To: B. E. Barry who wrote (43 ) 11/3/1999 11:40:00 PM From: paulc Respond to of 68
Anglo Swiss' British Columbia Gemstones Introduced in the United States by The Gemological Institute and the Jewelers' Circular Keystone Magazines Tuesday, September 21, 1999, 8:36 AM EDT Vancouver,B.C. Anglo Swiss Resources Inc.'s (ASW - Montreal, ASWRF - OTC BB) gemstone discovery in the Slocan Valley of British Columbia continues to attract coverage by top American jewelry trade magazines. The Gemological Institute of America ( the official non-profit educational organization for the jewelry industry ), in the recent issue of "Gems & Gemology" addressed the significance of Anglo Swiss' newly discovered iolite, garnets, star-sapphires, and other gemstones. "Amethyst, light blue beryl, moonstone, titanite, and zircon have also been recovered by Anglo Swiss from the Slocan Valley; as of February 1999, all but the zircon had been faceted. Several varieties of quartz ( e.g., smoky, star, rock crustal, and rose ) have been recovered, as have Japan-law-twinned crystals for use as mineral specimens. Clearly, this area has the potential to produce a large variety of gem materials." The Jewelers Circular Keystone, in their August 1999 issue, highlighted the company's iolite in their North American Beauties series of articles. "Gem iolite recently found in British Columbia has been described as some of the largest and finest-quality in the world" "Iolite is not a gem associated with North America, but that's going to change. There's an important new find in Canada that will add this beautiful, sapphire-like gemstone to the North American repertoire." The company continues to remove gem bearing host material from the Rainbow North iolite occurrence. The material is transported to the nearby Kenville Mine facility, where the rough iolite crystals are extracted prior to forwarding to a cutting facility in Sri Lanka. For complementary copies of these articles please call the corporate office or our investor relations department at 1-888-684-5524. On behalf of the Board, "Len Danard" President & CEO For further information please contact: Telephone: (604) 683-0484 Anglo Swiss Resources Inc. Fax: (604) 683-7497 or Investor Relations / Comus Capital Group Telephone: (604) 684-5524 Toll Free: 1-888-684-5524 Internet www.anglo-swiss.com Fax: (604) 684-5534