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Revision History For: True North Gems Inc

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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