True North Gems Inc www.truenorthgems.com started trading on the 25th of November 2002.
This company has what appears to be an economic emerald deposit in the Yukon.
The symbol in Canada is TGX on the TSE venture exchange in Vancouver
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Updated Links: SEE POST 365 FOR FULL LINKS
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NOTES ON MANAGEMENT DISCUSSIONS: FALL 2005 - Apr 2006
William Rohtert
Message 22326981
Message 21793124
Message 22169585
Greg Davison
Message 21827655
Nick Houghton
Message 21842661
Greg Fekete
Message 21866600
SITES ON GEMSTONES
ruby-sapphire.com
bway.net
palagems.com
preciousgemstones.com
gemsociety.org -- more on grading
gia.edu
gemsociety.org
pricesareus.com
"Big Four" gemstone course notes
emporia.edu
sizes and weights of cuts
penoir.com
Nick Houghton in Canadian Jeweller Article on TGX
truenorthgems.com
How Rare is that Gem?
gemsociety.org
Hardness and Wearability
gemsociety.org
Comparisons of Stones Based on Quality of Cut
gemsociety.org
Colored Stone -- a bimonthly industry trade magazine on colored gems
colored-stone.com
History of heat enhancement for gemstones:
ruby-sapphire.com
MARKETING RELATED
Vertically integrated selling for gold -- can we do it for gemstones?
galantas.com
Tanzanite One -- a model for TGX in marketing coloured stones?
tanzaniteone.com
Tom McPhee -- cutting TGX's 200 carat ruby
northamericangemcarvers.com
True North Gems on BTV
b-tv.com
BOOKS
Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald Buyer's Guide
amazon.com.
Emeralds (Fred Ward Gem Series)
amazon.com
Rubies and Sapphires (Fred Ward Gem Series)
amazon.com
Richard W. Wise -- Secrets of the Gem Trade
secretsofthegemtrade.com
UNIVERSITY GEM COURSE NOTES ON RUBY AND SAPPHIRE:
geo.utexas.edu
RUBY RELATED:
Burma article on TGX
irrawaddy.org
$3.6 million for an 8 carat Burmese ruby at auction this year
bloomberg.com
CanWest News Service article - "Ruby deposits possible in Canada's Arctic"
truenorthgems.com
Aerial picture Greenland
geus.dk
Google maps of Properties -- Greenland
(Main claims around centre of map)
maps.google.com
Ruby occurence map
truenorthgems.com
geological map of Greenland -- Fiskenaesset at centre of map 7
geus.dk
Area mineral map - Greenland
geus.dk
Interesting technology a possibility for Greenland
CONVEYOR BELTS (max length TGX would need < 3.0 KM)
mining-technology.com
DIAMOND WIRE CUTTING SAWS (9m wire, up to 27 m/s speed, 32 amp)
hilti.com;
QUARRYING
deq.state.mi.us
GONDOLAS (see page 4 for Black Angel mine use of gondolas)
geus.dk
MinerShop description of Fisenaesset Ruby
minershop.com
Greenland claims search
bmp.gl
BAFFIN SAPPHIRES:
Above and Beyond magazine - "Sapphire Find Could Stimulate Northern Jewellery-Making"
truenorthgems.com
Gem News International - "Sapphires from Baffin Island, Canada"
truenorthgems.com
Edmonton Journal - "More than Snow Glitters in the Far North - Sapphires Found on Baffin Island"
truenorthgems.com
Google map -- Kimmirut at mouth of river, sapphire location near centre of peninsula to south
maps.google.com
Video on Sapphire mining in Australia
simplysapphires.com
General notes on sapphire
penoir.com
SPINEL
penoir.com
YUKON EMERALDS:
DIAMOND NECKLACE SOLD
diamonds.net
MAPS:
truenorthgems.com
GEOSCIENCE CANADA: Emerald and Aquamarine Mineralization in Canada
truenorthgems.com
UNIVERSITY GEM COURSE NOTES ON EMERALD:
geo.utexas.edu |
