Company" or "Emgold") is pleased to announce that Golden Bear Ceramics
Company ("Golden Bear"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Emgold, will be
exhibiting its stone tile, manufactured from 100% waste material, at the West
Coast Green Residential Building Conference from September 28th to 30th in San
Francisco at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Booth 103. West Coast Green is
the largest residential green building conference dedicated to the development
of sustainable communities in North America. For more information about the
conference please visit their website at www.westcoastgreen.com.
As an exhibitor, Golden Bear will have the opportunity to introduce high
quality 100% green stone building products to architects, designers,
developers and builders who focus on green building projects or who intend to
incorporate green products into future projects. Golden Bear is introducing
the high quality stone products manufactured using the Ceramext(TM) technology
to key decision makers early in the project planning process to allow Golden
Bear products to be specified.
In addition to the floor and wall tile markets, Golden Bear has also
targeted the roofing market, through the manufacture and sale of roofing tiles
to be produced by the Ceramext(TM) technology. The current market for ceramic
roofing tile is approximately USD$100 million per year out of the
USD$8.9 billion annual roofing materials market in the United States. A key
driver of this market in the future is the introduction of "Cool Roof"
technology. Cool Roof technology is the application of reflective coatings to
roof tile surfaces. The high roof reflectance reduces the heat entering a
building through its roof and results in lower interior temperatures and lower
air conditioning demands placed on the local electrical power grid. In 2008 it
is expected that the State of California will introduce Title 24, a statewide
initiative that will mandate the use of Cool Roof technology, which may be a
possible driver to the tile roofing market. Given that Golden Bear's roof tile
is made from 100% waste material, the combination with Cool Roof technology
enhances Golden Bear's potential as a supplier of 100% green ceramic roofing
products.
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William J. (Bill) Witte, P.Eng.
President and Chief Executive Officer
No regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information
contained in this news release.
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This news release includes certain statements that may be deemed
"forward-looking statements". All statements in this release, other than
statements of historical facts, that address future production, reserve
potential, exploration drilling, exploitation activities and events or
developments that the Company expects are forward-looking statements. Although
the Company believes the expectations expressed in such forward looking
statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not
guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking
statements include market prices, exploitation and exploration successes, and
continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market
or business conditions. Investors are cautioned that any such statements are
not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments
may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
For more information on the Company, Investors should review the Company's
filings that are available at www.sedar.com or the Company's website at
www.emgold.com.
