VANCOUVER, Sept. 26 /CNW/ - True North Gems Inc. (TGX: TSX-V), a Canadian exploration company, is pleased to announce the completion of the carving of what the company believes to be the largest recorded ruby in the Northwestern Hemisphere. Found in 2005 on the company's property in the Fiskenaesset district of Greenland, the 440 carat rough ruby (see press release dated September 6, 2005) has been meticulously worked to produce a 302 carat jewel of intricate oceanic legends. True North Gems commissioned world renowned Canadian master gemstone carver Thomas McPhee to work with the natural structure of the gemstone and produce the first ever carved Greenland ruby. In consultation with gemologists and Mr. McPhee, True North Gems has valued the carving at a half million dollars ($CAN). Due to the hardness of ruby, which is second only to diamond, and the elaborate detail of the carving, it took Mr. McPhee over 10 months to create this truly unique piece. Media B-roll of this ruby available online via: www.thenewsmarket.com/truenorthgems and can be downloaded via satellite on Tues. Sept. 26th from 13:30pm to 14:30pm EST on the following Transmission Specs: Satellite : Anik F2C Band Transponder: 6B Orbital Position: 111 Degrees West Longitude Carrier: Telesat Bandwidth: 36 MHz Order No.: TBD Uplink Freq: 6165 MHz (H) Downlink Freq: 3940 MHz (V) Audio: 6.2 Left & 6.8 Right Channel No.: 12 For Beta SP media B-roll and photos, contact Blue Sun Productions Inc. 604-664-7401 x 4 While the rough ruby was originally announced at 200 carats, as noted in the 2005 press release, subsequent work in painstakingly removing the surrounding rock during the carving process proved it to be 440 carats. Additional information on Greenland Rubies, technical reports on ruby exploration and other public documents are available at www.sedar.com or, at the company's website, www.truenorthgems.com. True North Gems is a public company listed in Canada on the TSX Venture Exchange and is engaged primarily in the exploration and development of coloured gemstone deposits in North America and Greenland. The Company relies on litigation protection for "forward-looking" statements. The TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the release. We seek safe harbour.