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Article: Vancouver company reports emerald find in North. (Mining News).(True North Gems)(Brief Article)
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- Northern Ontario Business
- Article date:
- July 1, 2003
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True North Gems, a Vancouver-based exploration company, reports their Ghost Lake property near Dryden in northwestern Ontario has the potential for gem-quality emeralds.
It may be the second potential emerald occurrence in Canada.
The company extracted a 500-kilogram sample from a mineralized emerald exposure zone resulting in several gem and near-gem emeralds being observed. True North expects to determine the chromium content of the emeralds found, which should add to their potentially high gem quality.
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