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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, Oct. 2 /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, has commenced
the pilot-scale manufacturing of stone tile as part of its on-going
commercialization of the Ceramext(TM) technology.
Since early 2004, Golden Bear has been advancing the proprietary
Ceramext(TM) technology, which converts mine tailings, mine development rock,
coal fly ash, and other mineral "waste" materials into high quality stone
products that can take the form of floor, wall and roof tiles, bricks, pavers
and other high strength architectural members. Golden Bear has the exclusive,
worldwide rights to the Ceramext(TM) technology and has initiated the green
product certification process for tile and other products that can be produced
by the Ceramext(TM) technology. The certification will allow building owners
to obtain Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ("LEED") points
towards U.S. Green Building Council certification of their project.
The Company has applied for and will continue to file for additional
patents that control the manufacturing process and the materials. Ceramext(TM)
technology is an innovative technology with global impact that could
revolutionize the production of many traditional ceramic and stone products,
increasing the material strength and reducing the cost of manufacture of
quality stone building materials.
Golden Bear is producing 10" by 10" stone tile 24 hours per day on a
pilot line at the Company's Research and Development Center, located in Grass
Valley, California. The tiles are made entirely from quarry fines, an
industrial waste by-product generated from a large aggregate quarry.
Historically, quarry fines have been placed in a landfill as waste material.
By utilizing only waste material as feedstock, the tile produced can be
considered a 100% green product. The sample tiles will be used for further
product testing and development, test installations and for on-going market
research and development.
Sample tiles are being produced for a demonstration installation in
California. Although the tile has the appearance of polished stone, it has
superior properties. Mechanical strength and abrasion resistance are
comparable to or higher than the best quality commercial porcelain tile, and
water absorption is below 0.3%. The manufacturing process allows superior
control of facial dimensions without the need for grinding to size.
Dimensional control is superior to the best industry performance for ceramic
tile.
Golden Bear Ceramics began developing and commercializing the
Ceramext(TM) technology to allow the Idaho-Maryland Gold Mine in Grass Valley
to recycle its tailings and development rock when it is re-opened. Due to
surface space constraints there is limited ability at the mine to impound or
store these materials using traditional methods. Mine waste at the
Idaho-Maryland Gold Mine may be converted to stone products, such as floor and
wall tile, roof tile, pavers, and brick. The Company is also employing other
materials, such as coal fly ash, to manufacture stone tile.
Golden Bear Ceramics exhibited at the West Coast Green Conference in San
Francisco, CA September 28-30, 2006. The conference was well attended by
distributors of building materials, design professionals such as architects
and interior designers, as well as the general public. The response to the
products on display at the Golden Bear booth was very positive with great
interest in product qualities and availability. Please visit
www.westcoastgreen.com for more information on this conference.
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On behalf of the Board of Directors,
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.
