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North Star Diamonds, Inc.: Diamond Consultant Dr. Harvey Thorleifson to Assist in Superior Craton Project.


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BELLINGHAM, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2003

North Star Diamonds, Inc. (NQB NQB National Quotation Bureau, Inc (now Pink Sheets)  Pink Sheets: NSDM NSDM North Star Diamonds, Inc
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). North Star Diamonds, Inc. is pleased to announce a further addition to the Company's existing team of professional diamond geoscientists. North Star will now be assisted on the "Superior Craton Project" by Dr. Harvey Thorleifson Ph.D., a former research scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada.

Dr. Thorleifson received his B.A. (Hons.) in Geography from the University of Winnipeg The University of Winnipeg (U of W) is a public university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that focuses primarily on undergraduate education. The U of W's founding colleges were Manitoba College and Wesley College, which merged to form United College in 1938.  and graduate degrees in Quaternary Geology from University of Manitoba Location
The main Fort Garry campus is a complex on the Red River in south Winnipeg. It has an area of 2.74 square kilometres. More than 60 major buildings support the teaching and research programs of the university.
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 (Ph.D.). From 1986 to 2003 he was a research scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada and over the past 12 years, has made major contributions to the geoscience that supports and is integral to diamond exploration. In 1998 he was named Distinguished Lecturer of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) is a technical society of professionals in the Canadian minerals, metals, materials and energy industries. It was founded in 1898. In 2006, the organization had 12,000 national members. .

Also, Dr. Thorleifson has served as an officer in many professional organizations, most recently as President of the Geological Association of Canada The Geological Association of Canada promotes and develops the geological sciences in Canada. The organization holds conferences, meetings and exhibitions for the discussion of geological problems and the exchange of views in matters related to geology. . He has a varied background in all facets of Quaternary geology with specific expertise in glacial stratigraphy, geomorphology and sedimentology sedimentology

Scientific discipline concerned with the physical and chemical properties of sedimentary rocks and the processes involved in their formation, including transportation, deposition, and lithification of sediments.
.

In a News Release dated September 24, the Company announced it was finalizing the engineering and logistics to commence the initial drilling program. The Company has identified a cluster of 10 circular magnetic anomalies that are associated to a major north-south structure located at the western margin of the craton. The most prospective magnetic anomalies have been flown by airborne geophysics and the results of the magnetic survey have been critical in generating the first drill targets.

The Company anticipates the commencement of this program in October and, with the valued assistance and expertise of Dr. Thorleifson, is confident of favorable results and that the diamond potential of the "Superior Craton Project" will greatly add shareholder value to North Star.

North Star Diamonds is a rapidly growing company focused on the discovery of commercial diamond deposits in Ukraine and in Canada. North Star Diamonds has exceptional land holdings and a highly skilled management and technical team respected for breaking new ground in the highly competitive diamond industry. The Company's shares trade on the OTC OTC

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OTC

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 Pink Sheets under the symbol NSDM.

Further information on North Star's Ukrainian diamond projects can be found on the Company's website at www.NorthStarDiamondsInc.com.

Disclaimer: The Company relies upon the safe Harbor Laws of 1993, 1934, and 1995 for all public news releases Statements, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements. The Company, through its management, makes forward-looking public statements concerning its expected future operations, performance and other developments. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the Company's best judgment based upon current information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that other factors will not affect the accuracy of such forward-looking statements. It is impossible to identify all such factors. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by the Company include, but are not limited to, government regulation, managing and maintaining growth, the effect of adverse publicity, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

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, competition and other factors which may be identified from time to time in the Company's public announcements.
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