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Gold/Mining/Energy : Anglo-Swiss (ASW-Montreal) Sapphire Discovery -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: paulc who wrote (26)	2/3/1999 9:00:00 PM
From: paulc	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 68

Anglo Swiss cuts first iolite gems Anglo Swiss Resources Inc ASW Shares issued 37,809,035 Feb 2 close $0.71 Wed 3 Feb 99 News Release Mr. Len Danard reports The iolite, garnets and other gemstones from the company's Slocan Valley Blu Starr property were showcased at the recent Vancouver Investment Conference and the BC and Yukon Chamber of Mines Cordilleran Roundup mining and exploration conference. Positive response to the gemstones was overwhelming. The first iolite gems were cut by master gem cutters and designers Bruce MacLellan of Mountain Gems Ltd., and Ken Dale of Rusty's Gems Ltd., who stated that the iolite is among the finest they have ever cut. The cutters both remarked on the superb blue-violet colour, excellent clarity, and intense brilliance of the gems. Several custom and unique designs were cut from top-quality rough garnet by the same cutters. They remarked on the absolute uniform density of the cranberry-red colour, ease of cutting, and especially the flash of pink brilliance in the gems, similar to "pigeon's blood" ruby in effect. Two new shipments of garnet and iolite have been returned from Sri Lanka and will be added to the company's inventory of finished gems in preparation for marketing. Additional shipments of gem rough are in progress. The company's gems were recently shown privately to some of Vancouver's top jewelry manufacturers, who were impressed with the colour and quality, and expressed an interest in purchasing the finished gems. During his recent keynote address at the Cordilleran Roundup, senior regional geologist Tom Schroeter of the BC Ministry of Energy and Mines recognized Anglo's recent gem discoveries as being of major potential. (c) Copyright 1999 Canjex Publishing Ltd. canada-stockwatch.com